True Movies
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True Movies 1 is a satellite
and cable television
film
channel
in the United Kingdom
and Republic of Ireland
, it is available on Freesat
, Sky as well as Virgin Media
. It is the first channel from Moving Movies Ltd., majority owned by CSC Media Group (formerly Chart Show Channels
).
The channel is aimed especially at the female
viewer; dedicated to true to life drama film
s, which are mostly made-for-TV movie
s in origin. It shows movies from a range of cinematic genres including romance
, crime
, drama
and docusoaps, all of which are based on real life events.
Prior to True Movies' launch on 29 April 2005, the channel was previously an unnamed part time service found on TWC Re:Loaded from 1 March 2005, before being renamed as Movies 333 on 21 March 2005. The was renamed as True Movies 1 during November 2010.
Soon after its launch, True Movies topped all the movie channels in August, 2005, with a 0.5% audience viewing share, higher than the established subscription Sky Movies 1
(0.4%) and Turner Classic Movies (UK)
(0.3%). With the arrival of other movie channels and services in 2006, its audience share has since settled at the lower 0.1% to 0.2% mark. True Movies 1's sister channel, True Movies 2
, was launched on 20 March 2006 which shows more made-for-TV movies based on real life events.
Reception of this channel does not require any special Sky or Freesat equipment, any free-to-air
satellite receiver can pick up this channel.
On 6 September 2011, the channel was made available on UPC Ireland
.
Satellite
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and cable television
Cable television
Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...
film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
channel
Television channel
A television channel is a physical or virtual channel over which a television station or television network is distributed. For example, in North America, "channel 2" refers to the broadcast or cable band of 54 to 60 MHz, with carrier frequencies of 55.25 MHz for NTSC analog video and...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
, it is available on Freesat
Freesat
Freesat is a free-to-air digital satellite television joint venture between the BBC and ITV plc, serving the United Kingdom. The service was formed as a memorandum in 2007 and has been marketed since 6 May 2008...
, Sky as well as Virgin Media
Virgin Media
Virgin Media Inc. is a company which provides fixed and mobile telephone, television and broadband internet services to businesses and consumers in the United Kingdom...
. It is the first channel from Moving Movies Ltd., majority owned by CSC Media Group (formerly Chart Show Channels
Chart Show Channels
CSC Media Group are a UK-based satellite television channel provider, named after the defunct The Chart Show. CSC evolved from the original Chart Show production company Video Visuals. They own 16 channels all of which are advertising funded and FTA...
).
The channel is aimed especially at the female
Female
Female is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces non-mobile ova .- Defining characteristics :The ova are defined as the larger gametes in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the smaller, usually motile gamete, the spermatozoon, is produced by the male...
viewer; dedicated to true to life drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
s, which are mostly made-for-TV movie
Television movie
A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
s in origin. It shows movies from a range of cinematic genres including romance
Romance film
Romance films are love stories that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate involvement of the main characters and the journey that their love takes through courtship or marriage. Romance films make the love story or the search for love the main plot focus...
, crime
Crime
Crime is the breach of rules or laws for which some governing authority can ultimately prescribe a conviction...
, drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
and docusoaps, all of which are based on real life events.
Prior to True Movies' launch on 29 April 2005, the channel was previously an unnamed part time service found on TWC Re:Loaded from 1 March 2005, before being renamed as Movies 333 on 21 March 2005. The was renamed as True Movies 1 during November 2010.
Soon after its launch, True Movies topped all the movie channels in August, 2005, with a 0.5% audience viewing share, higher than the established subscription Sky Movies 1
Sky Movies
Sky Movies is the collective name for the premium subscription television movie channels operated by Sky Television, and later British Sky Broadcasting. It has around 5 million subscribers, via satellite, cable and IPTV in the UK and Ireland...
(0.4%) and Turner Classic Movies (UK)
Turner Classic Movies (UK)
Turner Classic Movies is a subscription digital television channel featuring classic movies, mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner Bros. film libraries, which include many MGM, United Artists, RKO and Warner Bros. titles...
(0.3%). With the arrival of other movie channels and services in 2006, its audience share has since settled at the lower 0.1% to 0.2% mark. True Movies 1's sister channel, True Movies 2
True Movies 2
True Movies 2 is a satellite and cable television film channel in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, it is available on Freesat channel 303 and Sky channel 322, and is the second channel from Moving Movies Ltd., majority owned by CSC Media Group...
, was launched on 20 March 2006 which shows more made-for-TV movies based on real life events.
Reception of this channel does not require any special Sky or Freesat equipment, any free-to-air
Free-to-air
Free-to-air describes television and radio services broadcast in clear form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscription or one-off fee...
satellite receiver can pick up this channel.
On 6 September 2011, the channel was made available on UPC Ireland
UPC Ireland
UPC Ireland is Liberty Global Europe's telecommunications operation in Ireland. UPC Ireland is the largest digital cable television provider within the Republic of Ireland. As of September 2010 the company offers broadband internet, digital television and digital telephony to over 531,000 customers...
.
Programming
An example of some of the films shown on True Movies 1:- Assault at West PointAssault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson WhittakerAssault at West Point is a 1994 television docudrama about Johnson Chesnut Whittaker, one of the first black cadets at West Point, and the trial that followed an assault he suffered. The film features Samuel L. Jackson, who portrays a lawyer who defends Whittaker.-Plot:Johnson Whittaker, a black...
- Blessed Assurance
- Choices Of The Heart
- Cry In The Wild
- Daughter Of The Streets
- Deep in My HeartDeep in My Heart (1999 film)Deep in My Heart is a 1999 television film based on a true story, starring Anne Bancroft and Lynn Whitfield and directed by Anita W. Addison. Bancroft received a primetime Emmy for her role....
- Escape: Human Cargo
- Fatal LoveSomething to Live for: The Alison Gertz StorySomething to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story is a 1992 television movie based on the life of a prominent AIDS activist Alison Gertz.-Plot summary:...
- First Do No Harm
- Going Underground
- Hard Evidence
- If Looks Could Kill
- Just Ask My Children
- Last Wish
- Little Criminals
- Love and Betrayal
- Noble HouseNoble House (TV miniseries)Noble House was an American television miniseries that was produced and broadcast by NBC in 1988. Based upon the novel Noble House by James Clavell, it featured a large cast headlined by Pierce Brosnan as business tycoon Ian Dunross and was directed by Gary Nelson...
- No Place To Run
- Our SonsOur SonsOur Sons is a 1991 made-for-TV movie starring Julie Andrews and Ann-Margret as two mothers of gay sons, one of whom is dying of AIDS. As a small town waitress, Ann-Margret's character must overcome her own homophobia and learn to love her son unconditionally. In the process, she cements a lasting...
- Perfect Murder, Perfect TownPerfect Murder, Perfect TownPerfect Murder, Perfect Town is a 2000 American television miniseries directed by Lawrence Schiller. The teleplay by Tom Topor is based on Schiller's book of the same title....
- Saved by the LightSaved by the LightSaved by the Light is a book by Dannion Brinkley describing his near-death experience . Brinkley was struck by lightning and was clinically dead for approximately twenty-eight minutes...
- Shattered Hearts
- She Led Two Lives
- Solomon's Choice
- Stolen Babies
- Switching Parents
- The Amy Fisher StoryThe Amy Fisher StoryThe Amy Fisher Story is a 1993 television movie dramatizing the events surrounding Amy Fisher's teenage affair with Joey Buttafuoco and her conviction for aggravated assault for shooting Buttafuoco's wife. The film was produced by ABC and originally aired on that network; in 1993 it was released on...
- The CryThe Cry (2007 film)The Cry is a 2007 independent horror suspense film directed by Bernadine Santistevan and co-written with Monique Salazar.-Synopsis:...
- The Day of the RosesThe Day of the RosesThe Day of the Roses is a two part Australian television mini-series, a docu-drama directed by Peter Fisk, based on the events of the 1977 Granville railway disaster...
- Unabomber
- Under The Piano
- Without EvidenceWithout EvidenceWithout Evidence is a 1995 thriller co-written by Gill Dennis and Phil Stanford. The film was directed by Gill Dennis.-Plot:It is based on the true story of Michael Francke, who was the Head of Corrections for the state of Oregon before being murdered. Just before his murder, Francke visits his...