TNT Comedy
TNT Comedy is a German pay television channel launched on 8 May 2012 as Glitz.[1] It is owned by WarnerMedia International.[2]
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Country | Germany |
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Broadcast area | Germany Austria Switzerland |
Headquarters | Munich, Germany |
Programming | |
Language(s) | German |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | WarnerMedia International |
Sister channels | TNT Serie TNT Film Cartoon Network Boomerang CNN International |
History | |
Launched | May 8, 2012 |
Former names | Glitz* (2012 - 2014) TNT Glitz (2014 - 2016) |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Cable | |
Kabel Deutschland | Channel 318 (SD) Channel 329 (HD) |
Unitymedia | Channel 267 (SD) Channel 71 (HD) |
Vodafone | Channel 234 (HD) Channel 534, 713 (SD) |
UPC (Switzerland) | Channel 157 (Deutschswizz) Channel 457 (Romandy & Ticino) |
Satellite | |
Sky Deutschland | Channel 127 (HD) |
IPTV | |
Telekom Entertain | Channel 241 (SD/HD) |
A1 TV (Austria) | Channel 609 (HD) |
In August 2013, SES Platform Services (later MX1, now part of SES Video) won an international tender by Turner Broadcasting System, to provide playout services for Glitz, Boomerang, Cartoon Network, TNT Film and TNT Serie for the German-speaking market, digitisation of existing Turner content, and playout for Turner on-demand and catch-up services in Germany, Austria, Switzerland the Benelux region, from November 2013.[3]
On 1 April 2014 the channel was renamed TNT Glitz and started broadcasting via satellite on Sky Germany. The slogan Here shines the sun ("Hier scheint die Sonne") was changed to ' 'We are pink ("Wir sind pink").[4]
Programming
TNT Comedy features the German first-runs of the comedy series Parks and Recreation, Web Therapy, Girls and Hot in Cleveland as well as the drama series Pretty Little Liars, Parenthood and Unforgettable. Original programming includes the magazine InStyle – Das TV-Magazin, which is centered on fashion and celebrities. It is presented by Eva Padberg.[5]
Original programming
- InStyle – Das TV-Magazin
Series
- 2 Broke Girls (2013-2014, 2016-present)
- Bobcat Goldthwait's Misfits & Monsters (Misfits & Monsters) (2018-present)
- Gilmore Girls (2013-2016)
- Girls (2012-2018)
- Grey's Anatomy (2012-2016)
- Hart to Hart (Hart aber herzlich) (2012-2014)
- Hot in Cleveland (2012-present)
- I'm Sorry (2017-present)
- Man Seeking Woman (2016-2018)
- McLeod's Daughters (McLeods Töchter) (2012-2016)
- Parenthood (2012-2016)
- Parks and Recreation (2012-2014, 2016)
- Pretty Little Liars (2012-2016)
- Private Practice (2013-2015)
- Seinfeld (2016-present)
- The Big Bang Theory (2017-present)
- Those Who Can't (2016-present)
- Two and a Half Men (2016-present)
- Unforgettable (2012-2016)
- Web Therapy (2012-2018)
- Younger (2016-present)
Animated series
- American Dad! (2017-present)
- Assy McGee
- China, IL
- Dr. Stone (planned)[6]
- Final Space
- Futurama
- Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
- Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil
- Moral Orel
- Ren and Stimpy
- Rick and Morty
- The Rising of the Shield Hero (planned)[6]
- Sealab 2021
- That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (planned)[6]
- The Venture Bros. (2016-present)
Logos
- Glitz – 8 May 2012 - 31 March 2014
- TNT Glitz – 1 April 2014 - 30 May 2016
- TNT Glitz HD – 1 April 2014 - 30 May 2016
- TNT Comedy – Since 1 June 2016
- TNT Comedy HD – 1 June 2016
References
- "Ein Platz Fuer Girls". Vogue (Germany). May 9, 2012.
- Krei, Alexander (2012-02-29). "Klotzen statt Kleckern: Turner startet Frauensender Glitz". DWDL.
- "Playout and video-on-demand: SES Platform Services wins international tender by Turner Broadcasting" (Press release). SES Platform Services GmbH. August 28, 2013. Archived from the original on September 2, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
- http://www.dwdl.de/nachrichten/44761/relaunch_und_start_bei_sky_glitz_wird_zu_tnt_glitz/
- "Eva Padberg mit eigenem TV-Magazin "InStyle"". Fashion Insider Magazin. June 21, 2012.
- René Kayser (2020-05-14). "Drei neue Titel aus unserem Katalog erhalten eine deutsche Synchro" (in German). Crunchyroll. Retrieved 2020-05-15.