Cinemax
American movie-focused pay television network / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cinemax is an American pay cable television and satellite television network. It is owned by the Home Box Office division of Time Warner.[1] The network usually broadcasts theatrically released feature movies, original series and softcore pornographic series and movies.
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Type | Pay television network |
Country | United States |
Broadcast area | Nationwide |
Headquarters | New York, New York |
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Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the network's SDTV channel feeds) |
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Ownership | |
Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery |
Parent | Home Box Office |
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Sister channels | List
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History | |
Launched | August 1, 1980; 43 years ago (1980-08-01) |
Links | |
Website | cinemax.com |
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As of July 2015, Cinemax and its channels are available to more than 21 million subscribers in the United States.
Cinemax began on August 1, 1980.
The channel and its other channels play a variety of movies and television series, such as Erotic Confessions, the Lethal Weapon franchise and some adult programming.
Channels of Cinemax include Action, Vanguard, Comedy, Suspense and Classic.