WarnerTV Film explained

WarnerTV Film
Launch Date: (as Turner Classic Movies)
(as TNT Film)
(as Warner TV Film)
Picture Format:1080i HDTV
Owner:Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA
Country:Germany
Language:German
Area:Europe
Headquarters:Munich, Germany
Former Names:Turner Classic Movies (2006–2009)
TNT Film (2009–2021)
Sister Channels:WarnerTV Comedy
WarnerTV Serie
Cartoon Network
Cartoonito
CNN International
Online Serv 1:Magine TV (Germany)
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WarnerTV Film, formerly Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and TNT Film, is a German pay television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery International. The channel broadcasts movies both in their original language and dubbed into German.

The channel launched on the Arena satellite platform with a full 24-hour schedule in December 2006 as Turner Classic Movies. It has later become available from other distributors, including Premiere from September 2007. On July 4, 2009, the channel was rebranded as TNT Film and started to feature recent films more prominently. The channel also switched to the 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio.[1]

The channel changed its name to WarnerTV Film on September 25, 2021, after the ad made on June 14 that same year.[2]

Broadcasting

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 TNT Film, and for TNT Serie, TNT Glitz, Cartoon Network, Boomerang and CNN International (in both SD and HD) for the German-speaking market, digitization 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]

M7 Group's Kabelkiosk stopped broadcasting of TNT Film on 1 March 2017.

Audience share

JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberAnnual average
2012[4] - - 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2013[5] 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
2014[6] 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
2015[7] 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
2016[8] 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
2017[9] 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%

Notes and References

  1. News: TCM Germany to become TNT Film. Rapid TV News. May 11, 2009.
  2. Web site: TNT channels to become Warner TV in Germany. June 14, 2021. Broadband TV News.
  3. SES Platform Services GmbH . August 28, 2013 . Playout and video-on-demand: SES Platform Services wins international tender by Turner Broadcasting . August 31, 2013 . dead . https://archive.today/20130902173713/http://www.ses-ps.com/15889196/30-08-2013-Turner . September 2, 2013 .
  4. Web site: KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2012. kek-online.de. 24 June 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170811223815/http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile_2012.pdf. 11 August 2017.
  5. Web site: KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2013. kek-online.de. 24 June 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085629/http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile_2013_.pdf. 4 March 2016.
  6. Web site: KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2014. kek-online.de. 24 June 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160207091745/http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile2014.pdf. 7 February 2016.
  7. Web site: KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2015. kek-online.de. 24 June 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170517075134/http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile2015.pdf. 17 May 2017.
  8. Web site: KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2016. kek-online.de. 24 June 2017.
  9. Web site: KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2017. kek-online.de. 6 December 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171117174603/https://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/user_upload/KEK/Medienkonzentration/Zuschaueranteil/Zuschaueranteile_2017.pdf. 17 November 2017.