Comedy Central (French TV channel)

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Comedy Central
Country France
Broadcast area France, Switzerland, Belgium
Programming
Language(s) French
English (some programs and continuity)
Picture format 1080i HDTV
Ownership
Owner Paramount Networks France
Sister channels MTV
MTV Hits
BET
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon Junior
Nickelodeon Teen
Game One
J-One
Paramount Channel
History
LaunchedOctober 4, 2018 (2018-10-04)
Links
Website www.comedycentral.fr
Availability
Streaming media
MyCanal canalplus.com/live
Molotov.tv Watch live

Comedy Central is a French pay television channel based on the original namesake American channel operated by Paramount Networks France.

Contents

History

Comedy Central was launched in France on 4 October 2018, [1] along with the launch of a French digital content division for social medias, Viacom Digital Studios France. [2]

On 8 October 2019, Comedy Central joined Canal+. [3] It ceased satellite broadcast on 20 April 2022. [4]

Comedy Central and Paramount Channel were launched in Belgium on 7 April 2020 on VOO, on 14 April on Telenet and on 1 January 2021 on Proximus.

Programming

Comedy Central broadcast comedy shows and series. Comedy Central France premiered many Comedy Central shows in French, and offers many programmes in simulcast with the United States ( The Daily Show , South Park , Crank Yankers ...).

In mornings, Comedy Central used to air cartoons ( Sanjay and Craig and Hey Arnold! ). As of 2024, Comedy Central also airs shows during night-time ( The World's Funniest Moments ) and during most of the time a selection of series ( Becker , Everybody Hates Chris , Frasier , Workaholics ). Films are sometimes shown in evening.

Current programming

Sources: [5] [6]

Former programming

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References

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  2. Laubier, Charles de (20 October 2018). "Viacom(Paramount, MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, …) va au contact direct avec les Millennials | Edition Multimédi@" (in French). Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  3. Damien (16 September 2019). "Comedy Central arrive sur Canal+". Planète CSAT (in French). Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  4. Thomassin, Geoffrey (18 March 2022). "CANAL+ : Comedy Central (via satellite) et MTV Hits quitteront les offres dès le 20 avril". alloforfait.fr (in French). Retrieved 30 November 2024.
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