TLC (Indian TV channel)

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TLC
TLC Logo.svg
Country India
Broadcast area Indian Subcontinent
Headquarters Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Programming
Language(s) English
Hindi
Picture format 1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 576i for the SD feed)
Ownership
Owner Warner Bros. Discovery India
Sister channelsSee List of channels owned by Warner Bros. Discovery in India
History
LaunchedOctober 2004 (2004-10)
Former namesDiscovery Travel & Living (2004-2010)
Availability - Available on all major Indian DTH & Cables.
Terrestrial
DVB-T2 (India)Check local frequencies
Streaming media
Discovery+
(India)
SD & HD
Jio TV
(India)
SD & HD
Amazon Prime Video
(India)
SD & HD

TLC is an Indian pay television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The original American version of the channel, was previously known as Discovery Travel & Living. It focuses on lifestyle programmes, with topics such health, cooking and travel.

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History

The channel launched in October 2004 and was the first international channel launched under the "Discovery Travel & Living" name. [1]

On 1 September 2010 Discovery Travel & Living India became TLC. [2] TLC's HD feed was launched on 2 June 2014. [3]

The channel features both original productions and imported programmes. The first local original production for the channel was The Great Indian Wedding . [4] The series was produced by Blue Mango Films, a leading non-fiction film company in India. Following its success, the channel has started offering more Indian programming.

Programming

Programmes shown in the channel include:

TLC HD World

TLC HD (formerly known as TLC HD World) is an Indian pay television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The channel is a HD version of TLC. The channel broadcast same shows from main feed.

TLC HD World
Country India
Broadcast area Indian Subcontinent
Headquarters Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Programming
Language(s) English
Hindi
Picture format 1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 576i for the SD feed)
Ownership
Owner Warner Bros. Discovery India
Sister channelsSee List of channels owned by Warner Bros. Discovery in India
History
Launched2 June 2014 (2014-06-02)
Availability - Available on all major Indian DTH & Cables.
Terrestrial
DVB-T2 (India)Check local frequencies
Streaming media
Discovery+
(India)
SD & HD
Jio TV
(India)
SD & HD
Amazon Prime Video
(India)
SD & HD

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References

  1. "Discovery travel-lifestyle channel to launch in October". Indiantelevision.com. 10 August 2004.
  2. "TLC to replace Discovery Travel and Living from 1 September". Indiantelevision.com . 29 July 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  3. "Discovery launches three new channels". afaqs.com. afaqs! news bureau. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  4. "Discovery Travel & Living unveils 1st local production The Great Indian Wedding". Indiantelevision.com. 11 August 2006.