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- For the American channel formerly known as "Movietime", see E!.
MovieTime 
MovieTime logo Launched September 7, 2001 Owned by Shaw Media Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
(2010-present)
480i (SDTV)
(2001-present)Country Canada Broadcast area National Formerly called Lonestar (2001-2008) Website MovieTime Availability Satellite Bell TV Channel 630 (SD) Shaw Direct Channel 533 (SD) Cable Available on many other Canadian cable systems Check local listings, channels may vary IPTV Bell Aliant Channel 554 (SD) Bell Fibe TV Channel 630 (SD) MTS Channel 231 (SD)
Channel 462 (HD)Optik TV Channel 179 (SD)
Channel 639 (HD)SaskTel Channel 84 (SD)
Channel 384 (HD)MovieTime is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel owned by Shaw Media. MovieTime airs a mix of primarily films as well as television series.
Contents
Series list
- Flex Time
- Paid programming (infomercials)
- Whatever Happened to ...?
Note: series list is current as of March 2011.
History
Licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in November 2000 to CanWest under the name Adventure. The channel launched under the name Lonestar on September 7, 2001.
When Lonestar was first launched by Canwest in 2001, Lonestar's programming consisted strictly of Western and rural themed programming consisting of mainly scripted and lifestyle television series along with films. After a few years, Lonestar began to air more general action and adventure programming unrelated to the Western theme of its early years and a considerable amount of that being movies, eventually to the point where the general action and adventure and movie programming made up the majority of the schedule.
On August 21, 2008, Canwest announced that Lonestar would be rebranded as MovieTime. The name change took effect on October 6, 2008.
On October 27, 2010, Shaw Communications gained control of MovieTime as a result of its acquisition of Canwest, which was renamed Shaw Media.[1]
MovieTime HD
On March 12, 2010, Canwest launched MovieTime HD, a high definition simulcast feed of MovieTime.[2]
Logos
2001–2008 2008–present MovieTime HD logo References
External links
Corporate Directors Adrian Burns · Jim Dinning · George Galbraith · Ronald Joyce · Charles Keating · Don Mazankowski · Michael O'Brien · Harold Roozen · Jeffrey Royer · Bradley Shaw · Jim Shaw · J.R. Shaw · J.C. Sparkman · John S. Thomas · Bill YuillBroadcast television CFRE Regina • CFSK Saskatoon • CHAN Vancouver • CHBC Kelowna • CICT Calgary • CIHF Halifax • CIII Toronto • CISA Lethbridge • CITV Edmonton • CKMI Montreal • CKND WinnipegCTV affiliateCable television/
specialty channelsAction • BBC Canada • Cable 141 • CPAC • DejaView • DIY Network • Dusk • Food Network • Fox Sports World Canada • Global Reality Channel • HGTV • Historia • History Television • IFC • MovieTime • Mystery TV • National Geographic Channel • Séries+ • Shaw PPV • Shaw TV1 • Showcase • Showcase Diva • Slice • The Cave • TVtropolis • Twist TVOther assets Shaw Broadcast Services · Shaw Business Solutions · Shaw Direct · Shaw Media · Shaw Rocket Fund · Shaw TrackingHistorical brands and predecessors Related companies 1Community channels owned by Shaw Cablesystems.
Annual Revenue: $2.46 billion CAN (
Many of the assets listed above are only partially owned by Shaw. Refer to full asset list for detailed information.
11% FY 2006) · Employees: 8,200 (FY 2006) · Stock Symbols: TSX: SJR.A NYSE: SJR · Website: www.shaw.caCurrent Cable and satellite television onlyATN Zee Cinema · The Cult Movie Network · Dusk · Filmy · Hollywood Festival · Hollywood Storm · IFC · LS Times TV · MGM Channel · Movieola · MovieTime · Silver Screen Classics · Sundance Channel · Turner Classic Movies · W Movies · Warner FilmsATN B4U Movies · Cinépop · Encore Avenue · HBO Canada · Movie Central · The Movie Network · Mpix · Super Channel · Super ÉcranDefunct Additional resources on North American television North America List of local television stations in North America · DTV transition · North American TV mini-templateCanada Canadian networks · List of Canadian television channels · Table · Local Canadian TV stations · List of United States stations available in Canada · 2001 Vancouver TV realignment · 2007 Canada broadcast TV realignmentMexico Mexican networks · Local Mexican TV stationsUnited States American networks · List of American over-the-air networks · Local American TV stations (W) · Local American TV stations (K) · Fox affiliate switches of 1994 · 2006 United States broadcast TV realignment · List of Canadian television stations available in the United States · Insular Areas TVCategories:- Canadian digital cable television networks
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