MGM, for years a major player in the international television arena, will launch its first wholly owned channel in the US this autumn.
MGM HD will run on DIRECT TV and draw on the company's library of more than 4,100 features, among them Hotel Rwanda, Leaving Las Vegas, West Side Story, The Black Stallion, and Robocop.
Programming highlights will include new content, sneak previews, and remastered classics from the back catalogue.
'The growth of the MGM library and the further expansion of the MGM channels worldwide are the studio's primary objectives,' MGM's chairman and chief executive officer Harry Sloan said.
'By converting MGM's sizable library to high definition, we've developed a sustainable business model for an MGM HD Channel in the US.'
The US launch is spearheaded by co-president of worldwide Television Jim Packer and executive vice president of worldwide digital media Douglas A Lee.
MGM HD will run on DIRECT TV and draw on the company's library of more than 4,100 features, among them Hotel Rwanda, Leaving Las Vegas, West Side Story, The Black Stallion, and Robocop.
Programming highlights will include new content, sneak previews, and remastered classics from the back catalogue.
'The growth of the MGM library and the further expansion of the MGM channels worldwide are the studio's primary objectives,' MGM's chairman and chief executive officer Harry Sloan said.
'By converting MGM's sizable library to high definition, we've developed a sustainable business model for an MGM HD Channel in the US.'
The US launch is spearheaded by co-president of worldwide Television Jim Packer and executive vice president of worldwide digital media Douglas A Lee.
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