Turner Classic Movies, a movie-oriented network that was originally established as a cable channel in the United States, has expanded to include worldwide versions.
In Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Turner Classic Movies was available as ten separate channels for Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, France/Switzerland/Belgium, Germany/Switzerland, Greece/Cyprus, Italy, Middle East, Nordic countries, Spain, the UK/Ireland/Malta, and a pan-regional channel with various feeds in different languages for the Nordic countries, Benelux and other countries.
While in Poland, it was introduced from 1998 until October 6, 2015, as part of the WizjaTV platform along with a local version of Cartoon Network. The European feed was launched in 1999 until January 1, 2014, when its predecessor, the international version of TNT, dropped its film programming to become a general entertainment channel. Its penetration increased when it took over TNT's space on various platforms in 1999 and 2000.
In Romania, Turner Classic Movies aired after Cartoon Network on the same channel from 10:00 PM, local time.
In the United Kingdom, Turner Classic Movies 2 launched on May 2, 2006. The channel, which is a spin-off from the UK version of Turner Classic Movies, Turner Classic Movies 2 focuses mainly on the bigger films from the MGM and Warner film archives, including Citizen Kane , The Wizard of Oz , Casablanca , It Happened At The World's Fair, Speedway, North by Northwest and Meet Me in St. Louis , among others. The channel closed on August 12, 2013, and was replaced with Turner Classic Movies +1 on August 13, 2013.
The channel closed on 6 July 2023, while its sister channel Quest airs some of the channel's former film programming. [1]
In December 2013, the pan-European channel closed in Portugal, with the launch of Cartoon Network Portugal. In September 2013, Turner Broadcasting System revealed its plans to close down the pan-European channel for the Benelux market. The channel closed on 1 January 2014. [2] On 1 June 2017, TCM Europe closed down in all of the Nordic countries. [3] In August 2018, The MENA feed dropped (Turner Classic Movies) tag and unveiled a new logo. The African TCM was rebranded to TNT in September 2018. [4] In 2018, Greece has relaunched TCM again and was broadcasting on Cosmote, and broadcast in HD by 2019. [5] In April 2019, TCM MENA became HD on beIN in the MENA Region. [6] On 1 August 2019, Turner Classic Movies was rebranded to TCM Movies in the United Kingdom. Currently, TCM is only available in Spain, France, Switzerland and Belgium and the Middle East, North Africa, Greece, and Cyprus.
In Asia-Pacific, Turner Classic Movies was available as one feed that serves more than 14 territories. It was available in India until March 2, 2009, exclusively on Dish TV along with Boomerang. It is available in India on Tata Sky from August 2009 (Channel No. 357). It closed in January 2019. [7]
TCM is also available in Latin America, but this version receives little attention unlike the US and EMEA counterparts. This version in Latin America was called TCM Classic Hollywood until mid-2009.
Starting on April 1, 2009, TCM Latin America was renamed TCM Classic Entertainment and started airing most of the programming from the former channel Retro, also owned by Turner Broadcasting System, and which also aired classic series and movies. Its programming was aired on TCM as Retro was replaced by truTV. [8]
On January 10, 2024, Warner Bros. Discovery Latin America launched an HD feed across Intelsat 34 along with Tooncast, broadcasting the same content as the standard definition feed. [9]
TNT is an American basic cable television channel owned by the Warner Bros. Discovery Networks unit of Warner Bros. Discovery that launched on October 3, 1988. TNT's original purpose was to air classic films and television series to which Turner Broadcasting maintained spillover rights through its sister station TBS. Since June 2001, the network has shifted its focus to dramatic television series and feature films, along with some sporting events, as TBS shifted its focus to comedic programming.
Warner Bros. DiscoveryEurope, Middle East&Africa(EMEA) is a division of Warner Bros. Discovery. The division is responsible for managing the collection of their cable and satellite networks around the Europe, Middle East and Africa regions.
Cartoon Network is a British pay television channel aimed at children which airs animated programming targeting children and young aged 6 to 12. It is run by Warner Bros. Discovery under its EMEA division. The channel primarily airs animated programming.
TCM Movies was a British pay television channel, focussing mostly on classic movies, mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner Bros. film libraries, which included many MGM titles, along with movie-related profiles and some classic American television series.
Turner Classic Movies was an Asian digital classic film channel featuring commercial-free classic movies, mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner Bros. film libraries, which include many MGM titles. It was the Asian version of the US Turner Classic Movies and aired in the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia and Middle East.
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Cartoon Network was a Scandinavian pay television channel broadcasting cartoons in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland and Latvia. The channel was launched in 2000 when it replaced the Pan-European version of Cartoon Network in the region.
Cartoon Network is a Latin American pay television channel distributed by Warner Bros. Discovery for the Latin American audience, and the Caribbean. It is the Latin American version of the original Cartoon Network television channel in the United States. It is divided into five feeds, all originating from the Turner headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, United States; four are in Spanish, and the other is in Portuguese for Brazil. The feeds have different schedules.
Tooncast is a Latin American pay television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery through its International division. It was launched on December 1, 2008; its programming consists of classical animation, both from Hanna-Barbera, Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network. The channel is a commercial-free service.
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.
Turner Classic Movies was a television channel broadcasting "classic" films from the 1930s to the 1990s to Denmark, Finland, Flanders, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. The channel used English audio with optional subtitles in Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish. The channel was commercial-free and films were not interrupted.
TruTV was a Latin American pay television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery Entertainment. The programming schedule is centred towards reality shows. It was launched on April 1, 2009 replacing Retro. It is divided in two feeds, one in Spanish language and another one in Portuguese language, for Brazil. In July 2010, an HD feed was launched.
Cartoon Network is one of two digital children's television channels that air animated series: Cartoon Network MENA, which serves the Middle East and North Africa division along with Greece and Cyprus; and Cartoon Network Africa, which exclusively serves Sub-Saharan Africa. Both feeds are owned by Warner Bros. Discovery under its International division.
Warner Bros. Discovery Latin America is a company managing a collection of pay television networks and other services in Latin America.
Cartoon Network is a European pay television channel broadcast in the Baltic States, Bulgaria, CIS, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia. It launched on 1 June 1998 and is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery under its International division.
Cartoon Network Portugal, commonly abbreviated as CN, was a Portuguese digital cable and satellite television channel launched on 3 December and was owned by Warner Bros. Discovery under its International division.
Cartoon Network is a pan-European children's pay television channel owned by the EMEA sub-division of the international division of Warner Bros. Discovery. A localization of the namesake American channel, it airs primarily in Western Europe along with other countries in the EMEA region.
TNT is a pay television channel focused on movies. The network is broadcast in Africa under the TNT name, as well as in the Arab world as TCM MENA; the latter features its own schedule and optional Arabic subtitles.
Warner Bros. Discovery International, formerly known as Turner Broadcasting System International and WarnerMedia International, is an international unit of Warner Bros. Discovery led by president Gerhard Zeiler. The division oversees the production, broadcasting and promotion of key WBD brands outside of the United States. These brands include Adult Swim, Animal Planet, Boomerang, Cartoon Network, Discovery Channel, HBO, TLC, TBS, TNT, and Warner TV, as well as Polish owned TVN Group channels and has a stake of some networks operated by CTV Speciality Television Inc., a joint venture between Bell Media and ESPN Inc. such as Discovery and Animal Planet.