Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
2004·Movie·en·2h 2m
92
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The story of Z Channel, one of the first U.S. pay cable stations and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974 in LA, their eclectic slate of movies became a prime example of the untapped power of cable television.
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