Sky Cinema (German TV channel)

Sky Cinema
Logo used since 2020
CountryGermany
Broadcast areaGermany
Austria
Switzerland
Programming
Picture format576i (16:9 SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerSky Deutschland
Sister channelsList of Sky Deutschland channels
History
LaunchedFebruary 1991

Sky Cinema is a German set of movie channels owned by Sky Deutschland.

The Sky Cinema package includes six Sky-branded channels:

  • Sky Cinema Premiere, the premium channel with 20 television premieres per month.
  • Sky Cinema Action with action, horror and sci-fi movies.
  • Sky Cinema Family with various kinds of comedy and family movies.
  • Sky Cinema Highlights with popular movies from the course of cinema history.
  • Sky Cinema Special used for a pop up channel for an event
  • Sky Cinema Classics with classic movies until present days.
  • HD versions of all channels are available except for Sky Cinema Classics.
  • Warner TV Film and Paramount+ are also offered free of charge.

Movies are broadcast in the 16:9 widescreen format with both German and original audio, when available. In order to watch movies in high-definition, payment is required for Sky HD, another set of programs. By booking this set, the channels fitting into the other booked sets, such as Sky Sport are decrypted as well.