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TVCine

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TVCine
CountryPortugal
Broadcast areaPortugal
Angola
Mozambique
Cape Verde
Programming
Picture format576i 16:9
TVCine Top
TVCine Edition
TVCine Emotion
TVCine Action
TVCine Power
1080i 16:9
TVCine Top HD
TVCine Edition HD
TVCine Emotion HD
TVCine Action HD
TVCine Power HD
Ownership
OwnerNOS
History
Launched1998
Former namesTelecine (1998-2003)
Canais Lusomundo (2003-2007)
Links
Websitewww.tvcine.pt

TVCine is a Portuguese premium television brand used on four movie channels, operated by NOS. They showcase recent movies and premieres from all the major studios, as well as comedy, action, classic and old movies.

History

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TVCine originally began life as a Portuguese version of the Brazilian premium channels Telecine in 1998, only consisting of two channels at the time. One dedicated to more recent films, Telecine 1, while the other was dedicated to older films, Telecine 2.[1]

The channels were eventually fully acquired by the theatrical Portuguese distributor Cinemas Lusomundo (now NOS Audiovisuais) and on 1 June 2003 the channels were rebranded as Canais Lusomundo. Telecine 1 became Lusomundo Premium and Telecine 2 became Lusomundo Gallery.[2]

On April 16, 2004, a third channel was launched as Lusomundo Action dedicated to action movies, and in 2005 a fourth channel was added as Lusomundo Happy, dedicated to movies that were more family friendly and more emotional. Following the launch of Fox and Fox Life on TV Cabo, Lusomundo signed a contract with 20th Century Fox, valid from June 2005. With these developments, TV Cabo claimed that the ensemble of the Lusomundo channels had an estimated 250,000 to 270,000 subscribers.[3]

The TVCine brand was launched on 1 November 2007, replacing the Lusomundo branding of the channels. In May 2009 they started to broadcast in 16:9 24-hours a day, instead of the old 4:3 format.

As of 1 September 2015 TVSéries has granted HBO series exclusivity in Portugal and has adopted "Home of HBO" as its tagline,[4][5] until the closure of the channel on 14 January 2020 following the launch of HBO Portugal, which would eventually become HBO Max.

ERC received a request for a TVCine Fear channel on April 8, 2025.[6]

Channels

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Channel name Logo Channel number Genres Format Previous name
TVCine Top Nos 75 Meo 55 Zap 50 Latest Releases, Cinema Releases, Premieres Cinema 16:9 SDTV 16:9 HDTV Replaced Lusomundo Premium, and more recently TVCine 1
TVCine Edition Nos 76 Meo 56 Zap 51 Cult Cinema, Documentaries, Shorts, Portuguese Cinema, Classics Replaced Lusomundo Action, and more recently TVCine 2
TVCine Emotion Nos 77 Meo 57 Zap 52 Animation, Drama, Romance, Comedy Replaced Lusomundo Happy, and more recently TVCine 3
TVCine Action
Nos 78 Meo 58 Zap 53 Action, Thriller, Sci-fi, Horror Replaced Lusomundo Gallery, TVCine, and more recently TVCine 4
TVCine Power Zap 70 Adventure, African Cinema, Blockbusters Cinema, dubbed movies N/A; New channel for Angola and Mozambique

Former channels (on 14th January 2020)

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  • TVSéries
  • TVSéries HD

References

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  1. ^ Telecine em sinal aberto no dia do seu aniversário
  2. ^ PTM termina com parceria da Globo e SIC nos canais de cinema
  3. ^ "Canais Lusomundo assinam contrato com a 20th Century Fox". Público. 24 May 2005. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Chegada da HBO a Portugal é uma parceria entre a TVSéries e a rede norte americana". IGN. August 24, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
  5. ^ "TVSéries Home of HBO".
  6. ^ Deliberação ERC/2025/130 (AUT-TV)
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