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Film1
CountryNetherlands
HeadquartersAmsterdam
Programming
Language(s)Dutch/English
Ownership
OwnerSony Pictures Television

Film1 is a Dutch premium television service owned by Sony Pictures Television (previously onwed by Liberty Global).

Background

The service launched with three channels and a high-definition and timeshift version of the main channel. On 1 October 2008 Film1 Action was added to the line up. Film1 Series started on 17 January 2012 when it replaced the 1 hour timeshift channel Film1 Premiere +1.[1] On 31 January 2012, Film1 announced that it would launch Sundance Channel in the Netherlands. It replaced Film1 Festival on 1 March 2012.[2]

The channels are available on digital cable of most Dutch cable companies, satellite (CanalDigitaal) and IPTV (Tele2 and KPN). Satellite provider CanalDigitaal does not provide Film1 Spotlight and Film1 On Demand. IPTV provider Tele2 does not provide high-definition and Film1 On Demand. Film1 is not available via DVB-T.

On 20 September 2012 Film1 announced that they would be launching an online GO service with Tvinci.[3]

Ownership

Chellomedia (Liberty Global) launched Film1 together with its sister service Sport1 on 1 February 2006 and replaced the Canal+ Netherlands television channels. On 27 March 2015 Sony Pictures Television announced to acquire Film1 from Liberty Global. The take-over however will not take place until regulatory approval has been given. The service offers multiple film channels with Dutch and international productions many of which are television premières. It also broadcast television series, documentaries and concerts.

On 26 July 2014 Liberty Global announced that it had put Film1 up for sale.[4] Liberty Global agreed to sell Film1 to Sony Pictures Television on 27 March 2015, awaiting regulatory approval.[5]

On 21 July 2015, Sony Pictures Television took over operations of Film 1 and associated channels.[6]

Channels

  • Film1 Premiere: Main Flagship Channel
  • Film1 Action: Second channel focuses on thriller, action, and horror films.
  • Film1 Family: Third channel which focusses on comedy, family and children films.
  • Film1 Sundance Channel: Fourth channel which focuses mostly on arthouse films.[2]
  • Film1 Drama: Fifth channel.[1]
  • Film1 On Demand and GO: A Video On Demand-service that provides selected content from all the above channels on an on-demand basis. The service is available from Ziggo's VOD service.

Television series line-up

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Film1 Series to challenge Dutch HBO".
  2. ^ a b Robert Briel (31 January 2012). "Chellomedia launches Sundance Channel". BroadbandTVNews.com.
  3. ^ "Chellomedia selects Tvinci to power online video service". Digital TV Europe. 20 September 2012.
  4. ^ Robert Briel (26 July 2014). "Liberty Global willing to sell Film1". BroadbandTVNews.com.
  5. ^ Robert Briel (27 March 2015). "Sony buys Film1 from Liberty Global". BroadbandTVNews.com.
  6. ^ SONY PICTURES TELEVISION CLOSES FILM1 DEAL sonypicturestelevision.com, Retrieved on July 26, 2015