Premiere (TV channel)

Premiere (known as PREM1ERE on air) was the first subscription movie channel that broadcast to Europe via satellite alongside the other services of that time including Sky Channel, Music Box and The Children's Channel.

Premiere
CountryEurope
Broadcast areaUnited Kingdom
Ownership
OwnerMaxwell Communication Corporation (25%)
Goldcrest Films (25%)
HBO (25%)
Showtime Networks (25%)
History
Launched29 March 1984
ClosedJuly 1989
Replaced bySky Movies
Former namesThe Entertainment Network
Mirrorvision

History

The Entertainment Network

The Entertainment Network (also known as TEN) was launched on 29 March 1984 by Robert Maxwell, as the station went bust within a year but was later relaunched as Mirrorvision.

Mirrorvision

Mirrorvision was a film channel from the stable of the Daily Mirror launched on 2 June 1985,[1] whether Mirrorvision and Premiere were merged but continue to be called from the same name on 1 April 1986.[2]

Demise

Due to losses of around £10 million and increased competition from Sky Movies, Premiere closed on 31 July 1989. The final film shown was 1985's Twice in a Lifetime, followed by a final announcement thanking the viewers as well as a few businesses that helped with Premiere's transmission.

Programming

In addition to movies, the service also showed children's television shows in an after school slot as fillers within the channel premiered ThunderCats before the BBC1 launch, and was also the first programme to show Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors.

See also

References
  1. "Chronomedia: 1985". Terra Media. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
  2. "Chronomedia: 1986". Terra Media. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
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