[1] When DF1 and Premiere merged to form the platform "Premiere World" in October 1999, it movie package, which was called "Movie World", consisted of the Premiere channel and 13th Street as well as the former DF1 channels Star*Kino, Cine Action, Cine Comedy, Sci Fantasy and Romantic Movies while Western Movies closed.

With the relaunch, the channels adopted the searchlights-themed graphics, used by the British Sky Movies channels since 2007, with the logos replaced by those of German counterparts.

[7] On 11 March 2020, Sky Cinema was revamped with new and renamed channels:[8] On 11 April 2024, Sky Cinema saw its linear lineup of channels reduced in order to put more efficience on its video on demand service:[9] Sky Cinema is a German set of movie channels owned by Sky Deutschland.

The Sky Cinema package includes six Sky-branded channels: Movies are broadcast in the 16:9 widescreen format with both German and original audio, when available.

In order to watch movies in high-definition, payment is required for Sky HD, another set of programs.