Showtime

Broadcast on: International
Active from: 07 Jan 1976
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Showtime (occasionally abbreviated as "SHO") is an American premium cable and satellite television network that serves as the flagship service of the Showtime Networks subsidiary of CBS Corporation, which also owns sister services The Movie Channel and Flix.

Showtime's programming primarily includes theatrically released motion pictures and original television series, along with boxing and mixed martial arts matches, occasional stand-up comedy specials and made-for-TV movies.

The Showtime brand is used by a number of channels and platforms around the world, but primarily refers to the group of eight multiplex channels in the United States.

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Showtime is an American premium entertainment at its best. Nowhere else can you watch groundbreaking, critically acclaimed Original Series like Dexter, Californication, Nurse Jackie, Homeland, Shameless, House of Lies, Weeds, The Borgias, Episodes, The Big C and more.

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The Big C

Genre: Drama, Comedy-Drama
Channel: M-Net, SABC3, M-Net Series Showcase
Summary: Cathy Jamison has always played by the rules... until she finds out she's got cancer. But instead of giving up, Cathy decides to live it up.
Starring: Laura Linney, Oliver Platt, Gabriel Basso

Episodes

Genre: Comedy
Channel: BBC Entertainment, BritBox, BBC Brit
Summary: A British husband-and-wife comedy writing team travel to Hollywood to remake their successful British sitcom with none other than Matt LeBlanc.
Starring: Matt LeBlanc, Stephen Mangan, Tamsin Greig

Billions

Genre: Drama
Channel: M-Net Edge, M-Net City, SABC3, SABC2, M-Net
Summary: Contemporary drama that explores worlds of ultra-wealth, influence and corruption as personified by a connected US Attorney and a hedge fund king.
Starring: Paul Giamatti, Damian Lewis, Maggie Siff

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M-Net closes Showtime's House of Lies

10 Feb 2012 | Written by: Tashi | From: Tashi's TV | 2 comments
M-Net's scooped the rights to Showtime's edgy new comedy House of Lies. Don Cheadle stars as the ultimate corporate shark while Veronica Mars makes a comeback.