LMN (also known previously as Lifetime Movies, and an initialism for Lifetime Movie Network)[1] is an American pay televisionnetwork owned by A&E Networks, a joint venture between the Disney Media Networks subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company and the Hearst Communications.[2] LMN carries movies and exclusive shows aimed at women, especially made for television movies. Many, though not all, of the movies that air on the network are Lifetime originals that were first shown on the flagship Lifetime channel; in turn, the network also premieres original films that are later broadcast on Lifetime. Until they ended their involvement in television films in the early 2000s, the network's earliest programming consisted of movies originally meant for broadcast networks.
As of February 2015, LMN is available to approximately 82,031,000 pay television households (70.5% of households with television) in the United States.[3]
An Australian version of the channel launched on September 1, 2020 through Foxtel.[4]
The network launched on June 29, 1998, as Lifetime Movie Network, a digital cable and direct broadcast satellite extension of its main network.[5]Variety praised the move as "capitalizing on the expected channel boom from TV’s conversion to digital distribution over the next few years."[6] However, it only reached 3 million of the 70 million pay-television subscribers in the U.S. at the time.[7]
The original format of the network consisted of longer blocks of made-for-television movies with limited commercial interruptions, airing twice a day. As the network grew and broadcast networks ceased producing made-for-TV movies, more commercial breaks were added during its film content. The network also added theatrical film releases to its schedule. The network airs different movies each day, although the movies aired at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. ET each day are re-aired at 12:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. (9:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. PT).
On April 19, 2009, the broadcast of Natalee Holloway attracted 3.2 million viewers for the network, more than 1 million of which were among the demographic of women aged 18–49, garnering the highest ratings in the network's history at that time.[8] On August 27, 2009, A+E Networks acquired Lifetime Entertainment Services, which was jointly owned by the former's corporate parents The Walt Disney Company and the Hearst Corporation in conjunction with NBCUniversal (which sold its interest to the two other companies in 2011).[9][10]
On October 13, 2013, the network debuted its first original series, the reality-based murder mystery program Killer Profile.[11] In addition, three series that had previously aired on sister network The Biography Channel – The Haunting Of, I Survived... and Celebrity Ghost Stories – also moved to LMN that year. In March 2014, A+E Networks moved the drama series Those Who Kill to LMN, becoming the first scripted series to air on the network, although it solely moved to LMN to burn off the remaining episodes of the low-rated A&E program.[12]
Rebrandings
Over its 24-year history, the network has vacillated its main branding several times, usually alternating between its full name of Lifetime Movie Network and their initials of LMN depending on the network's marketing plan at the time of the name change. The network's branding history is as follows:
Lifetime Movie Network (June 29, 1998 – July 2006; June 2008 - 2011, November 1, 2019 - present as a full name)
LMN (July 2006 – June 2008; 2011 – July 10, 2017; November 1, 2019 – present for LMN)
Lifetime Movies (July 11, 2017 – October 31, 2019)
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^Andreeva, Nellie (March 25, 2014). "Benched A&E Drama Series 'Those Who Kill' To Air On Sibling LMN". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
External links
Official website
January 29, 2023
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LMN also known previously as Lifetime Movies and an initialism for Lifetime Movie Network 1 is an American pay television network owned by A amp E Networks a joint venture between the Disney Media Networks subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company and the Hearst Communications 2 LMN carries movies and exclusive shows aimed at women especially made for television movies Many though not all of the movies that air on the network are Lifetime originals that were first shown on the flagship Lifetime channel in turn the network also premieres original films that are later broadcast on Lifetime Until they ended their involvement in television films in the early 2000s the network s earliest programming consisted of movies originally meant for broadcast networks LMNCountryUnited StatesBroadcast areaNationwideHeadquartersNew York New YorkProgrammingLanguage s EnglishPicture format1080i HDTV downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed OwnershipOwnerA amp E NetworksParentLifetime Entertainment ServicesSister channelsLifetime Lifetime Real WomenHistoryLaunchedJune 29 1998 24 years ago 1998 06 29 Former names Rebrandings section LinksWebsitewww wbr mylifetime wbr com wbr lifetime moviesAs of February 2015 LMN is available to approximately 82 031 000 pay television households 70 5 of households with television in the United States 3 An Australian version of the channel launched on September 1 2020 through Foxtel 4 Contents 1 History 1 1 Rebrandings 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditThe network launched on June 29 1998 as Lifetime Movie Network a digital cable and direct broadcast satellite extension of its main network 5 Variety praised the move as capitalizing on the expected channel boom from TV s conversion to digital distribution over the next few years 6 However it only reached 3 million of the 70 million pay television subscribers in the U S at the time 7 The original format of the network consisted of longer blocks of made for television movies with limited commercial interruptions airing twice a day As the network grew and broadcast networks ceased producing made for TV movies more commercial breaks were added during its film content The network also added theatrical film releases to its schedule The network airs different movies each day although the movies aired at 8 00 p m and 10 00 p m ET each day are re aired at 12 00 a m and 2 00 a m 9 00 p m and 11 00 p m PT On April 19 2009 the broadcast of Natalee Holloway attracted 3 2 million viewers for the network more than 1 million of which were among the demographic of women aged 18 49 garnering the highest ratings in the network s history at that time 8 On August 27 2009 A E Networks acquired Lifetime Entertainment Services which was jointly owned by the former s corporate parents The Walt Disney Company and the Hearst Corporation in conjunction with NBCUniversal which sold its interest to the two other companies in 2011 9 10 On October 13 2013 the network debuted its first original series the reality based murder mystery program Killer Profile 11 In addition three series that had previously aired on sister network The Biography Channel The Haunting Of I Survived and Celebrity Ghost Stories also moved to LMN that year In March 2014 A E Networks moved the drama series Those Who Kill to LMN becoming the first scripted series to air on the network although it solely moved to LMN to burn off the remaining episodes of the low rated A amp E program 12 Rebrandings Edit Over its 24 year history the network has vacillated its main branding several times usually alternating between its full name of Lifetime Movie Network and their initials of LMN depending on the network s marketing plan at the time of the name change The network s branding history is as follows Lifetime Movie Network June 29 1998 July 2006 June 2008 2011 November 1 2019 present as a full name LMN July 2006 June 2008 2011 July 10 2017 November 1 2019 present for LMN Lifetime Movies July 11 2017 October 31 2019 See also EditLifetime Lifetime Real Women Lifetime Canada Lifetime UK and Ireland References Edit A E Networks Life is Entertaining Aenetworks com Retrieved 2014 05 26 About Lifetime Lifetime April 10 2010 Retrieved April 10 2010 List of how many homes each cable network is in as of February 2015 TV by the Numbers Zap2it February 22 2015 Archived from the original on February 23 2015 Retrieved March 14 2015 Foxtel launches Lifetime Movie Network Mumbrella August 4 2020 Retrieved August 4 2020 Lifetime Entertainment Services History International Directory of Company Histories Vol 32 St James Press 2000 Hosted on Funding Universe com Retrieved on December 4 2013 New Lifetime Channel to Center on Made Fors Variety November 24 1997 Retrieved July 7 2013 Katz Richard Lifetime Exec Exodus Variety July 21 1999 Retrieved July 7 2013 Kissel Rick April 20 2009 Lifetime Movie scores with Holloway Variety Schneider Michael August 27 2009 A amp E Acquires Lifetime Variety Archived from the original on February 24 2013 Retrieved August 27 2017 Atkinson Claire August 27 2009 A amp E Networks Lifetime Merger Completed Broadcasting amp Cable Retrieved August 27 2017 Kondolojy Amanda September 24 2013 LMN Premieres First Original Series Killer Profile on Sunday October 13 at 9 AM TV by the Numbers Archived from the original on September 29 2013 Retrieved November 28 2013 Andreeva Nellie March 25 2014 Benched A amp E Drama Series Those Who Kill To Air On Sibling LMN Deadline Hollywood Retrieved March 26 2014 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title LMN TV channel amp oldid 1119730223, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
