Cine5 was the first subscription-based television channel in Turkey. It aired in an encrypted format and primarily broadcast feature-length movies when it was founded on September 20, 1993. Subscribers were required to buy a decoder to watch the channel. The number of subscribers reached over half a million. However, in recent years, it enlarged its program spectrum due to competition from other movie-based channels and removed encryption and the subscription policy on January 16, 2006. On February 15, 2011, the channel was put up for sale and bought by Al Jazeera to launch Al Jazeera Türk. Programmes 32. Gün-Mehmet Ali Birand Çarkıfelek-Yıldo Turkish Super League-Erman Toroğlu Arena-Uğur Dündar References External links Cine5 Live Cine5 at LyngSat Address Defunct television channels in Turkey Television channels and stations established in 1993 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2015 Beşiktaş