FX Movie Channel

American pay TV channel

Television channel

FX Movie Channel

FXM Logo

Country| United States
Broadcast area| Nationwide
Headquarters| Los Angeles, California
Programming
Language(s)| English
Spanish (via SAP audio track)
Picture format| 480i (SDTV)
720p (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner| Disney Entertainment (The Walt Disney Company)
Parent| FX Networks
Sister channels|

* FX
* FXX
* FX on Hulu
* National Geographic
* Nat Geo Wild
* ABC
* Freeform

History
Launched| October 31, 1994; 30 years ago (1994-10-31)
Former names|

* fXM: Movies from Fox (1994–2000)
* Fox Movie Channel (2000–2013)

Links
Website| www.foxmoviechannel.com
Availability
Streaming media
Service(s)| YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, Vidgo, FuboTV, DirecTV Stream, Sling TV

FX Movie Channel (FXM) is an American pay television channel owned by FX Networks, LLC, a subsidiary of the Disney Entertainment business segment and division of The Walt Disney Company. It is the sister channel of FX and FXX. The channel's programming consists largely of movies, primarily those from the 20th Century Studios, Twentieth Century Pictures, and Fox Film Corporation library. Since 2012, FXM has separated its film content into two distinct blocks. Its main programming focuses more on recent films and its early-morning and daytime schedule (branded as "FXM Retro") focuses on classic films.

As of November 2023[update], FXM is available to approximately 32,000,000 pay television households in the United States-down from its 2019 peak of 58,000,000 households.[1] The channel has recently been dropped in negotiations with Charter Spectrum in 2023 and with Verizon Fios in 2025.

## History

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### fXM: Movies from Fox (1994–2000)

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Originally intended to be titled "Fox Movie Studio" during the planning stages,[2] the channel launched at midnight on October 31, 1994 as fXM: Movies from Fox, a name derived from its sister cable channel FX, which debuted five months earlier on June 1. The first movie to air on fXM was the 1975 cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show.[3] Its original format focused solely on classic movies from the 20th Century Fox film library, which were presented commercial-free (and in regard to films originally released in black-and-white, uncolorized), and were generally shown without editing for content and time; the films that were broadcast were mainly releases from the 1920s to the 1980s.[3]

On February 7, 1997, FXM aired its first film production commissions of six under 12-minute films in a showcase hosted by producer-director Michael Apted. Two, Better Late (directed by Jessica Yu) and 78 (helmed by Noah Edelson), would initially premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.

### Fox Movie Channel (2000–2013)

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The channel officially changed its name to Fox Movie Channel on March 1, 2000.[4]

On January 1, 2012, Fox Movie Channel's programming was divided into two 12-hour blocks: its main programming schedule, from 3:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time, was a commercial-free block retaining the older movies from the 20th Century Fox library. Another block, called FX Movie Channel, the other 12 hours consisted of an expanded slate of more recent feature films from Fox and some other film studios, including the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group and Universal Pictures.[5]

The channel, which ran only promos for its programming as well as interstitials relating to its films, also began running traditional advertisements during the 12-hour block, which runs from the late afternoon to the early overnight hours (from 3:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. Eastern Time). As a result, films broadcast on the FXM block are edited to allow for commercial time, and for content. Fox Movie Channel still retained uncut and commercial-free broadcasts of its films.[5]

### FXM: FX Movie Channel (2013–present)

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FXM Retro logo used since June 9, 2014.

On March 27, 2013, Fox Movie Channel rebranded back to FXM.[6] On January 1, 2015, FXM broke format for its first and only time, running a marathon of the first season of the FX original series Fargo.[7]

## High definition

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FXM provides a high-definition simulcast feed that broadcasts the channel's film content in 720p, the company's default transmission format.

## References

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1. ^ "U.S. cable network households (universe), 1990 – 2023". wrestlenomics.com. May 14, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
2. ^ Richard Katz (July 11, 1994). "fX the sequel: Fox Movie Studio coming soon". Multichannel News. Fairchild Publications. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
3. ^ a b Richard Katz (October 3, 1994). "Fox flicks: second fX net sets program model". Multichannel News. Fairchild Publications. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
4. ^ Dempsey, John (February 18, 2000). "Fixes for Fox web". Variety. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
5. ^ a b Morabito, Andrea (September 19, 2011). "Exclusive: Fox Movie Channel to Rebrand With 'FXM' Block". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
6. ^ Weisman, Jon (June 4, 2013). "FX Promotes John Landgraf to CEO". Variety. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
7. ^ Morabito, Andrea (December 31, 2014). "13 TV marathons to get you through New Year's Day". NY Post. Retrieved June 20, 2019.

## External links

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* FX Movie Channel official website
* FXM Retro official website
* FX Networks' FXM website

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