Movies 24 is a British

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channel owned by

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and operated by

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. It was launched on 26 June 2006 for Sky

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. The channel is popular for showing Hallmark television films, and

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s which were originally available to watch on the

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in Britain, before it was replaced in 2010. During the Christmas period the channels are rebranded as Christmas 24 and Christmas 24 +.

History

The channel was launched in the

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on 26 June 2006 on the satellite provider Sky. On 16 October 2006, a

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Movies 24 + was launched. The channel was previously a 90-minute

called More 24. In September 2007, Movies 24 + introduced a separate daily schedule from Movies 24, showing the same movies but at different times throughout the day.e From 1 April 2020, Movies 24 is not available on the BT TV platform. It was integrated into Sky Media Village from 23rd of February 2022 From 1 April 2022 at 6am the Movies 24 website is no longer in operatio

Programming

In Britain, the channel is well known for its seasonal themed programming, such as

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, at

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and

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, which are broadcast throughout the year. Other movies and tv shows featured can focus on other themes such as

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. Much of the programming on Movies 24 includes: * ''Be My Valentine'' * ''Chesapeake Shores'' * ''The Seven Year Hitch'' * ''Letter Never Sent'' * ''Rescuing Madison'' * ''When Duty Calls'' * ''Change of Heart'' * ''Autumn Dreams'' * ''A Kind of Magic'' * ''I Think I Do'' * ''Harvest Moon'' * ''Double Platinum'' * ''The Good Witch''

References

External links

* Movie channels in the United Kingdom Television channels and stations established in 2006 Universal Networks International 2006 establishments in the United Kingdom {{UK-tv-channel-stub