TBS (Latin American TV channel)

Last updated
TBS
TBS logo 2016.svg
Broadcast area Latin America
Headquarters Buenos Aires, Argentina
Programming
Picture format 1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 480i/576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner Warner Bros. Discovery
Sister channels I.Sat
Space
TCM
TNT
Warner Channel
History
LaunchedOctober 1, 2011
ClosedJune 26, 2023
Replaced by TNT Novelas
Former namesLifeStyle TV (2007-2011)
TBS logo used since October 1, 2011 until March 31, 2016. TBS.png
TBS logo used since October 1, 2011 until March 31, 2016.

TBS (formerly branded as TBS veryfunny in Latin America and TBS muito divertido in Brasil [1] ) was the Latin American version of the U.S. cable television channel of same name.

Contents

The channel launched on October 1, 2011 replacing LifeStyle TV. The channel had a lineup of comedy films and series. [2]

On May 7, 2023, it was announced that TBS would be replaced in Latin America by TNT Novelas. [3] The change happened on June 26, 2023. [4]

Programming

Former programming

Adult Swim block [9] [10]

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