movie network launched december 2010 owned by the cult movie channel dieter kohler picture format 480i sdtv country canada broadcast area national headquarters edmonton alberta website the cult movie network availability iptv mts tv channel 599 the cult movie network is a canadian english language exempt category b specialty channel consisting of programming devoted to cult films from a variety of genres including horror fantasy comedy and action among others . the channel is owned by the cult movie channel inc. a company owned by dieter kohler . the channel is available as an online video on demand service and as a linear television service available through television service providers . contents 1 history 2 rebranding 3 references 4 external links history edit in may 2003 dieter kohler was granted approval by the canadian radio television and telecommunications commission crtc to launch a television channel called the cult movie channel described as being devoted to exploring the world of cult film and television . 1 original logo 2010 2012 prior to the channel s launch as a linear television service available through various cable and satellite television service providers the channel began operating online as a subscription video on demand service under the name the cult movie network focusing on low budget b movies primarily from the horror film genres . the channel was launched as a linear television service in december 2010 when it began being carried by mts tv in manitoba . since that time the channel has reached carriage agreements with other tv providers around the world for carriage on their systems . 2 3 on july 21 2015 the crtc approved the cult movie channel inc. s request to convert the cult movie network from a licensed category b specialty service to an exempted cat . b service . 4 rebranding edit according to the channel s website in early 2011 the channel was scheduled to undergo a rebrand in the summer of 2011 by introducing a new logo on air graphics and programming initiative . the channel was expected to focus on higher profile cult films from various genres including comedy sci fi and fantasy . however the rebrand did not take effect as planned . the rebranding took effect in january 2012 ; and although the channel began to broadcast programming from a wider variety of films the majority remains focused on films from the horror genre and are low budget b movies . references edit broadcasting decision crtc 2003 134 crtc 2003 05 01 slovak t com boosts iptv offer broadband tv news 2010 11 25 wild tv and the cult movie network announce new deal with ip vision outdoor hub 2011 11 16 the cult movie network revocation of licence external links edit official website v t e movie television channels in canada specialty channels english documentary hollywood suite 70s movies hollywood suite 80s movies hollywood suite 90s movies hollywood suite 00s movies ifc movietime rewind silver screen classics sundance channel the cult movie network w movies multicultural atn b4u movies atn movies ok atn sony aath bollywood times filmy ls times tv melody aflam rotana aflam rotana cinema rotana classic russian illuzion zee cinema pornographic aov adult movie channel exxxtasy tv maleflixxx television penthouse tv playmen tv red hot tv skinemax hd vivid tv canada english & french xxx action clips channel premium channels english the movie network encore multiplex the movie network multiplex super channel multiplex french cin pop super cran foreign abo usa amc usa cine bangla usa cinelatino mexico cinema one global philippines greek cinema greece ktv india set max india star chinese movies usa hong kong star gold india turner classic movies usa utv movies international india defunct aim pay tv corp. c channel dusk encore avenue first choice movie central superchannel v t e additional resources on north american television north america list of local television stations in north america dtv transition north american tv mini template canada canadian networks list of canadian television networks list of canadian television channels list of canadian specialty channels local canadian tv stations list of united states stations available in canada 2001 vancouver tv realignment 2007 canada broadcast tv realignment mexico mexican networks local mexican tv stations united states american networks list of american cable and satellite networks list of american over the air networks local american tv stations w local american tv stations k 1994 united states broadcast tv realignment 2006 united states broadcast tv realignment list of canadian television stations available in the united states insular areas tv see also u.s. premium channels u.s. movie channels canadian premium channels this article about television in canada is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title the cult movie network & oldid 729365814 categories english language television stations in canadamovie channels in canadatelevision channels and stations established in 2010canadian digital cable television networkscommercial free television networksfilm and video fandomcanadian television stubshidden categories official website different in wikidata and wikipediaall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages fran ais edit links this page was last modified on 11 july 2016 at 18 30 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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