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| Country | Philippines |
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| Broadcast area | Defunct |
| Network | ABS-CBN |
| Headquarters | ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines (for ABS-CBN) |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | ABS-CBN Corporation |
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| History | |
| Founded | July 30, 2018 |
| Launched | July 30, 2018 (ABS-CBN TVplus) June 14, 2020 (cable programming block for Kapamilya Channel) |
| Closed | May 5, 2020 (broadcast franchise expired) |
Movie Central was a Philippine pay television channel created by ABS-CBN and one of the freemium channels of ABS-CBN TV Plus. The channel's programming consists of mainly foreign and Hollywood movies. It was the second digital terrestrial television-exclusive movie channel after Cine Mo!, which also airs Hollywood and foreign movies in original English audio. Movie Central operated daily from 7:00 AM to 1:00 AM of the following day. It was available for a free-trial basis from July 30, 2018, to May 5, 2020, alongside O Shopping (standalone DTV), Asianovela Channel, Jeepney TV, and Myx. [1]
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Movie Central permanently ceased broadcasting as a standalone digital premium channel on May 5, 2020, due to the cease-and-desist order issued by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and Solicitor General Jose Calida against ABS-CBN. On September 10, 2020, the NTC reclaimed all frequencies assigned to ABS-CBN. [2]
Most of the films aired on Movie Central were moved to Kapamilya Channel via Movie Central Presents movie block, which airs during late-night hours, exclusive to pay cable and satellite television, replacing O Shopping . It simultaneously aired on All TV from January 2 to February 16, 2026 with The Commuter as the first film on January 2 and Playing It Cool as the last film on February 16.
