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 Since a European Spanish dub ''did'' exist, it's possible this was what was supplied to '''Starz'''. But of note, there are some marked differences between European Spanish and the Latin American Spanish that is spoken in the US.
-The film was NOT also shown on '''Starz's''' Spanish-language movie channel '''Encore Español''', which was launched in August 2011. So, it's possible this is because the supplied Spanish dub ''didn't'' use Latin American Spanish - or it's because the movie was only subtitled...
+The film was NOT also shown on '''Starz's''' Spanish-language movie channel '''Encore Español''', which was launched in August 2011. It's possible this was because the supplied Spanish dub ''didn't'' use Latin American Spanish ... or the movie was only subtitled ... or Starz no longer had the screening rights to the film...
 <!--If the movie was fully dubbed into Spanish, the SAP must have been exclusively created for '''Starz''', because we can find no evidence of a Spanish-dubbed version of the Movie ever being shown on TV prior to this. Indeed, all indications are that the film was only ever available to Spanish-speaking countries (on VHS or on TV) in a '''subtitled''' format - such as that available to Latin American countries via [[HBO OLE]] in 1999.

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-'''[[wikipedia:Starz Inc|STARZ INC]]''', founded in 1991, is a US entertainment company (owned by Lionsgate Entertainment, based in Colorado) with pay TV stations, media distribution and production companies.
+'''[[wikipedia:Starz Inc.|STARZ INC]]''', founded in 1991, is a US entertainment company (owned by Lionsgate Entertainment, based in Colorado) with pay TV stations, media distribution and production companies.
 [[File:Starz Logo 2005.JPG|right|thumb|300px|Starz logo (1994-2005)]]
 [[File:StarzLogo2.JPG|right|thumb|300px|Starz logo (2005-2008)]]

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 The broadcaster established numerous premium subscription [[Cable and Satellite|cable and satellite]] channels.
-A movie channel, called '''[[wikipedia:Starz Encore|Encore]]''', was launched in April 1991. It had eight sub-channels, each specialising in different genres:
+A movie channel, called '''[[wikipedia:Starz Encore|Encore]]''', was launched in April 1991. Over the years it introduced further sub-channels, each specialising in different genres:
 *'''Encore'''
 *'''Encore Action'''
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 Since a European Spanish dub ''did'' exist, it's possible this was what was supplied to '''Starz'''. But of note, there are some marked differences between European Spanish and the Latin American Spanish that is spoken in the US.
-Curiously, the film was NOT also shown on '''Starz's''' Spanish-language movie channel '''Encore Español'''. So, it's possible this is because the supplied Spanish dub ''didn't'' use Latin American Spanish - or it's because the movie was only subtitled...
+The film was NOT also shown on '''Starz's''' Spanish-language movie channel '''Encore Español''', which was launched in August 2011. So, it's possible this is because the supplied Spanish dub ''didn't'' use Latin American Spanish - or it's because the movie was only subtitled...
 <!--If the movie was fully dubbed into Spanish, the SAP must have been exclusively created for '''Starz''', because we can find no evidence of a Spanish-dubbed version of the Movie ever being shown on TV prior to this. Indeed, all indications are that the film was only ever available to Spanish-speaking countries (on VHS or on TV) in a '''subtitled''' format - such as that available to Latin American countries via [[HBO OLE]] in 1999.
-Curiously, the film was NOT also shown on '''Starz's''' Spanish-language movie channel '''Encore Español'''. This suggests the film was available with Spanish ''subtitles'' only. If so, then this would likely be the same captioned version of the Movie that had been shown on [[HBO OLE]] five years earlier, in 1999.
+Curiously, the film was NOT also shown on '''Starz's''' Spanish-language movie channel '''Encore Español''', which was launched in August 2011. This suggests the film was available with Spanish ''subtitles'' only. If so, then this would likely be the same captioned version of the Movie that had been shown on [[HBO OLE]] five years earlier, in 1999.
 But if '''Starz''' did create its own full Spanish dub, it was the '''only''' TV station to ever screen the movie in that alternative language. (We searched for, but could not find any Spanish clips of the Movie online.)-->

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 This [http://www.eldoblaje.com/datos/FichaPelicula.asp?id=37869 SPANISH DUBBING site] says a dub was recorded in Madrid in 1997 (actor '''Luis Bajo''' voiced for ''both'' Paul McGann and Sylvester McCoy!). The site says it was recorded for "television", but we could find no evidence of the Movie subsequently being shown on TV anywhere in [[Spain]]. This dub is however used on the VHS release.
-Since a Spanish dub ''did'' exist in some form or another, it's possible this was what was supplied to '''Starz'''. But of note, there are some marked differences between the European Spanish used in the dub and the Latin American Spanish that is spoken in the US.
+Since a European Spanish dub ''did'' exist, it's possible this was what was supplied to '''Starz'''. But of note, there are some marked differences between European Spanish and the Latin American Spanish that is spoken in the US.
-Curiously, the film was NOT also shown on '''Starz's''' Spanish-language movie channel '''Encore Español'''. It's possible this is because the dub ''didn't'' use Latin American Spanish?
+Curiously, the film was NOT also shown on '''Starz's''' Spanish-language movie channel '''Encore Español'''. So, it's possible this is because the supplied Spanish dub ''didn't'' use Latin American Spanish - or it's because the movie was only subtitled...
 <!--If the movie was fully dubbed into Spanish, the SAP must have been exclusively created for '''Starz''', because we can find no evidence of a Spanish-dubbed version of the Movie ever being shown on TV prior to this. Indeed, all indications are that the film was only ever available to Spanish-speaking countries (on VHS or on TV) in a '''subtitled''' format - such as that available to Latin American countries via [[HBO OLE]] in 1999.

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 [[File:Starz Logo 2005.JPG|right|thumb|300px|Starz logo (1994-2005)]]
 [[File:StarzLogo2.JPG|right|thumb|300px|Starz logo (2005-2008)]]
 The broadcaster established numerous premium subscription [[Cable and Satellite|cable and satellite]] channels.

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 According to the listings (both online and print), the [[TV Movie]] was shown with '''Spanish''' as an alternative language option. But what's not clear is if this means subtitling or dubbing.
-According to this [http://www.eldoblaje.com/datos/FichaPelicula.asp?id=37869 SPANISH DUBBING site], a full dub was made in Madrid in 1997 (actor '''Luis Bajo''' voiced for ''both'' Paul McGann and Sylvester McCoy!), but we could find no evidence of the Movie subsequently being shown on TV anywhere in [[Spain]]. But there was also a VHS release; it's possible the intended TV dub was utilised on that instead.
+This [http://www.eldoblaje.com/datos/FichaPelicula.asp?id=37869 SPANISH DUBBING site] says a dub was recorded in Madrid in 1997 (actor '''Luis Bajo''' voiced for ''both'' Paul McGann and Sylvester McCoy!). The site says it was recorded for "television", but we could find no evidence of the Movie subsequently being shown on TV anywhere in [[Spain]]. This dub is however used on the VHS release.
-Since a Spanish dub ''did'' exist in some form or another, it's very likely this was what was supplied to '''Starz'''. But note: there are differences between European Spanish and Latin American Spanish which is spoken in the US.
+Since a Spanish dub ''did'' exist in some form or another, it's possible this was what was supplied to '''Starz'''. But of note, there are marked differences between the European Spanish used in the dub and the Latin American Spanish that is spoken in the US.
-Curiously, the film was NOT also shown on '''Starz's''' Spanish-language movie channel '''Encore Español'''.
+Curiously, the film was NOT also shown on '''Starz's''' Spanish-language movie channel '''Encore Español'''. It's possible this is because the dub ''didn't'' use Latin American Spanish?
 <!--If the movie was fully dubbed into Spanish, the SAP must have been exclusively created for '''Starz''', because we can find no evidence of a Spanish-dubbed version of the Movie ever being shown on TV prior to this. Indeed, all indications are that the film was only ever available to Spanish-speaking countries (on VHS or on TV) in a '''subtitled''' format - such as that available to Latin American countries via [[HBO OLE]] in 1999.

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	The Movie screened several times per month, bouncing between channels (screening on '''Encore Mystery''' one week, then on both '''Mystery''' and '''MOVIEplex''' the following week; it also appeared on '''WAM!''' for a brief period, plus a couple of showings on the '''Westerns''' channel).		The Movie screened several times per month, bouncing between channels (screening on '''Encore Mystery''' one week, then on both '''Mystery''' and '''MOVIEplex''' the following week; it also appeared on '''WAM!''' for a brief period, plus a couple of showings on the '''Westerns''' channel).

−	The following dates, timeslots (PDT/PST) and channels have been collated from the '''This Week in Doctor Who''' weekly bulletins:	+	The following dates, timeslots (Eastern Pacific; PDT/PST) and channels have been collated from the '''This Week in Doctor Who''' weekly bulletins: