Cinematk

Cinematk (also known as CTK) was a Spanish private pay-television channel produced by Chello Multicanal. It focused on independent, auteur, alternative, modern, current and avant-garde cinema. Each night the channel devoted a special themed slot to formats such as double features, great directors, cycles, Eastern cinema, European cinema and independent film. The channel was launched on 15 September 1997 alongside the launch of Vía Digital, the Spanish satellite pay-TV platform on which it was to be available. In 1998 the telecommunications company Ono was created and offered a cable television package that already included some channels from the Catalan producer, including Cinematk. In 2000 Telecable launched a package called "Opción Premium" that included four Mediapark channels: Showtime Extreme, Cinematk, Canal Palomitas and Canal 18. Three days before the launch of the pay-TV platform Quiero TV, it was announced that Mediapark would offer Quiero TV subscribers two Mediapark channels already available on Vía Digital: Canal Palomitas and Cinematk (the latter broadcasting only during the early morning hours). In April 2002, several cable providers in different parts of Spain merged to form AunaCable, which presented a television offer that already included the channel. The channel disappeared from Quiero TV on 30 June 2002 due to the closure of that digital platform. In June 2003, Mediapark and Euskaltel reached an agreement to add five themed channels produced by Mediapark to the Basque telecommunications company: Natura, Canal Star, Cinematk, Showtime Extreme and Canal 18. That same month, the contract for Cinematk and other Mediapark channels was renewed for two more years on Ono's television offer. On 21 July 2003, Cinematk left Vía Digital due to the platform's merger with Canal Satélite Digital. Although it had disappeared from two digital platforms, the channel was still available on cable operators such as AunaCable, Ono, Telecable and Euskaltel. In January 2005, the channel renewed its corporate image along with its graphics, which also underwent a radical change. On 1 October 2014, the channel was shut down by AMC Networks International Iberia because it competed with its own channel Sundance Channel (Spain).

Cinematk (also known as CTK) was a Spanish private pay-television channel produced by Chello Multicanal. It focused on broadcasting independent, auteur, alternative, modern, current and avant-garde cinema. Each night the channel dedicated a special themed slot to formats such as double features, great directors, cycles, Eastern cinema, European cinema and independent film. Cinematk was born on 15 September 1997, together with the launch of Vía Digital, the satellite pay-television platform where the channel was to be available. In 1998 Ono was created, a telecommunications company that offered a cable television package which already included some channels from the Catalan producer, including Cinematk. In 2000, Telecable launched a package called "Opción Premium" that included four Mediapark channels: Showtime Extreme, Cinematk, Canal Palomitas and Canal 18. Three days before the launch of the pay-television platform Quiero TV, it was announced that Mediapark would offer subscribers of that platform two Mediapark channels already offered through Vía Digital: Canal Palomitas and Cinematk (although the latter only broadcast during the early morning). In April 2002, various cable provider companies in different parts of Spain merged to form AunaCable, which presented a television offer with the channel already included. The channel disappeared on 30 June 2002 on Quiero TV due to the cessation of the digital platform. In June 2003, Mediapark and Euskaltel reached an agreement to incorporate into the Basque telecommunications company five themed channels produced by Mediapark: Natura, Canal Star, Cinematk, Showtime Extreme and Canal 18. That month the contract of Cinematk and other Mediapark channels was also renewed for two more years in Ono's television offer. On 21 July 2003 Cinematk left Vía Digital due to the merger of the platform with Canal Satélite Digital. Although it had disappeared from two digital platforms, the channel was still available on cable operators such as AunaCable, Ono, Telecable and Euskaltel. In January 2005, the channel renewed its corporate image along with its graphics, which also received a radical change. On 1 October 2014, the channel was shut down by AMC Networks International Iberia because the channel competed with its own channel Sundance Channel (Spain).

• Cinematk launched together with the Vía Digital satellite pay-TV platform.

• Ono was created and offered a cable television package that already included Cinematk among channels from the Catalan producer.

• Telecable launched the "Opción Premium" package including Showtime Extreme, Cinematk, Canal Palomitas and Canal 18.

• Mediapark announced it would offer Canal Palomitas and Cinematk to Quiero TV subscribers, with Cinematk broadcasting only during the early morning.

• Several cable providers merged to form AunaCable, whose television offer included Cinematk.

• Cinematk disappeared from Quiero TV due to the closure of the digital platform.

• Mediapark and Euskaltel agreed to add five Mediapark channels, including Cinematk, to the Basque telecommunications company.

• Cinematk's contract and those of other Mediapark channels were renewed for two more years on Ono's television offer.

• Cinematk left Vía Digital due to the platform's merger with Canal Satélite Digital.

• Cinematk renewed its corporate image and graphics.

• Cinematk was shut down by AMC Networks International Iberia because it competed with its own Sundance Channel (Spain).

A pay-TV channel dedicated to independent, auteur, alternative, modern, current and avant-garde cinema.

• Independent cinema programming

• Auteur film cycles

• Themed nightly slots

• Double features

• European and Eastern cinema blocks

1. 1Cinematk – Wikipedia (Spanish)es.wikipedia.org
2. 2Cinematk – Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Cinematk official websitecinematk.tv
4. 4Sundance Channel – El canal donde la actualidad brillasundancechannel.es
5. 5Vivir sobre ruedas sin quedarse seco: cómo gestionar el agua durante la ruta – Sundance Channelsundancechannel.es