New TV movies channel to launch in July

A new movie channel showing films “created purely for TV” is scheduled to debut on Sky on July 1. The 24 hour channel, to be called Movies 24, is set to showcase the best of recent made-for-TV films from major studios and independent producers.

It will be available on Sky Digital channel 329 from June 26, but will officially launch its full schedule on July 1. Movies 24 will be part of the Sky variety mix package.