MoviePlex is a U.S.
pay TV network which features motion pictures. It is a spinoff of the
Encore movie channel and is owned by
Starz Entertainment Group (formerly Starz Encore Group), a division of
Liberty Media. It replaced INTRO Television (originally called TV Network),
which showed blocks of programming from other channels.
MoviePlex broadcasts various programming from Encore's theme channels 7 days
a week with a different channel showcased each day.
The channels shown include:
Encore Love (Mondays)
Encore Drama (Tuesdays and Saturdays)
Encore Westerns (Wednesdays)
Encore Action (Thursdays)
Encore Mystery (Fridays)
Encore Wam (Sundays)
Programming on MoviePlex is shown on a one hour delay from its presentation
on the Encore channel. As of 2006 MoviePlex-specific promotions and
interstitials air between programs.
On April 4, 2006 at midnight (EST), MoviePlex became a multiplex service of
its own when Starz Entertainment Group launched two companion channels,
IndiePlex and RetroPlex. The first movie aired on IndiePlex was
Wim
Wenders'
Paris, Texas; RetroPlex launched with
Samuel Fuller's
Pickup on South Street. The channels are currently available on
Qwest Choice TV,Comcast
Digital Cable,and Verizon
Fios. Unlike MoviePlex, these channels are not delayed rebroadcasts of
Encore or Starz programming.
Additionally, earlier in 2006 MoviePlex launched a video on demand component,
free for Comcast Digital subscribers. The station also underwent a rebranding
earlier in the year, modernizing its logo and presentation to fit in better with
the Starz/Encore look yet still remaining unique.
