Ushered in by compression, low-cost pay services to offer mix of films and TV series
Tele-Communications Inc. spin-off company Liberty Media Corporation has announced plans to launch not one but six cable networks as soon as digital compression technology begins to roll out on cable systems next year.
The new networks will be a low-cost multiplex version of Encore, Liberty's two-year-old mini-pay movie channel. Each of the six channels will feature a different genre of entertainment programming and will offer a mix of theatrical movies, made-for-TV movies and older TV series.
The launch of the services is expected to cost "in the nine digits," …
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