TCM around the World: TCM UK
This year, Turner Classic Movies turns twenty five, marking a quarter century in offering a virtually unchanged presence on American television. Like many networks in Warnermedia, TCM has seen a variety of TCM branded networks that while different from the US feed, usually offers something fresh and familiar. As a long-time fan of TCM in the US, I thought It would be a fun exercise to explore how TCM differs around the world. Recently, Turner Classic Movies' UK channel re-branded from TCM UK to TCM Movies. The news was greeted with a mixed reaction, as TCM will no longer offer an HD Feed (at least to satellite Subscribers via SKY, it's unclear whether that's the case through other providers). Surprisingly TCM UK has had a proactive existence in the UK, offering similar and divergent material compared to the commercial free US network. TCM UK launched on October 15th 1999, alongside several other European feeds, replacing TNT Classic Movies which had launched in 1993