 Encore Avenue logo | |
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Western Canada and Territories |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) 480i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Corus Entertainment |
| Sister channels | Movie Central HBO Canada |
| History | |
| Launched | October 1, 1994 |
| Closed | March 1, 2016[1] (21 years, 152 days) |
| Replaced by | The Movie Network Encore |
| Former names | MovieMax! (1994–2001) |
Encore Avenue was a Canadian English language Category A premium cable and satellite television channel that was owned by Corus Entertainment. Encore Avenue was designated to operate west of the Ontario-Manitoba border, including the territories. The channel offered a variety of classic films from the 1970s to the 1990s, with films from the early 2000s interspersed within the schedule.
The service's programming was comparable to that of TMN Encore, a separately-owned pay service (and sister channel to Crave (known as The Movie Network at the time)) that was marketed to Eastern Canada, serving areas located east of the Ontario-Manitoba border. On March 1, 2016, Movie Central and Encore Avenue were shut down by Corus, with subscribers migrated to The Movie Network and TMN Encore.