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Television channel
Television channel
Turner Classic Movies
(
TCM
or sometimes called
TCM Nordic
) was a television channel broadcasting "classic" films from the 1930s to the 1990s (mostly from the
Warner Bros.
and pre-May 1986
MGM
film libraries) to
Denmark
,
Finland
,
Flanders
,
Iceland
,
Netherlands
,
Norway
and
Sweden
. The channel used English audio with optional subtitles in Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish. The channel was commercial-free and films were not interrupted.
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History
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The channel launched as
TNT Classic Movies
on 17 September 1993 and was broadcast on the same frequency as
Cartoon Network
. TNT Classic Movies became a 24-hours channel in July 1997. The combined version did however still continue on some networks.
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On 15 October 1999, TNT Classic Movies changed its name into Turner Classic Movies or TCM for short.
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In early 2009, the channel adopted a new logo and a new look.
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In late 1996, TNT and Cartoon Network launched on
Intelsat 707
and became a part of the analogue
CTV
package. The analogue broadcast ended on 3 September 2001.
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The channel has been part of the
Canal Digital
satellite package since 1997. Their competitor
Viasat
added Turner Classic Movies and Cartoon Network as a shared channel on 23 September 2005.
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Turner Classic Movies was allowed to broadcast in the
Swedish digital terrestrial network
in June 2004.
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In addition it is also available through many cable networks.
On 1 July 2011
UPC Netherlands
removed Turner Classic Movies from its line-up due to "a low appreciation of the channel by its customers."
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Sister channel
TNT
relaunched in
Belgium
, exclusively through cable network
Telenet
on 10 April 2012. The channel relaunched in the
Netherlands
as well but almost one year later on 24 January 2013.
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TNT offered a mix of comedy's, movies and TV series such as
Falling Skies
,
Shameless
,
Memphis Beat
and classic series such as
E.R.
,
The West Wing
and
Smallville
.
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In September 2013 Turner Broadcasting Systems revealed its plans to close down the channel for the Benelux market. The end date was set on 1 January 2014.
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On 1 June 2017 TCM closed down in all of the Nordic countries.
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