MOVIEplex
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MoviePlex is an American
premium television network which features recent and older motion pictures. It is a spinoff of the Encore movie channel and is owned by Liberty Starz
. The headquarters of MoviePlex and its sister channels Encore and Starz are located on the Meridian International Business Center complex in Meridian, Colorado
.
The channel is available on select cable systems but is not available on all providers that carry the Encore multiplex; Dish Network
is the only national carrier of the primary MoviePlex channel, which was added to the satellite provider on December 1, 2010.
Launched on January 1, 1997 as Encore Plex, it replaced INTRO Television (originally called TV! Network until September 1995), a cable channel launched by Liberty Media in 1994, that showed blocks of programming from other channels. On November 19, 2009, Liberty Media spun off Starz, Encore and MoviePlex into a new company named Liberty Starz
.
The channels shown were:
digital cable systems. IndiePlex is dedicated to independent films, while RetroPlex shows only older movies. The first movie aired on IndiePlex was Wim Wenders
' Paris, Texas
; RetroPlex launched with Samuel Fuller
's Pickup on South Street
. The channels are currently available on Dish Network
, Comcast
, Atlantic Broadband
and Verizon FiOS
.
Additionally earlier in 2006, MoviePlex launched a video-on-demand component, free for Comcast Digital Cable subscribers. The station also underwent a rebranding earlier in the year, modernizing its logo and presentation to fit in better with the Starz/Encore look yet still remaining unique.
high definition simulcast channels, which were launched on Dish Network
on February 10, 2010.
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premium television network which features recent and older motion pictures. It is a spinoff of the Encore movie channel and is owned by Liberty Starz
Liberty Starz
Liberty Starz is a wholly owned television programming subsidiary of Liberty Media Corp.The company is headquartered at Meridian, Colorado, though the postal designation of nearby Englewood is commonly listed as the company's location in corporate filings and news accounts...
. The headquarters of MoviePlex and its sister channels Encore and Starz are located on the Meridian International Business Center complex in Meridian, Colorado
Meridian, Colorado
Meridian is a census-designated place in Douglas County, Colorado, United States. The population was 184 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Meridian is located at ....
.
The channel is available on select cable systems but is not available on all providers that carry the Encore multiplex; Dish Network
Dish Network
Dish Network Corporation is the second largest pay TV provider in the United States, providing direct broadcast satellite service—including satellite television, audio programming, and interactive television services—to 14.337 million commercial and residential customers in the United States. Dish...
is the only national carrier of the primary MoviePlex channel, which was added to the satellite provider on December 1, 2010.
Launched on January 1, 1997 as Encore Plex, it replaced INTRO Television (originally called TV! Network until September 1995), a cable channel launched by Liberty Media in 1994, that showed blocks of programming from other channels. On November 19, 2009, Liberty Media spun off Starz, Encore and MoviePlex into a new company named Liberty Starz
Liberty Starz
Liberty Starz is a wholly owned television programming subsidiary of Liberty Media Corp.The company is headquartered at Meridian, Colorado, though the postal designation of nearby Englewood is commonly listed as the company's location in corporate filings and news accounts...
.
Former
Until August 1, 2011, MoviePlex broadcasted various programming from Encore's theme channels seven days a week with a different channel showcased each day. Programming on MoviePlex was shown on a one hour delay from its presentation on the Encore channel.The channels shown were:
- Encore WAM (Sundays)
- Encore Mystery (Mondays)
- Encore Drama (Tuesdays and Saturdays)
- Encore Westerns (Wednesdays)
- Encore Action (Thursdays)
- Encore Love (Fridays)
MoviePlex becomes a standalone channel
On August 1, 2011, MoviePlex stopped simulcasting programming from any of the Encore channels and became a separate stand alone channel.IndiePlex and RetroPlex
On April 4, 2006 at midnight ET, MoviePlex became a multiplex service of its own when Starz Entertainment Group launched two companion channels, IndiePlex and RetroPlex, which was launched on ComcastComcast
Comcast Corporation is the largest cable operator, home Internet service provider, and fourth largest home telephone service provider in the United States, providing cable television, broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in 39 states and the...
digital cable systems. IndiePlex is dedicated to independent films, while RetroPlex shows only older movies. The first movie aired on IndiePlex was Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders
Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders is a German film director, playwright, author, photographer and producer.-Early life:Wenders was born in Düsseldorf. He graduated from high school in Oberhausen in the Ruhr area. He then studied medicine and philosophy in Freiburg and Düsseldorf...
' Paris, Texas
Paris, Texas (film)
Paris, Texas is a 1984 drama film directed by Wim Wenders. The screenplay is by L.M. Kit Carson and playwright Sam Shepard, and the distinctive musical score was composed by Ry Cooder. The cinematography is by Robby Müller....
; RetroPlex launched with Samuel Fuller
Samuel Fuller
Samuel Michael Fuller was an American screenwriter, novelist, and film director known for low-budget genre movies with controversial themes.-Personal life:...
's Pickup on South Street
Pickup on South Street
Pickup on South Street is writer-director Samuel Fuller's film noir released by the 20th Century Fox studio. The film stars Richard Widmark, Jean Peters and Thelma Ritter....
. The channels are currently available on Dish Network
Dish Network
Dish Network Corporation is the second largest pay TV provider in the United States, providing direct broadcast satellite service—including satellite television, audio programming, and interactive television services—to 14.337 million commercial and residential customers in the United States. Dish...
, Comcast
Comcast
Comcast Corporation is the largest cable operator, home Internet service provider, and fourth largest home telephone service provider in the United States, providing cable television, broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in 39 states and the...
, Atlantic Broadband
Atlantic Broadband
Atlantic Broadband is a privately held cable company with headquarters in Quincy, Massachusetts. The company has over 700 employees and 285,000 customers in four operating regions: Florida, Maryland/Delaware, South Carolina and Central Pennsylvania...
and Verizon FiOS
Verizon FiOS
Verizon FiOS is a bundled Internet access, telephone, and television service which operates over a fiber-optic communications network. It is offered in some areas of the United States by Verizon Communications. Verizon was one of the first major U.S...
.
Additionally earlier in 2006, MoviePlex launched a video-on-demand component, free for Comcast Digital Cable subscribers. The station also underwent a rebranding earlier in the year, modernizing its logo and presentation to fit in better with the Starz/Encore look yet still remaining unique.
Retroplex HD and Indieplex HD
Movieplex does not presently operate high definition simulcast feeds. However, Movieplex's multiplex channels Retroplex and Indieplex both operate 1080i1080i
1080i is the shorthand name for a high-definition television mode. The i means interlaced video; 1080i differs from 1080p, in which the p stands for progressive scan. The term 1080i assumes a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9, implying a frame size of 1920×1080 pixels...
high definition simulcast channels, which were launched on Dish Network
Dish Network
Dish Network Corporation is the second largest pay TV provider in the United States, providing direct broadcast satellite service—including satellite television, audio programming, and interactive television services—to 14.337 million commercial and residential customers in the United States. Dish...
on February 10, 2010.