Showtime Networks, Inc. (SNI) is the corporate division of media conglomerate CBS Corporation. The company was established in 1983 as Showtime/The Movie Channel, Inc. after Viacom and Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment merged their premium channels, Showtime and The Movie Channel respectively, into one division. In 1984, American Express sold their interest in Warner-Amex to Warner Communications making Warner the new half-owner of Showtime/TMC.

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  • Showtime Networks, Inc. (SNI) is the corporate division of media conglomerate CBS Corporation. The company was established in 1983 as Showtime/The Movie Channel, Inc. after Viacom and Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment merged their premium channels, Showtime and The Movie Channel respectively, into one division. In 1984, American Express sold their interest in Warner-Amex to Warner Communications making Warner the new half-owner of Showtime/TMC. In 1985, Warner sold its half-interest to Viacom, making the company wholly owned division of Viacom. In 1988, the company was renamed Showtime Networks, Inc. SNI along with CBS, The CW Television Network, Viacom Outdoor, Spelling Television, CBS Television Studios (formerly CBS Productions,Paramount Television,and CBS Paramount Television), CBS Television Distribution (formerly Paramount Domestic Television, CBS Paramount Domestic Television,and King World),CBS Studios International (formerly CBS Paramoint International Television, Simon and Schuster and other entities became part of CBS Corporation when CBS officially split from Viacom in December 2005. SNI managed the CBS, Robert Redford and NBC Universal joint venture Sundance Channel until 2008, when it was sold to Cablevision's Rainbow Media. Showtime Networks oversees the operation of the following TV network brands: Showtime Showtime 2 Showcase Showtime Extreme Showtime Beyond Showtime Next Showtime Family Zone Showtime Women The Movie Channel The Movie Channel Xtra Flix Smithsonian Networks Showtime Women, Showtime Family Zone and Showtime Next are digital cable services of Showtime and are not available on DirecTV and Dish Network. Flix is only available to DirecTV and other satellite systems. Flix was formerly carried on cable systems in the early and mid 1990s. Flix is now considered a specialty premium service to satellite customers who subscribe to Showtime Unlimited. There are still cable providers that do carry Flix as a premium service with Showtime. In 2008, Showtime Networks was honored at the 59th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Advanced Media Technology for Best Use of Commercial Advertising on Personal Computer for the companion website to the series The L Word.
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  • Showtime Networks, Inc. (SNI) is the corporate division of media conglomerate CBS Corporation. The company was established in 1983 as Showtime/The Movie Channel, Inc. after Viacom and Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment merged their premium channels, Showtime and The Movie Channel respectively, into one division. In 1984, American Express sold their interest in Warner-Amex to Warner Communications making Warner the new half-owner of Showtime/TMC.
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  • Showtime Networks
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