TLC (German TV channel)

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TLC
TLC Logo.svg
CountryGermany
Broadcast areaGermany, Austria, Switzerland
Headquarters Munich, Germany
Programming
Language(s)German
Picture format 1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 576i for the SD feed)
Ownership
Owner Warner Bros. Discovery
Sister channels Animal Planet
Discovery Channel
DMAX
Eurosport 1
Eurosport 2
Eurosport 2 Xtra
History
Launched10 April 2014;9 years ago (2014-04-10)
Links
Website tlc.de
Availability
Streaming media
Magine TV (Germany)-

TLC is a German-language television channel from Warner Bros. Discovery Germany. It went on air on 10 April 2014 via satellite, cable and IPTV. [1]

Contents

The program is mainly directed at women between the ages of 20 and 49, and will focus on non-fiction entertainment programs, some of which will be taken over by TLC US and will be partly produced in-house. [2] The main focus will be on documentaries, reports and magazines. [3] The channel is advertised with the slogan Hier spielt das Leben.. [4] Jana Ina Zarrella was appointed as the host of the station. [5]

History

In September 2013, Discovery Networks Germany announced that it would launch the TLC television format established in the United States in spring 2014 in Germany. In mid-December 2013, the Bayerische Landeszentrale für neue Medien (BLM) issued a license for eight years from the date of dispatch. [3] In May 2016, the on-air design and the logo changed slightly and were enriched with emojis, which is known from the online domain. [6] [7]

Programming

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Audience share

Germany

JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberAnnual average
2014 [9] ----0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%
2015 [10] 0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.2%0.2%0.2%0.2%0.2%0.3%0.3%Increase2.svg 0.2%
2016 [11] 0.2%0.2%0.3%0.3%0.3%0.3%0.3%0.3%0.3%0.3%0.3%0.3%Increase2.svg 0.3%
2017 [12] 0.3%0.3%0.3%0.4%0.4%0.4%0.4%0.4%0.3%0.4%0.3%0.3%0.3%
2018 [13] 0.3%0.2%0.4%0.4%0.4%0.4%0.5%

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References

  1. ↑ TLC Deutschland startet am 10. April 2014. dwdl.de, aufgerufen am 6. April 2014
  2. ↑ Frauensender TLC Deutschland. serienjunkies.de, aufgerufen am 11. Januar 2014
  3. 1 2 TLC startet am 10. April. digitalfernsehen.de, aufgerufen am 11. März 2014
  4. ↑ TLC startet auf Sendeplatz von iM-1. digitalfernsehen.de, aufgerufen am 11. März 2014
  5. ↑ Zarrella wird deutsches Sendergesicht. dwdl.de, aufgerufen am 11. März 2014
  6. ↑ DWDL.de: "Neues Design: TLC setzt auf Farben und Emojis", aufgerufen am 8. Mai 2016
  7. ↑ "TLC continues slow rollout of slightly altered logo" (engl.), aufgerufen am 8. Mai 2016
  8. ↑ "Wunschliste". wunschliste.de. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2014" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
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