Comedy Central (Belgian TV channel)

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Comedy Central
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Country Belgium
Broadcast area Flanders
NetworkComedy Central
Headquarters Amsterdam, Netherlands
Programming
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
16:9 576i (SDTV)
Ownership
Owner Paramount Networks EMEAA
Sister channels MTV
Nickelodeon
Nick Jr.
Nicktoons
Nick Hits
History
Launched20 January 2014
Links
Website www.comedycentral.be
Availability
Streaming media
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Comedy Central is a Belgian television channel based on the American channel of the same name. Comedy Central has been several years in Europe with broadcasters in the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Poland, Italy, United Kingdom and Hungary. The channel broadcasts mainly of comedy, in the form of animation, series, movies and stand-up shows. In Belgium, the channel started on Monday, January 20, 2014, with the broadcast of a program block on the TMF channel, every day from 22 hours to 24 hours. The channel is available on cable, digital terrestrial and IPTV operators in Flanders. It aired between 10 pm and midnight on the channel of music channel TMF. As of November 1, 2015, it broadcasts 24 hours a day. [1]

Contents

Comedy Central is owned by Paramount International Media Networks Benelux. The ad sales are handled by DPG Media.

Programming

Current Programming [2]

Former Programming

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