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Mr K 04-07-2023 11:29

TCM movie channel RIP...
 
Couldn't see a thread on this, so please remove of there is one....

TCM closes Thursday apparently. Very sad loss for those that don't want to shell out for Sky's rubbish. Not that many non Sky film channels left.

Still at least we have Talking Pictures and VM will no doubt be discounting our bills accordingly...

denphone 04-07-2023 11:37

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 36155232)
Couldn't see a thread on this, so please remove of there is one....

TCM closes Thursday apparently. Very sad loss for those that don't want to shell out for Sky's rubbish. Not that many non Sky film channels left.

Still at least we have Talking Pictures and VM will no doubt be discounting our bills accordingly...

A very poor decision by the owners of TCM.

Legendkiller2k 04-07-2023 14:11

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Quest will be showing movies from the TCM library.

denphone 04-07-2023 14:17

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Originally Posted by Legendkiller2k (Post 36155249)
Quest will be showing movies from the TCM library.

Looking at Quest 14 days ahead on the EPG guide they hardly have any films on there so they could just be paying lip service.

TimeLord2018 04-07-2023 14:32

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 36155232)
Couldn't see a thread on this, so please remove of there is one....

TCM closes Thursday apparently. Very sad loss for those that don't want to shell out for Sky's rubbish. Not that many non Sky film channels left.

Still at least we have Talking Pictures and VM will no doubt be discounting our bills accordingly...

I somehow don't think so , It was Warner Bros Discovery decision after a Review of their UK operations.

Rillington 04-07-2023 16:25

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It does seem rather surprising that this channel has closed given that it is the only classic film channel for US movies.

And people may remember the trailers in the second half of the 1990s during the analogue cable TV era telling us that TNT (the original name for TCM) and Cartoon Network were available 24/7 on cable but they never appeared 24/7 on Cable & Wireless.

ozsat 04-07-2023 16:36

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TCM was about to close in the US too - https://cordcuttersnews.com/tcm-is-s...adership-team/

TheDaddy 05-07-2023 13:36

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Rillington (Post 36155264)
It does seem rather surprising that this channel has closed given that it is the only classic film channel for US movies.

And people may remember the trailers in the second half of the 1990s during the analogue cable TV era telling us that TNT (the original name for TCM) and Cartoon Network were available 24/7 on cable but they never appeared 24/7 on Cable & Wireless.

TNT was never a dedicated movie channel, used to love it, WcW and The Dukes of Hazard were what I watched it for, I think it was cartoon network that changed into a porn channel at some point in the day, remember watching it with my young son and it just switched without warning

RichardCoulter 05-07-2023 13:47

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Originally Posted by TheDaddy (Post 36155357)
TNT was never a dedicated movie channel, used to love it, WcW and The Dukes of Hazard were what I watched it for, I think it was cartoon network that changed into a porn channel at some point in the day, remember watching it with my young son and it just switched without warning

That's disgraceful. Was it encrypted?

1701-e 06-07-2023 17:05

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Apparently already removed from sky this afternoon. Believe in quicker....

Mad Max 06-07-2023 20:59

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Never watched it.

1701-e 07-07-2023 16:48

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The slate states.... "On longer available". Also promotes other channels like Movies 24 on 429!!!!

Mr K 07-07-2023 17:39

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Originally Posted by 1701-e (Post 36155561)
The slate states.... "On longer available". Also promotes other channels like Movies 24 on 429!!!!

Is that the 'movie' channel that isn't movies? Just made for tv wholesome US cable crap? Should be done under the trade descriptions act.

Hopefully another channel can pick up TCMs output, preferably not Sky.

Kevc69 07-07-2023 17:49

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Movies 24 - just showing Christmas crap for July it seems... Humbug!!

1701-e 07-07-2023 18:15

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Originally Posted by Kevc69 (Post 36155568)
Movies 24 - just showing Christmas crap for July it seems... Humbug!!

Yes but 429 is Film four SD Should be 419


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