WarnerTV Film

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.

WarnerTV Film
CountryGermany
Broadcast areaEurope
HeadquartersMunich, Germany
Programming
Language(s)German
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerWarner Bros. Discovery EMEA
Sister channelsWarnerTV Comedy
WarnerTV Serie
Cartoon Network
Cartoonito
CNN International
History
Launched5 December 2006 (2006-12-05) (as Turner Classic Movies)
4 July 2009 (2009-07-04) (as TNT Film)
25 September 2021 (2021-09-25) (as Warner TV Film)
Former namesTurner Classic Movies (2006–2009)
TNT Film (2009–2021)
Links
Websitewww.warnertv.de/film
Availability
Streaming media
Magine TV (Germany)-
HD Logo

The channel launched on the Arena satellite platform with a full 24-hour schedule in December 2006 as Turner Classic Movies. It has later become available from other distributors, including Premiere from September 2007. On July 4, 2009, the channel was rebranded as TNT Film and started to feature recent films more prominently. The channel also switched to the 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio.[1]

The channel changed its name to WarnerTV Film on September 25, 2021, after the ad made on June 14 that same year.[2]

Broadcasting

In August 2013, SES Platform Services (later MX1, now part of SES Video) won an international tender by Turner Broadcasting System, to provide playout services for TNT Film, and for TNT Serie, TNT Glitz, Cartoon Network, Boomerang and CNN International (in both SD and HD) for the German-speaking market, digitization of existing Turner content, and playout for Turner on-demand and catch-up services in Germany, Austria, Switzerland the Benelux region, from November 2013.[3]

M7 Group's Kabelkiosk stopped broadcasting of TNT Film on 1 March 2017.

Logos
  • Turner Classic Movies – until July 4, 2009
    Turner Classic Movies – until July 4, 2009
  • TNT Film – July 5, 2009 – May 31, 2016
    TNT Film – July 5, 2009 – May 31, 2016
  • TNT Film HD – 5 July 2009 – 31 May 2016
    TNT Film HD – 5 July 2009 – 31 May 2016
  • TNT Film – June 1, 2016 – September 24, 2021
    TNT Film – June 1, 2016 – September 24, 2021
  • TNT Film HD – 1 June 2016 – 24 September 2021
    TNT Film HD – 1 June 2016 – 24 September 2021
  • WarnerTV Film – since September 25, 2021
    WarnerTV Film – since September 25, 2021

Audience share
January February March April May June July August September October November December Annual average
2012[4]--0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
2013[5]0.0%0.0%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.0%0.1%0.1%0.1%Increase 0.1%
2014[6]0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.0%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%
2015[7]0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.0%0.1%0.1%
2016[8]0.1%0.1%0.1%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%
2017[9]0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%

References
  1. "TCM Germany to become TNT Film". Rapid TV News. May 11, 2009.
  2. "TNT channels to become Warner TV in Germany". Broadband TV News. June 14, 2021.
  3. "Playout and video-on-demand: SES Platform Services wins international tender by Turner Broadcasting" (Press release). SES Platform Services GmbH. August 28, 2013. Archived from the original on September 2, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
  4. "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2012" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  5. "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2013" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  6. "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2014" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  7. "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2015" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  8. "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2016" (PDF). kek-online.de. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  9. "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2017" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
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