FX Movie Channel
| Company type | Pay television network |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | October 31, 1994 |
| Headquarters | United States |
Area served | United States |
| Owner | The Walt Disney Company (via FX Networks, LLC) |
| Parent | FX Networks, LLC |
FX Movie Channel (FXM) is a United States-based pay television network owned by FX Networks, LLC, which operates under the Disney Entertainment division of The Walt Disney Company. It serves as a companion channel to FX and FXX. Since 2012, FXM’s content has been organized into two segments: contemporary movies air during prime time, while classic films are featured in the early morning and daytime hours under the FXM Retro banner.
As of , FXM is available in approximately 32 million U.S. pay TV households, a decrease from its 2019 high of 58 million. The reduction in distribution corresponds with the rise of streaming platforms, including Disney’s own Disney+, and a strategic deprioritization of FXM in retransmission consent discussions by Disney. Notably, the channel was removed from Charter Spectrum in 2023 and Verizon Fios in 2025.
fXM: Movies from Fox (1994–2000)
Originally intended to be called "Fox Movie Studio," the network launched as fXM: Movies from Fox at midnight on October 31, 1994, capitalizing on its affiliation with sister channel FX, which had debuted earlier that year. The inaugural broadcast featured the 1975 cult film The Rocky Horror Picture Show. At launch, FXM’s programming consisted exclusively of classic movies from the 20th Century Fox collection, aired without commercials, edits for content or length, and often preserved in their original black-and-white format when applicable. The selection spanned films produced from the 1920s through the 1980s.
On February 7, 1997, FXM introduced its first set of commissioned short films—six pieces each under 12 minutes—presented in a special hosted by producer-director Michael Apted. Two shorts from this group, Better Late by Jessica Yu and 78 by Noah Edelson, subsequently premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
Fox Movie Channel (2000–2013)
The network underwent rebranding to become Fox Movie Channel on March 1, 2000.
Starting January 1, 2012, Fox Movie Channel divided its schedule into two twelve-hour segments: from 3:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time, it aired a commercial-free block featuring older titles from the 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight Pictures archives; from 3:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. Eastern Time, it presented more recent films sourced from Fox, Fox Searchlight, Columbia Pictures, and Universal Pictures under the FX Movie Channel banner. This latter segment included standard advertising and edited content to accommodate commercial breaks, whereas the earlier block remained uncut and free of commercials.
FXM: FX Movie Channel (2013–present)
On March 27, 2013, the channel fully adopted the name FX Movie Channel (FXM). On January 1, 2015, FXM broadcasted a marathon featuring the inaugural season of the FX original series Fargo, marking its first venture outside film programming.
High definition
FXM provides a high-definition simulcast stream that transmits movies in 720p resolution, consistent with the company’s standard broadcast format.
External links
- movies page