Film4
Film4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned by Channel Four Television Corporation launched on 1 November 1998, dedicated to broadcasting films. The standard-definition channel is available on Freeview and Freesat platforms, while the high-definition variant is offered free on Freely, and as a pay television service on satellite and cable.
Key facts
- Television channel.name
- Film4
- Television channel.logo
- 170px|class=skin-invert
- Television channel.logo_caption
- Logo used since 2018
- Television channel.picture_format
- 1080i HDTV
- Television channel.timeshift_service
- Film4 +1
- Television channel.owner
- Channel Four Television Corporation
- Television channel.country
- United Kingdom
- Television channel.language
- English
- Television channel.former_names
- FilmFour (1998–2006)
- Television channel.terr_serv_1
- Freeview
- Television channel.terr_chan_1
- Channel 14 Channel 47 (+1)
- Television channel.online_serv_1
Article
8 sectionsContents
- History
- 1998–2001: Early years and launch
- 2001–2006: Expansion
- 2006–present: Transition to free-to-air
- Former logos
- See also
- References
- External links
Film4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned by Channel Four Television Corporation launched on 1 November 1998, dedicated to broadcasting films. The standard-definition channel is available on Freeview and Freesat platforms, while the high-definition variant is offered free on Freely, and as a pay television service on satellite and cable.
The channel offered an online video on demand service, Film4oD, until it was closed in July 2015.