Movie Network Channels was an
Australian premium television movie service that consisted of five original channels (
Movie One,
Movie Extra,
Movie Greats,
Family Movie Channel,
Starpics 1), two SD timeshifts (
Movie Two,
Starpics 2) and three HD simulcasts (
Movie One HD,
Starpics 1 HD,
Starpics 2 HD). Its main competitor was
Showtime. Movie Network channels were originally only available through
Optus TV, who produced and part-owned the channels prior to 1 January 2000.