TLC (German TV channel) explained

TLC
Picture Format:1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 576i for the SD feed)
Owner:Warner Bros. Discovery
Country:Germany
Language:German
Area:Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Headquarters:Munich, Germany
Sister Channels:Animal Planet
Discovery Channel
DMAX
Eurosport 1
Eurosport 2
Eurosport 2 Xtra
Online Serv 1:Magine TV (Germany)
Online Chan 1:-

TLC is a German-language television channel from Warner Bros. Discovery Germany. It went on air on 10 April 2014 via satellite, cable and IPTV.[1]

The program is mainly directed at women between the ages of 20 and 49, and will focus on non-fiction entertainment programs, some of which will be taken over by TLC US and will be partly produced in-house.[2] The main focus will be on documentaries, reports and magazines. The channel is advertised with the slogan Hier spielt das Leben..[3] Jana Ina Zarrella was appointed as the host of the station.[4]

History

In September 2013, Discovery Networks Germany announced that it would launch the TLC television format established in the United States in spring 2014 in Germany. In mid-December 2013, the Bayerische Landeszentrale für neue Medien (BLM) issued a license for eight years from the date of dispatch.[5] In May 2016, the on-air design and the logo changed slightly and were enriched with emojis, which is known from the online domain.[6] [7]

Programming

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Audience share

Germany

JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberAnnual average
2014[9] - - - - 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
2015[10] 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2%
2016[11] 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
2017[12] 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
2018[13] 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5%

Notes and References

  1. http://www.dwdl.de/nachrichten/44589/discovery_ruehrt_die_werbetrommel_zum_tlcstart/ TLC Deutschland startet am 10. April 2014.
  2. http://www.serienjunkies.de/news/frauensender-tlc-deutschland-april-57343.html Frauensender TLC Deutschland.
  3. http://www.digitalfernsehen.de/Neuer-Free-TV-Sender-TLC-startet-auf-altem-Sendeplatz-von-iM1.113431.0.html TLC startet auf Sendeplatz von iM-1.
  4. http://www.dwdl.de/nachrichten/44779/jana_ina_zarrella_wird_deutsches_sendergesicht_von_tlc/ Zarrella wird deutsches Sendergesicht.
  5. http://www.digitalfernsehen.de/Termin-steht-Neuer-Free-TV-Sender-TLC-startet-am-10-April.112382.0.html TLC startet am 10. April.
  6. http://www.dwdl.de/nachrichten/55821/neues_design_tlc_setzt_auf_farben_und_emojis/ DWDL.de: "Neues Design: TLC setzt auf Farben und Emojis"
  7. http://brandingsource.blogspot.de/2016/04/tlc-continues-slow-rollout-of-slightly.html?m=0 "TLC continues slow rollout of slightly altered logo" (engl.)
  8. Web site: Wunschliste. wunschliste.de. 15 August 2017.
  9. Web site: KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2014. kek-online.de. 15 August 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160207091745/http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile2014.pdf. 7 February 2016.
  10. Web site: KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2015. kek-online.de. 15 August 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170517075134/http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile2015.pdf. 17 May 2017.
  11. Web site: KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2016. kek-online.de. 15 August 2017.
  12. Web site: KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2017. kek-online.de. 9 February 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171117174603/https://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/user_upload/KEK/Medienkonzentration/Zuschaueranteil/Zuschaueranteile_2017.pdf. 17 November 2017.
  13. Web site: KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2018. kek-online.de. 25 August 2018.