In January 2003, AFN announced the creation of
AFN Family and AFN Movie, scheduled to start in December 2003. The launch of the two channels were delayed for technical reasons; and were announced in August 2004 to start on September 3; meanwhile, the channel had launched on satellites as a placeholder until the scheduled date. Broadcasts started
de facto on September 2, but
de jure on September 3; however, it still held provisional broadcasts for the length of the
2004 Summer Olympics, relaying events seen on
CNBC and
MSNBC. From the outset of the channel, the network has been targeted towards a predominantly adult audience. Like the other channels of the AFN network, it airs a mix of new releases (available two years after theatrical release) and other films from throughout the decades. In 2017, in line with other AFN networks, it converted to high definition. With AFN services moving from satellite distribution to
IPTV streaming (including access to individual programs), the channel moved exclusively to that mode of distribution on March 22, 2026. ==References==