More Than Movies (styled as more>movies) was a

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channel in the

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and

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, available on

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and as a

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service on

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. It launched on 4 October 2010 as Men&Movies, and was the first Freesat exclusive TV channel until it joined the Sky EPG on 4 April 2011. Between November 2011 and January 2012, Men&Movies was also available on Freeview in

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. The channel was aimed at the middle to old aged

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viewer, with its programming orientated around war documentaries, classic TV series and the

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. More Than Movies joined its sister channel,

Movies4Men Movies4Men (stylized as movies4men) was a free-to-air film channel in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was available on Freeview, Freesat and Sky. The channel was aimed at the middle to old aged male viewer, with a look at the classics in ...

which transmits other cinematic genres. On 2 April 2012, Men&Movies +1 was launched. On 10 January 2013, Men&Movies was rebranded as More Than Movies, with a shift towards airing films and programmes from Sony's back catalogue. On 17 January 2013, Movie Mix began to simulcast the full More Than Movies schedule on Freeview but retained its own Movie Mix branding. After the channel closed, Movie Mix began to broadcast its own programming again.

Programmes

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'' * '' Cops'' * ''

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'' * ''Storm Warning'' * '' Providence''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:More Than Movies Movie channels in the United Kingdom Television channels and stations established in 2010 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2016 Sony Pictures Television