Cinemax (Max in short) is an American pay cable television and satellite television network. It is owned by the Home Box Office division of Time Warner. The network usually broadcasts theatrically released feature movies, original series and softcore pornographic series and movies.
As of July 2015, Cinemax and its channels are available to more than 21 million subscribers in the United States.
Cinemax began on August 1, 1980.