AMC & Turner Classic Movies End of Broadcast

AMC and Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will cease broadcast effective January 1, 2019. These respective channels will no longer be in service on the said date: in Asia for AMC and in the Philippines for Turner Classic Movies. New channels will be added to the lineup of affected SKYcable plan and Select pack.

AMC

• SD Ch 106 – Metro Manila, CAMANAVA, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, Bulacan and Lipa
• SD Ch420– Bacolod, Baguio, Cebu, Davao, and Iloilo

• AMC will cease broadcast in Asia.
• Subscribers who availed of AMC via SKYcable Select will no longer be billed for their subscription. To view other channels you may opt to add to your subscription, click here.
• AMC will no longer be part of SKYcable Gold HD Plan & Select Family Pack. These plans/packs will retain their current pricing but new channel/s will be added to their current lineup:

  Subscription	Added Channel	Channel Assignment
  		Metro Manila, CAMANAVA, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, Bulacan,Lipa	Cebu, Davao, Bacolod, Iloilo, Baguio
  Gold HD Plan	GEM TV Asia SD	Ch 116	Ch 222
  Select Family Pack	Da Vinci Kids	Ch 152	N/A

TCM

• SD Ch 105 – Metro Manila, CAMANAVA, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, Bulacan and Lipa
• SD Ch 421 – Bacolod, Cebu, Davao, Dumaguete, Gensan and Iloilo

• Turner Classic Movies will cease broadcast in the Philippines.
• Subscribers who availed of TCM via SKYcable Select will no longer be billed for their subscription. To view other channels you may opt to add to your subscription, click here.
• TCM will no longer be part of SKYcable Select Family Pack. These plans/packs will retain their current pricing but new channel/s will be added to their current lineup:

  Subscription	Added Channel	Channel Assignment
  		Metro Manila, CAMANAVA, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, Bulacan,Lipa
  Select Family Pack	FilmBox Art House	Ch 83

FAQs

Why can’t I watch AMC/Turner Classic Movies anymore?

Both networks have announced that their respective cable channels will cease to air in the Philippines beginning January 1, 2019.

Is this for all cable operators in the Philippines?

Yes this is for all cable operators in the Philippines that carries AMC/TCM in the Philippines.

What will happen to my AMC or TCM Select subscription?

You will no longer be charged beginning January 1, 2019

What will happen to my Family Pack Select subscription?

The subscription will continue at the same price of P350.

New channels, Da Vinci Kids and Filmbox Arthouse will be added to replace AMC and TCM. FilmBox Art House features works from the world's most prominent directors, including Hitchcock, Kurosawa, Fellini and many others. In addition to classic movies viewers may enjoy films presented at the most important film festivals including Cannes, Toronto, Venice, Berlin, Locarno, Sundance, Karlovy Vary and Tokyo. Moreover, Da Vinci Media offers fun educational programming for kids and whole families alike through its 24/7 television channel – comprised of Da Vinci Kids and Da Vinci Learning programming blocks

I am a Gold HD subscriber, will there be a replacement for AMC?

Sony GEM TV will be added to your basic cable line-up. The channel contains programs from Japan, Korea, China and Taiwan. Some of the programs include Way Too Kawaii!, Tokyo alien Bros, Cops N’ Robbers, Weakest Beast, Ninosan, Shimura Zoo S10, Crazy Labo, Stories To Match.