Megamax was a
pay television
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channel that was broadcast in
Hungary
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,
Romania
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,
Czech Republic
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and
Slovakia
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, owned by
AMC Networks International
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in Central Europe. It was aimed primarily at children, 5–17 years old and broadcast
animated series
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and teen
series
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Arts, entertainment, and media
Music
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.
The channel closed down on 1 January 2020 at 06:00 CET. Its channel slot transitioned to
JimJam.
History
Megamax was first launched in Hungary on 18 April 2011 at 16:00 CET on
Telekom and timeshared with
Zone Club, which was broadcast 24 hours a day since New Year's Day 2007. On 1 September 2011, Megamax increased broadcast time from 13:00 CET, and on 1 December 2011 from 07:00 CET. On 1 February 2012, Zone Club closed, and the channel became available on the Hungarian
UPC Direct.
The channel was launched in Romania on 19 November 2012 and on 1 December 2012, in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Megamax began running 24 hours a day in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia on 1 October 2014 and in Romania on 15 January 2015.
Despite having obtained retransmission agreements with most operators, on 4 November 2019, AMC announced the channel's closure. The main reason of the closure was that the channel failed to obtain a higher audience share to run Hungarian advertising.
See also
*
AMC Networks International
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*
Minimax
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Children's television networks
Television channels and stations established in 2012
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2020
Defunct television channels in Hungary
Defunct television channels in Romania