 ATN Movies logo | |
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Markham, Ontario |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Asian Television Network |
| History | |
| Launched | October 19, 2005 |
| Former names | ATN Zee Cinema (2005–2012) ATN Movies OK (2012–2017) |
| Links | |
| Website | ATN Movies |
ATN Movies is a Canadian Category B Hindi language specialty channel owned by Asian Television Network (ATN).
ATN Movies is a Bollywood film channel with a focus on family-oriented films. It airs blockbusters, modern classics and contemporary cinema all sourced from various movie studios as well as locally produced Canadian content.
History[edit]
In April 2005, ATN was granted approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a television channel called ATN – Hindi Movie Channel Two, described as "a national ethnic Category 2 pay television programming undertaking devoted entirely to movies presented in the Hindi language."[1]
The channel launched on October 19, 2005 as ATN Zee Cinema.[2][3]
In 2011, ATN Zee Cinema unveiled a new logo and on-screen graphics to fall in line with its counterpart in India.
On July 25, 2012, ATN Zee Cinema was re-branded ATN Movies OK due to the loss of programming rights for Zee Cinema.[4]
On September 25, 2012, ATN Movies OK's broadcasting license to operate as a pay service was revoked at ATN's request.[5]
In October 2017, ATN Movies OK was renamed ATN Movies due to the loss of programming rights from Movies OK.
References[edit]
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-130 CRTC 2005-04-07
- ^ ATN launches four more digital television channels and acquires more cricket Archived 2007-09-24 at the Wayback Machine ATN press release
- ^ ATN launches four more digital television channels and acquires more cricket Archived October 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Channel Canada 2005-10-24
- ^ ATN Launches 'Movies OK' Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine, Broadcaster Magazine, August 1, 2012.
- ^ "ARCHIVED - Revocation of licence". 25 September 2012.
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