Phoenix Movies Channel

Phoenix Movies Channel

Country	China
Broadcast area	Mainland China Asia (via Asiasat-7)
Headquarters	Hong Kong
Programming
Language(s)	English Cantonese Mandarin Korean
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Ownership
Owner	Phoenix Television
Sister channels	Phoenix InfoNews Channel
History
Launched	August 28, 1998 (1998-08-28)
Replaced	Star Chinese Movies
Links
Website	ent.ifeng.com/movie

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Phoenix Movies Channel is one of the six channels that Phoenix Television operates. It was launched on August 28, 1998, and replaced Star Chinese Movies in Hong Kong and mainland China and serves as an encrypted pay-television service. Currently the encrypted signal is beamed via AsiaSat 3S across China, Vietnam (Via HTVC) and South Korea (Via SBS). In the beginning, it was broadcast via cable in Hong Kong, and via satellite to Taiwan, and other regions worldwide besides the mainland. Due to stiff competition from other Chinese movie channels, the channel was withdrawn from those regions.

The movies are aired in their original language and occasionally comes with Chinese Subtitles (China) and Korean Subtitles (South Korea).

Phoenix Movies Channel showcases Hollywood blockbusters, Chinese top hits as well as international award-winning titles. Over 280 movie titles are shown each month, of which 80% are Asian productions from libraries including Golden Harvest, Golden Princess and Media Asia featuring renowned directors like Wong Kar-wai, Tsui Hark, as well as top artists such as Jackie Chan, Chow Yun-fat, Tony Leung, Maggie Chow, Andy Lau, Stephen Chow, and Leon Lai.

The remaining 20% of the programming comprises Hollywood and international blockbusters. To preserve the originality of the movies, all films are shown in original soundtracks with Chinese subtitles.

• Phoenix Chinese Channel
• Phoenix InfoNews Channel
• Phoenix Chinese News and Entertainment Channel
• Phoenix Hong Kong Channel

• Phoenix Movies Site in Chinese