Movies4Men

Movies4Men
Launched	February 1, 2006 (2006-02-01)
Owned by	Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd
Audience share	0.0% 0.0% (+1) (May 2011, BARB)
Replaced	Matinee Movies
Sister channel(s)	Movies4Men 2 Men&Movies
Timeshift service	Movies4Men +1
Availability
Terrestrial
Freeview	Channel 201 (Manchester only) Channel 202 (+1) (Manchester only)
Satellite
Freesat	Channel 304 Channel 305 (+1)
Sky	Channel 323 Channel 324 (+1)
Eurobird 1	11224V 27500 2/3 12527H 27500 2/3 (+1)
Cable
WightCable	Channel 300
Smallworld Cable	Channel 325
Internet television
TVCatchup	Watch live (UK only) Watch live (+1) (UK only)

Movies4Men is a satellite television film channel in the United Kingdom and Ireland, available as a free-to-air service on Freesat, Freeview (Manchester only^[1]) and Sky. Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd acquired the daytime matinee movies service from sit-up Ltd, which was re-branded as the 24-hour Movies4Men on February 1, 2006.

The channel is aimed at the middle to old aged male viewer, with a look at the classics in cinema history, focusing mainly on western and war film genres. Movies4Men was joined by its sister channel Movies4Men 2 on October 9, 2006, which transmits other types of cinematic genres. As of September 2008, the channels transmit films in 16:9 widescreen where available.

Examples of films seen on Movies4Men

• A.W.O.L.
• A Bullet for the General
• Build My Gallows High
• Django
• Gregory's Girl
• Saints and Soldiers
• She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
• Shout at the Devil
• The Bunker
• Tunes of Glory

Movies4Men+1

On Monday 25 February 2008, Movies4Men+1 launched on Sky 326, showing all Movies4Movies films one hour later.

See also

• Movies4Men 2
• Men&Movies
• List of British television channels

References

1. ^ "First local Freeview carriage deal agreed". Digital Spy. 16 May 2011. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitaltv/news/a319733/first-local-freeview-carriage-deal-agreed.html. 

External links

• Official site