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HBO-Showtime Networks is a movie/premium entertainment network group from WBP-AMEX Media Networks.

HBO is a Pay Television Network from WBP-AMEX Media Networks. It consists primarily of theatrically released motion pictures (from major Hollywood studios) and original television programs as well as made-for-cable movies, documentaries, occasional comedy and concert specials, and periodic interstitial programs (consisting of short films and making-of documentaries) and as well as a lot of theatrically released motion pictures made for Warner Bros., MGM and Paramount and ones distributed in part of Netflix and Paramount+.

Its channels are HBO 2, a secondary channel offers a separate schedule of theatrical (from major Hollywood studios) and original made-for-cable movies (including daytime airings of R-rated films that the main HBO channel is usually restricted from airing in the morning, early- and mid-afternoon hours), series and specials, as well as same-week, rebroadcasts of newer films, and recent episodes and occasional complete-season "catch-up" marathons of original series first aired on the primary HBO channel.

HBO Comedy features comedic films (from major Hollywood studios, also all from WB, MGM and Paramount along with their Netflix and Paramount+ movies), as well as rebroadcasts of HBO's original comedy series and stand-up specials; although the channel broadcasts R-rated films during the daytime hours, HBO Comedy only airs adult comedy specials at night.

HBO Family has movies and series aimed at children, as well as feature films intended for a broader family audience from Warner Bros., MGM and Paramount along with their Netflix and Paramount+ movies as well as major Hollywood studios and a children's block called HBO Kids targeted on original children's shows and as well as some children's shows from Nick Jr. and Cartoonito.

HBO Latino has programming catering to Hispanic and Latino American audiences, including HBO original productions, Spanish and Portuguese series sourced from HBO Latin America, dubbed versions of American theatrical releases, and domestic and imported Spanish-language films from Warner Bros., MGM and Paramount along with their Netflix and Paramount+ movies as well as major Hollywood studios.

HBO Signature focuses around movies, series and specials targeted at a female audience and retransmits HBO productions.

HBO Zone airs movies (from major Hollywood studios, also all from WB, MGM and Paramount along with their Netflix and Paramount+ movies) and HBO original programs aimed at young adults between the ages of 18 and 34.

Cinemax - A Sister Channel to HBO and Showtime. It consists of blockbuster movies, first-run films, movie favorites and limited original programming. The channel commonly premieres new movies from Warner Bros., MGM and Paramount along with their Netflix and Paramount+ movies and also from major Hollywood studios.

Its channels are MoreMax is a secondary channel with similar program content as Cinemax on a separate schedule; it also carries foreign, independent and arthouse films. The service broadcasts a featured movie every night at 9:00 p.m.

5StarMax broadcasts action movies including blockbusters, westerns, war pictures, martial arts, horror and adventure films (from major Hollywood studios, also all from WB, MGM and Paramount along with their Netflix and Paramount+ movies); the channel has a prime time film block, "Heroes at 8", which carries a featured action movie at 8:00 p.m.

MovieMax broadcasts films (from major Hollywood studios, also all from WB, MGM and Paramount along with their Netflix and Paramount+ movies) aimed at young adults between the ages of 18 and 34 years old.

OuterMax runs science fiction, horror and fantasy films (from major Hollywood studios, also all from WB, MGM and Paramount along with their Netflix and Paramount+ movies); the channel has a late-night film block, "Graveyard Shift", carrying a featured sci-fi or horror movie every night at midnight Eastern Time.

ThrillerMax runs mystery, suspense, horror and thriller movies (from major Hollywood studios, also all from WB, MGM and Paramount along with their Netflix and Paramount+ movies); the channel runs a prime time film block, "When the Clock Strikes 10", showing a different featured mystery, suspense or thriller at 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time seven nights a week.

5StarMax showcases modern classics, featuring award-winning films and timeless movie classics (from major Hollywood studios, also all from WB, MGM and Paramount along with their Netflix and Paramount+ movies).

Cinemáx is a Spanish simulcast of Cinemax (similar to HBO Latino, although without any programming differences), broadcasting Spanish-dubbed Hollywood films (from major Hollywood studios, also all from WB, MGM and Paramount along with their Netflix and Paramount+ movies) and original series; all of Cinemax's other multiplex channels otherwise do carry Spanish film audio on the second audio program.

Showtime is a Sister Channel to HBO and Cinemax. It consists of theatrically released motion pictures from Warner Bros., MGM and Paramount along with their Netflix and Paramount+ movies and original television series from HBO, Cinemax and itself, along with boxing and mixed martial arts matches, occasional stand-up comedy specials, and made-for-TV movies.

Its channels are a Showtime 2 is a secondary channel that offers a separate schedule of movies from Warner Bros., MGM and Paramount along with their Netflix and Paramount+ movies, original series and specials.

Showcase features movies, first-run feature films and original made-for-cable films originally produced for Showtime.

SHO X BET (soon to be known as HBO X BET; formally Showtime Beyond) focuses on programming aimed at African American audiences and incorporating original scripted content targeted at that demographic from Showtime, HBO, Cinemax and BET's respective libraries, in addition to BET+ and Netflix (from Paramount) programming to drive viewers to that streaming service.

Showtime Extreme airs action and adventure films, thriller films, gangster films and sporting events (including mixed martial arts and boxing matches) from Warner Bros., MGM and Paramount along with their Netflix and Paramount+ movies. The channel carries over 60 movies each month, along with a Sunday double feature spotlighting a different action star.

Showtime Family Zone features family-oriented programming, including movies from Warner Bros., MGM and Paramount along with their Netflix and Paramount+ movies and specials aimed at a younger audience. All movies seen on the channel are rated G, PG, or PG-13 (or the equivalent TV-G, TV-PG, or TV-14), with no content at or above R or TV-MA airs on the channel.

Showtime Next features movies from Warner Bros., MGM and Paramount along with their Netflix and Paramount+ movies geared towards adults between 18 and 34 years old. The channel features over 50 films each month, including original made-for-cable movies, and live action and animated short films; it also broadcasts documentaries and concert specials.

Showtime Women (soon to be known as HBO Women) features movies from Warner Bros., MGM and Paramount along with their Netflix and Paramount+ movies, Showtime original series and specials aimed at a female audience.

Its sister channels are The Movie Channel carries blockbuster and smaller first-run feature films from Warner Bros., MGM and Paramount along with their Netflix and Paramount+ movies and independent films. TMC broadcasts a featured movie around 8:00 pm. Eastern and Pacific Time each night and has one regularly-scheduled movie block: the weekly horror movie double feature "Splatterday on Saturday" on Saturday evenings at 10:00 pm. Eastern and Pacific.

The Movie Channel Xtra is a secondary channel providing more movie choice for viewers, which is counterprogrammed to The Movie Channel with a largely separate schedule (outside of some common titles shared between the two channels during each month, which are shown in different time slots). TMC Xtra features a nightly feature movie around 9:00 pm. Eastern and Pacific Time, and rebroadcasts the previous week's edition of the "Splatterday" block as aired on the main TMC channel on Friday nights at 10:00 pm. Eastern and Pacific.

Flix's programming consists solely of theatrically released motion pictures released from the 1970s to the present day, interspersed with some films from the 1950s and 1960s from Warner Bros., MGM and Paramount along with their Netflix and Paramount+ movies.

Epix (now MGM+) is a Pay Television Network under its Epix Entertainment (other than, but now in HBO-Showtime Networks) division, it consists of recent and older theatrically released motion pictures (from Paramount's partner, MGM and Turner Entertainment Co.), original television series, documentaries, and music and comedy specials.

Its channels are Epix 2 (now MGM+ Hits) offers additional movies from Paramount's partner, MGM and Turner Entertainment Co. and specials, as well as repeats of original series and documentaries seen on the primary channel.

Epix Hits (now MGM+ Marquee) features recent and older theatrical feature films from Paramount's partner, MGM and Turner Entertainment Co. and documentaries, as well as original stand-up comedy and music specials previously seen on the main channel. Unlike the primary Epix channel and Epix 2, Epix Hits does not air Epix's scripted original programs (e.g., Get Shorty, Deep State, etc.), although it occasionally offers past episodes of the network's unscripted series.

Epix Drive-In (now MGM+ Drive In) focuses on action, comedy, science fiction, fantasy and horror films from the 1970s to the present (consisting of both mainstream and B movie releases) from Paramount's partner, MGM and Turner Entertainment Co.

Its sister channels are ScreenPix (now MGM+ ScreenPix) focuses on a broad array of theatrical movies of box office and critical acclaim released between the 1960s and the 1990s from Paramount's partner, MGM and Turner Entertainment Co.

ScreenPix Action (now MGM+ Action) focuses on action, adventure, horror and martial arts films from Paramount's partner, MGM and Turner Entertainment Co.

ScreenPix Voices (now MGM+ Voices) is a channel dedicated to scripted and documentary films with "bold perspectives" by filmmakers of diverse ethnic backgrounds (with an emphasis on content from African American filmmakers).

ScreenPix Westerns features a mix of classic Western movies from the 1960s through the 1990s from Paramount's partner, MGM and Turner Entertainment Co., as well as selected reruns of popular western series from the 1950s to the 1970s from Paramount's partner, MGM and Turner Entertainment Co. Due to its carriage of a limited schedule of Western series from the 1950s to the 1970s, it is currently the only ScreenPix channel that airs series programming.

MGM HD (now MGM+, on the other hand, Turner Classic Movies) featured movies from the Paramount-partnered Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Turner Entertainment Co. library of 1,200 movies mastered in a high-definition-compatible format.

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