Comedy Central (Russian TV channel) explained

Comedy Central
Owner:Paramount Networks EMEAA
Launch Date: (Russia)
Closed Date: (Russia)
(Belarus)
Picture Format:1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed)
Country:Russia
Area:Moldova
Georgia
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Former Names:Paramount Comedy (2012-2023)

Comedy Central is a 24-hour Russian cable television and satellite television comedy channel available in Russia (until April 2022) and CIS countries, launched in 2012. It is owned by Paramount Networks EMEAA and Paramount Global.

History

Comedy Central was launched in Russia in 2012, originally under the name Paramount Comedy. This was the name initially used for international versions of Comedy Central during the late 1990s and early 2000s, although it began to get retired during the late 2000s and early 2010s. Since 2014, the channel was one of the last to retain the Paramount Comedy branding, with all of the previous Paramount Comedy channels having already been rebranded as Comedy Central by this point, the only exception being Ukraine (Paramount Comedy launched there in 2017, in collaboration with 1+1 Media Group).[1]

In mid-March 2022, due to the invasion of Ukraine, Paramount, which owns the MTV brand, decided to suspend its activities in Russia. Initially, the Paramount Comedy channel (along with all other TV channels of this company) planned to stop broadcasting in Russia on April 20, but eventually broadcasting was discontinued on April 28. In the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), as well as Georgia, the broadcasting of Russian-language version of this and other Paramount channels is continuing.[2] [3] [4] [5]

On 14 December 2022, Paramount Comedy ceased broadcasting in Belarus.[6]

On 1 March 2023, both the Russian-language and Ukrainian-language versions of Paramount Comedy were renamed to Comedy Central.[7] [8] [9]

Programming

Current Programming

Source:[10]

Former Programming

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1+1 media launches the Ukrainian-language version of Paramount Comedy channel 1+1 media . 2023-08-14 . 1+1 Media . en.
  2. https://www.cableman.ru/content/kompaniya-paramount-priostanavlivaet-svoyu-deyatelnost-v-rossii Компания Paramount приостанавливает свою деятельность в России
  3. Web site: Paramount прекратит вещание своих телеканалов в России 20 апреля — включая Nickelodeon и MTV — Медиа на vc.ru. DTF. vc.ru. 2022-04-18. 2022-04-18. 2022-04-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20220418083025/https://vc.ru/media/404845-paramount-prekratit-veshchanie-svoih-telekanalov-v-rossii-20-aprelya-vklyuchaya-nickelodeon-i-mtv. live.
  4. Web site: Телеканалы Paramount-Viacom приостановят вещание в РФ, но позже. Телеспутник. 2022-04-20. 2022-04-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20220429110901/https://telesputnik.ru/materials/companies/news/telekanaly-paramount-viacom-priostanovyat-veshchanie-v-rf-no-pozzhe/. live.
  5. Web site: Изменения в вещании каналов - НТВ-ПЛЮС Запад. ntvplus.ru. 2022-04-27. 2022-04-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20220426201321/https://ntvplus.ru/company/novosti/izmeneniya-v-veschanii-kanalov-2128. live.
  6. News: Телеканалы MTV, Nickelodeon и Paramount прекращают вещание в Беларуси. Tvnews.by | Новости Тв, It И Коммуникаций. 4 December 2022. 1 March 2023. 3 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221203131919/https://tvnews.by/tb/18494-telekanaly-mtv-nickelodeon-i-paramount-prekraschajut-veschanie-v-belarusi.html. live.
  7. Web site: Paramount Comedy переименовался в Comedy Central... | Animation News | VK .
  8. Web site: Переход Paramount Comedy на Comedy Central (01.03.2023) . .
  9. Web site: Фрагмент эфира Comedy Central (01.03.2023) . .
  10. Web site: ВсёТВ Comedy Central Russian Телепрограмма . 2023-11-06 . www.vsetv.com.
  11. Web site: Программа передач . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120706062434/http://www.paramountcomedy.ru/schedules/channel/paramount-comedy-russia/ . 2012-07-06 . 2024-01-20 . Paramount Comedy.
  12. Web site: Все передачи . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120706235112/http://www.paramountcomedy.ru/shows/browse/ . 2012-07-06 . 2024-01-20 . Paramount Comedy.
  13. Web site: Все передачи . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120706102157/http://www.paramountcomedy.ru/shows/browse/page/2/ . 2012-07-06 . 2024-01-20 . Paramount Comedy.