Film4

Film4 was originally known as FilmFour and became Channel 4's second channel (after Channel 4 itself) when it launched on 1 November 1998. It was a subscription-only service available on satellite television and most UK cable services. It cost around £6 a month, eventually rising to £7. The first film shown was 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape?' Additional channel were launched such as FilmFour World and FilmFour Extreme, but were discontinued after operating on the time-shift channel FilmFour +1. The subscription service ended on 19 July 2006 and became a free-to-air service four days later. Views then increased from 300,000 subscribers to 18 million households. It broadcast the television premier of Lost In Translation under their new format.