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Defunct Filipino television channel
This article is about the Philippine television channel. For the Canada television network which uses the same acronym, see
Movie Central
.
Television channel
Movie Central
was a Philippine
pay television
channel created by
ABS-CBN
and one of the
freemium
channels of
ABS-CBN TVplus
. The channel's programming consists of mainly foreign and Hollywood movies. It was the second digital terrestrial television-exclusive movie channel after
Cine Mo!
, which also airs Hollywood and foreign movies in original English audio. Movie Central operated daily from 7:00 AM to 1:00 AM of the following day. It was available for a free-trial basis from July 30, 2018, to May 5, 2020, alongside
O Shopping
(standalone DTV),
Asianovela Channel
,
Jeepney TV
, and
Myx
.
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Movie Central permanently ceased broadcasting on May 5, 2020, due to the
cease-and-desist order
issued by the
National Telecommunications Commission (NTC)
and
Solicitor General
Jose Calida
against
ABS-CBN
. On September 10, 2020, the NTC reclaimed all frequencies assigned to ABS-CBN.
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Most of the films aired on Movie Central were moved to
Kapamilya Channel
via
Movie Central Presents
movie presentation block which airs during late night hours, exclusive to pay cable and satellite television, replacing
O Shopping
.
Final programming
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Content
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Movie Central carried films from various Hollywood film studios (
Walt Disney Studios
,
20th Century Studios
,
Warner Bros. Pictures
,
Paramount Pictures
,
Columbia Pictures
,
Universal Pictures
,
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
and selected independent film studios).
Programming blocks
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- Action Zone
? a weekday early-evening showcase of mostly action films.
- Date Night
? a programming block dedicated primarily to romantic films.
- Hit Play Now
? blockbuster movies from various genres are presented.
- Thriller Theater
? a late-night programming block featuring mostly horror and suspense movies.
- Movie Blowout
? a Saturday night block showcasing well-loved blockbuster movies.
- Sunday Double Rumble
? a Sunday night block featuring two movies of the same genre.
- The Rundown
- a documentary block featuring two movies of the same genre, airing back-to-back every Monday night.
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Key figures
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Senior management/
executives
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Board of directors
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- Martin L. Lopez (Chairman)
- Charo Santos-Concio (CCO)
- Federico R. Lopez
- Federico M. Garcia
- Randolf S. David
- Mario L. Bautista
- Emmanuel S. de Dios
- Honorio G. Poblador IV
- Salvador G. Tirona
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entertainment
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Pay-TV channels and networks based in the Philippines
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Miscellaneous
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Religious
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Regional
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- APM TV (Davao)
- Bandera News TV
(Palawan)
- Brigada News TV
(General Santos)
- Cebu Living Channel (Cebu)
- PEP TV (Pampanga)
- Digicast Negros (Western Visayas)
- DXDD Radio-Television
(Ozamiz)
- Forerunners Network (Davao)
- Island Living Channel (Bacolod)
- Lahi TV (Batangas, Quezon, Zambales)
- Lambo MisOr TV (Cagayan de Oro)
- My TV (Cebu)
- Newsline Philippines (Davao and General Santos)
- RNG (Luzon)
- Royal Cable TV6 (Laguna)
- Sibya TV (Cebu)
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Global-based feed
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Joint venture.
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Partnership.
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Continued broadcast on international and online.
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