On 15 April 2000, when Viasat launched its digital platform, TV1000 and Cinema got two time-shift channels, each broadcasting the content with one- and two-hour delays. Cable distributors were initially hesitant to offer the new channel, which led MTG to close down another channel called FilmMax in November 1995 and trying to replace it with Cinema. In February 1995 a sister channel called TV1000 Cinema, or just "Cinema", launched. Kinnevik were eventually able to buy out the rest of the owners, and TV1000 became a part of MTG in 2000. When Kinnevik spun off their media division into the Modern Times Group in 1997, TV1000 wasn't included. The name of the merged channel was initially announced to be "TV1000 Succékanalen", although this was not used on air.Īs TV1000 was much larger than SF Succé, Kinnevik would own 75 percent of the new channel, while SF Succé's owners only owned 25 percent. The merger took place on 1 September 1991. It also made TV1000 more able to compete with FilmNet which was the leading premium channel at the time. This gave the channel a content boost with several Swedish films. In June 1991 TV1000 announced that they channel would merge with another pay movie channel called SF Succé.
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