The Movie Network (TMN) is a Canadian English language premium television service. TMN is designated to operate east of the Ontario-Manitoba border, excluding the territories. The Movie Network is owned by Astral Media. The name was formerly abbreviated to TMN, which remains a common informal name, including in this article (to avoid ambiguity), although the preferred short form at present appears to be M.
The Movie Network is carried by various Canadian cable and satellite television in providers Eastern Canada including Bell ExpressVu, Star Choice, Rogers Digital Cable, Vidéotron, EastLink, Cogeco and more. It is the equivalent of Movie Central, which is available in the rest of Canada.
MOVIE NETWORK is a 24 hour movie service that consists of four channels: Movie One, Movie Two (Movie One delayed by two hours), Movie Extra and Movie Greats. Its main competitor is Showtime. The channels were originally only available through Optus TV. Through content sharing agreements, Movie Network became available through Austar in 1999 and Foxtel in 2002. Movie Network is also available on Neighbourhood Cable and SelecTV. The channels are owned, operated and programmed by Warner Bros. (Time Warner), Disney, MGM and Village Roadshow.
