Festival (TV channel)

Festival is an American premium television channel owned 50-50 by Festival Entertainment Company and Paramount Global. Programming consists of theatrically released movies, original series, and some acquired programming.

Launched on October 20th, 1978, it airs on a 24/7 basis and owns an over-the-top media platform named after the network on Windows and Android and owns its sister channels, Festival 2 (comedy and show reruns) and FamilyCentral (family network).

History
It was created in 1978 to rival HBO, and the first film it aired was 1958's The Fly.