Friday, March 25, 2011

Movie Channels - Why So Many & What You Get

By Scott Duglase


In the past, HBO was king. And it was basically because Home Box Office was the first and only movie channel that was available. Showtime and Cinemax came later followed by Starz and The Movie Channel. And today, it's simply amazing when you start to think of all the movie channels that you can get. Many wonder about why there are so many and what do you get?

It is a very simple reason as to why there are so many movie channels. Watching movies is one thing people love to do. People from everywhere watch all different kinds of movies, new, old, westerns, dramas, comedies, action, love stories and documentaries. Everyone has a preference for different types of movies and that is why there are a multitude of movie channels. While the core movie channels, HBO, Starz, Cinemax and Showtime, have the newest releases, many of there "sister" channels are targeted toward certain types of viewers.

Examples of that would be Showtime Extreme, which is directed towards an audience who loves action movies and HBO Family which has more family programming. Even though these channels will show new releases, they are aimed at a specific audience. But movie channels aren't only known for just movies anymore.

Many of them have produced their own shows and miniseries. A lot of times these shows are some that the mainstream media may not have wanted or were too "extreme" for conventional programming. Some great shows have come about because they were picked up by movie channels. These types of shows aren't all they have either.

Just a few staples that some movie channels show are specials, concerts and sporting events. Showtime does several comedian specials, HBO is renowned for their boxing events and nearly all other movie channels have some sort of special that they will play throughout the year. And there are several affordable package deals available for you to be able to enjoy everything.

Movie channels have grown up and expanded to become totally awesome sources of entertainment for everyone in the family. Regardless of what kind of movie you like, if you want sports and concerts or great first-run programming you won't see anywhere else, premium satellite TV movie channels are exactly what you need. And getting so many great channels for such a small price is a great value for your dollar. For less than three or four movie rentals at your local video store, you'll get hundreds of great movies every month. And that is quite the deal.




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