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Festival
Defunct American pay television channel
Festival was an American premium cable television network that was owned by Home Box Office, Inc., then a subsidiary of Time Inc., and operated from 1986 to 1988. The channel's programming consisted of uncut and re-edited versions of recent older theatrically released motion pictures, along original music, comedy and nature specials sourced from the parent HBO channel aimed at a family audience.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
Apr 1, 1986Founded1
- Industrysubscription television1
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Festival was an American premium cable television network that was owned by Home Box Office, Inc., then a subsidiary of Time Inc., and operated from 1986 to 1988. The channel's programming consisted of uncut and re-edited versions of recent older theatrically released motion pictures, along original music, comedy and nature specials sourced from the parent HBO channel aimed at a family audience.2
Timeline
- Apr 1, 1986Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaFestival (TV channel)
- WikidataQ96377883
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataFestival on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaFestival on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsFestival photo by unknown, Public domain