Broadcast area Arab world and Africa | ||
Launched 17 September 1993 (as TNT Classic Movies)
15 October 1999 (as Turner Classic Movies) Owned by Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner) Picture format 16:9, 576i (SDTV) (TCM Africa)
4:3, 576i (SDTV) (TCM MENA) Language English (Arabic subtitles on TCM MENA are optional) Headquarters Turner House,
Great Marlborough Street,
London, United Kingdom | ||
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is a digital television channel featuring classic movies, mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner Bros. film libraries, which include many MGM, United Artists, RKO and Warner Bros. titles. This version of the channel is available in Africa and the Arab world. In the Arab world, TCM has a unique schedule, it broadcasts in 4:3, and Arabic subtitles are optional.
TCM MENA started broadcasting on January 1, 2016, the date when it separated from TCM Africa and became an independent feed.
TCM Middle East and Africa is available exclusively on beIN Channels Network in the Arab world and DStv in Africa.
History
The African website is TCMAfrica.com which launched in 2010.
On December 27, 2015, Turner Classic Movies stopped broadcasting on OSN and moved to beIN in the Arab world. This was the result of an agreement between Turner Broadcasting System Europe and beIN which moved all Turner-owned pay TV channels to that satellite TV operator, including TCM, Cartoon Network, and Boomerang. On January 1, 2016, TCM MEA split into TCM Africa and TCM MENA.