Country | Switzerland |
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Broadcast area | Switzerland |
Headquarters | Berlin, Germany / Küsnacht ZH, Switzerland |
Programming | |
Language(s) | German |
Picture format | 576i (16:9 SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | ViacomCBS Networks EMEAA |
Sister channels | Comedy Central Switzerland Nickelodeon (Switzerland) VIVA Switzerland |
History | |
Launched | 1 April 2008 |
Links | |
Website | www |
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