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Encyclopedia > Turner Classic Movies (UK)
Turner Classic Movies
Turner Classic Movies
Launched October 15, 1999
Owned by Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner)
Sister channel(s) TCM 2
Website www.tcmonline.co.uk
Availability
Terrestrial
Top Up TV Channel 25
Satellite
Sky Digital Channel 319
Cable
NTL Telewest Channel 419
WightCable Channel 29/341

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is a digital television channel featuring commercial-free classic movies, mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner Bros. film libraries, which include many MGM, United Artists, RKO and Warner Bros. titles. October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Time Warner Inc. ... TCM 2 was launched in the United Kingdom on May 2, 2006. ... Top Up TV Europe Ltd is a company registered on the island of Jersey that offers a video on demand subscription television service via digital terrestrial television in the United Kingdom known as Top Up TV Anytime. ... Sky Digital is the brand name for British Sky Broadcastings digital satellite television service, transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28. ... NTL Incorporated, a U.S.-listed British company, provides cable services (internet, telephone and television) While NTL has its headquarters in New York City, the companys activities focus heavily on the United Kingdom, with operational headquarters in Hook, Hampshire. ... Telewest (formerly Telewest Broadband and Telewest Communications) is a trading name of NTL Incorporated, the dominant cable operator in the United Kingdom with more than 90% of the market. ... WightCable is a provider of commercial and residential cable television, telephone and broadband internet services in the United Kingdom. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Turner Entertainment Company was established August 4, 1986 to oversee Turner Broadcastings film library after its acquisition of MGM/UA. In addition to the studio, Turner got its library, which included all of MGMs films, Warner Bros. ... Warner Bros. ... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... The current United Artists logo (a variant was used during the 1980s). ... RKO could stand for: RKO Pictures The R.K.O. - finishing manoever (and initials) of WWE professional wrestler Randy Orton. ... Warner Bros. ...


It was launched in 1999, when it's predecessor, TNT dropped it's film programming to become a general entertainment channel. Its penetration increased when it took over TNT's space on various platforms on 1st July 2000.[1] TNT is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, including: // [edit] Chemicals Trinitrotoluene, the chemical explosive usually known as TNT. Alkyl nitrites, TNT is a UK brand for this medicinal and recreational drug. ...


On July 27th 2006, TCM, along with Cartoon Network, CN Too, Toonami, and Boomerang, suffered a technical fault due to a power cut in Soho, London. This was due to the energy supplier EDF cutting power from different parts of Soho one at a time for four hours, purposely, due to the inability to meet energy demands in the wake of a heat wave. July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... Cartoon Network is a digital television channel created by Turner Broadcasting and dedicated to showing animated programming. ... Cartoon Network TOO is a new spin off television channel aimed at 4-16 year olds, that airs a mixture of original and modern classic cartoons from the Cartoon Cartoons umbrella of programming, everyday at 11pm on Cartoon Network & Also Airs archived Cartoons. ... Toonami is a UK childrens channel dedicated to comedy, drama and cartoons. ... Boomerang is a television channel broadcast in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, launched on 27 May 2000. ... London — containing the City of London — is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England and a major world city. With over seven million inhabitants (Londoners) in Greater London area, it is amongst the most densely populated areas in Western Europe. ... EDF Energy logo EDF Energy is an energy company that provides gas and electricity to homes throughout the United Kingdom. ... The 2006 European heat wave was a period of exceptionally hot weather that arrived at the end of June 2006 in certain European countries. ...

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Examples of Films seen on TCM

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The Movie Never So Fewis a 1959 film directed by John Sturges starring Frank Sinatra, Gina Lollobrigida, Peter Lawford, and Steve McQueen. ... The Bad and the Beautiful is a 1953 melodramatic film which tells the story of a film producer who alienates all of those around him. ... Categories: Movie stubs | 1966 films | British films | Italian films ... ISN show hosted by Cynthia Torqueman which spends 36 hours on location investigating a subject. ... Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) is a motion picture based on the 1964 childrens book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by British author Roald Dahl. ... The Adventures of Quentin Durward, known also as Quentin Durward, is a 1955 historical film made by MGM. It was directed by Richard Thorpe and produced by Pandro S. Berman. ... Get Carter is a 1971 British crime film, directed by Mike Hodges and starring Michael Caine as Jack Carter, a gangster who sets out to avenge the death of his brother. ... The Wizard of Oz may refer to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, 1900 book by L. Frank Baum, or any of its numerous adaptations, the most famous being the 1939 film version starring Judy Garland. ... Easter Parade is a 1948 musical film starring Fred Astaire and Judy Garland. ... The Appointment is a psychological drama released in 1969. ... Green Fire is a 1954 movie which stars Grace Kelly. ... DArtagnan and the Musketeers The Three Musketeers (Les Trois Mousquetaires) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. ... Goodbye, Mr. ... promotional poster for Capitain Nemo and the Underwater City Captain Nemo and the Underwater City is a 1969 British film, featuring the character Captain Nemo and some of the settings of Jules Vernes novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. ... Stay Away, Joe is a 1968 dramatic western film and comedy starring Elvis Presley. ... East Side/West Side was an hour-long American television drama starring George C. Scott, Elizabeth Wilson, and Cicely Tyson. ...

References

  1. ^ Timeline: Turner Broadcasting System Europe LTD. Retrieved on 2006-08-21.
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2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

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