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MGM Channel is being discontinued. A notice to
this effect has been issued by direct-to-home (DTH)
service provider Tata Sky to inform its subscribers.
“MGM will cease to be on our DTH platform from 15
August 2015 as the channel is being discontinued by the
broadcaster,” the notice read.
That same year there were notices about DTH platforms
like Airtel Digital TV and Videocon d2h removing the MGM Channel.
That led to speculation that either the channel
was being rebranded or that MGM was shutting down.
That same year MGM shut down its HD channel in the UK
on Sky.
In 2005, after a bidding war that included Time Warner (the
current parent of Turner Broadcasting) and General
Electric, MGM studio was globally acquired by a
partnership consisting of Sony, Comcast, Texas Pacific
Group (now TPG Capital, L.P.), Providence Equity Partners,
and other investors. The deal was said to be worth $5
billion. Sony had a 20 per cent stake.
When Pix launched in 2006, it focused on library films.
MGM was one of the studios that they got films from.
In 2008, after being in India through partnerships first with
Zee and then with Sony, MGM decided to come on its
own and launch a channel called MGM. It did a
partnership with Star Den for distribution. The focus was
on subscription rather than on ad sales.
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MGM Channel to discontinue service | TelevisionPost.com
this effect has been issued by direct-to-home (DTH)
service provider Tata Sky to inform its subscribers.
“MGM will cease to be on our DTH platform from 15
August 2015 as the channel is being discontinued by the
broadcaster,” the notice read.
That same year there were notices about DTH platforms
like Airtel Digital TV and Videocon d2h removing the MGM Channel.
That led to speculation that either the channel
was being rebranded or that MGM was shutting down.
That same year MGM shut down its HD channel in the UK
on Sky.
In 2005, after a bidding war that included Time Warner (the
current parent of Turner Broadcasting) and General
Electric, MGM studio was globally acquired by a
partnership consisting of Sony, Comcast, Texas Pacific
Group (now TPG Capital, L.P.), Providence Equity Partners,
and other investors. The deal was said to be worth $5
billion. Sony had a 20 per cent stake.
When Pix launched in 2006, it focused on library films.
MGM was one of the studios that they got films from.
In 2008, after being in India through partnerships first with
Zee and then with Sony, MGM decided to come on its
own and launch a channel called MGM. It did a
partnership with Star Den for distribution. The focus was
on subscription rather than on ad sales.
[/b]
MGM Channel to discontinue service | TelevisionPost.com
