Epix
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Epix was a premium American cable and streaming television network known for airing recent Hollywood films, original series, and specials before being rebranded as MGM+.
All labels observed (4)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6479403 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Epix Context triple: [MGM+, formerName, Epix]
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A.
Paramount Network
Paramount Network is an American cable television channel owned by Paramount Global, known for airing original scripted series, reality shows, and feature films.
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B.
Cinemax
Cinemax is an American premium cable and satellite television network known for airing feature films, original series, and late-night programming.
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C.
Showtime
Showtime is an American premium cable and streaming network known for its original, often edgy series, films, and sports programming.
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D.
Fox 21
Fox 21 was a television production company known for developing and producing popular cable series, including the crime drama "Sons of Anarchy."
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E.
Chesapeake Television
Chesapeake Television is a regional broadcasting company established by American media entrepreneur Julian Sinclair Smith, known for operating local television stations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Epix Target entity description: Epix was a premium American cable and streaming television network known for airing recent Hollywood films, original series, and specials before being rebranded as MGM+.
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A.
Paramount Network
Paramount Network is an American cable television channel owned by Paramount Global, known for airing original scripted series, reality shows, and feature films.
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B.
Cinemax
Cinemax is an American premium cable and satellite television network known for airing feature films, original series, and late-night programming.
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C.
Showtime
Showtime is an American premium cable and streaming network known for its original, often edgy series, films, and sports programming.
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D.
Fox 21
Fox 21 was a television production company known for developing and producing popular cable series, including the crime drama "Sons of Anarchy."
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E.
Chesapeake Television
Chesapeake Television is a regional broadcasting company established by American media entrepreneur Julian Sinclair Smith, known for operating local television stations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
premium cable television network
ⓘ
streaming television service ⓘ |
| availableOn |
cable providers in the United States
ⓘ
internet-connected devices ⓘ satellite providers in the United States ⓘ |
| broadcastContent |
original television series
ⓘ
recent Hollywood films ⓘ television specials ⓘ |
| businessModel | subscription-based ⓘ |
| category |
over-the-top streaming service
ⓘ
pay television network ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| distributionFormat |
cable television
ⓘ
satellite television ⓘ streaming ⓘ |
| formerNameOf |
MGM+
ⓘ
linked to:
MGM+ (streaming service)
|
| genre | premium television ⓘ |
| hasBrand |
Epix 2
ⓘ
linked to:
Epix
Epix Drive-In ⓘ Epix HD ⓘ
linked to:
Epix
Epix Hits ⓘ
linked to:
Epix
|
| industry |
entertainment
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Amazon (through MGM)
ⓘ
linked to:
Amazon MGM Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| parentCompany |
Amazon.com, Inc. (via MGM acquisition)
ⓘ
linked to:
Amazon MGM Studios
MGM Holdings (historically) ⓘ
linked to:
MGM Holdings
|
| platformType |
linear television channel
ⓘ
on-demand streaming platform ⓘ |
| programmingFocus |
comedy series
ⓘ
documentaries ⓘ feature films ⓘ scripted drama series ⓘ |
| rebrandedAs |
MGM+
ⓘ
linked to:
MGM+ (streaming service)
|
| serviceArea |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| successorOf | Epix ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Epix Description of subject: Epix was a premium American cable and streaming television network known for airing recent Hollywood films, original series, and specials before being rebranded as MGM+.
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
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subject linked to:
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subject linked to:
MGM+ (streaming service)
subject linked to:
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