Showtime Networks Company Description
When the curtain goes up on this cable broadcaster, it's really Showtime. Showtime Networks operates a portfolio of leading pay-TV channels including its flagship Showtime service, which offers movies, special events, and such original series programming as Dexter and Weeds. It also has Showtime-branded special interest offerings, including Showtime Extreme and Showtime Women, as well as on demand programming. Showtime boasts more than 15 million cable and satellite subscribers. In addition, the company owns sister pay-TV services The Movie Channel and FLIX. Part of media giant CBS Corporation, Showtime first went on the air in 1976.
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