Comedy Central (German TV channel)

Comedy Central is a German free-to-air channel owned by Paramount Networks EMEAA. It is distributed in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and broadcasts many American and British imported television series as well as original programming. It launched on 15 January 2007 replacing former music channel VIVA Plus. Prior to its launch, Viacom had Nick Comedy, which was a timeshared channel with Nickelodeon Germany, airing from 9:15pm to 6:00am (similar to Adult Swim channel with Cartoon Network nighttime schedule).

This article is about the TV channel in Germany. For the American version of this channel, see Comedy Central.

Comedy Central
CountryGermany
Broadcast areaGermany
Austria
Switzerland
NetworkComedy Central
HeadquartersBerlin, Germany
Programming
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the standard-definition feed)
Timeshift serviceComedy Central +1 (Germany, timeshare with Nickelodeon)
Ownership
OwnerParamount Networks EMEAA
History
Launched15 January 2007
ReplacedVIVA Plus
VIVA Germany
Links
Websitehttp://www.comedycentral.tv/

From 15 December 2008 – 31 December 2018 Comedy Central Germany ceased broadcasting 24 hours a day and started timesharing its slot with Nickelodeon Germany first then later VIVA Germany, running from 8:15pm to 5:45am. However, after VIVA ceased on 31 December 2018 at 14:00 Comedy Central returned to broadcast 24 hours a day.

On 1 October 2011, Comedy Central Germany was rebranded, using the American new logo and graphic packages.

History

Comedy Central Germany was licensed by the Media Authority of North Rhine-Westphalia (LfM), which is also the supervising State media authority for the channel. On 24 November 2006, the license of VIVA Plus was changed to Comedy Central. Due to this, it got a license valid until 20 March 2010.

Viacom initially tried to establish the channel independently as a 24-hour network. On 15 December 2008, however, Comedy Central started to timeshare its frequency with Nickelodeon and therefore reduced its broadcast time to 9:30 hours, from 8:15pm until 5:45am. Viacom previously launched a comedy timeshared channel using that same timeslot named Nick Comedy, which lasted from 2005 to 2006. It was shut down in favour of Comedy Central Germany.

On 1 March 2010, Comedy Central Germany switched its aspect ratio to 16:9 and began airing its programming schedule in widescreen.

From 1 October 2014, Comedy Central Germany shared air-time with VIVA Germany, due to launch of NickNight, late night block equivalent to American Nick@Nite until 31 December 2018 when VIVA ceased with Comedy Central finally broadcasting 24/7.

On 1 March 2021, MTV+ was replaced by Comedy Central +1.[1]

Austrian subfeed

An Austrian subfeed of the channel was launched on 1 January 2011. The programming is the same as the German main feed with the exception of airing local advertisements. It replaced VIVA Austria's timeslot on Nickelodeon Austria as a timeshared channel, following the shut down of MTV Austria. Due to VIVA closing, Comedy Central became a 24-hour channel.

Swiss subfeed

In Switzerland, a localised subfeed was launched on 16 May 2011. The Swiss subfeed differs from the main feed on having less on-air time, ending its broadcast at 5:00am in favour of Nickelodeon Switzerland. Like in Austria, Comedy Central replaced VIVA Switzerland, which had its programming moved to MTV Switzerland in the following months. Nevertheless, Viacom announced on 28 September 2012 that VIVA Switzerland would be launched again on 1 October as a full, 24-hour channel. Due to VIVA closing, Comedy Central became a 24-hour channel.

High-definition feed
Logo of Comedy Central HD

On 16 May 2011, Viacom launched Comedy Central HD, which was picked up by Telekom and Vodafone TV.[2] Later, on 11 June 2011, HD+ by Astra starts offering the channel on its satellite line up.

Programming[3][4]

Current

Former

Audience share

Germany
January February March April May June July August September October November December Annual average
2007[5] 0,1 0,2 0,3 0,3 0,2 0,3 0,3 0,3 0,3 0,3 0,3 0,3 0,3
2008[6] 0,3 0,3 0,3 0,3 0,3 0,3 0,4 0,3 0,3 0,3 0,4 0,4 Increase0,3
2009[7] 0,2 0,2 0,3 0,3 0,3 0,3 0,4 0,3 0,3 0,3 0,3 0,3 Decrease0,3
2010[8] 0,3 0,3 0,3 0,3 0,3 0,3 0,3 0,4 0,3 0,3 0,3 0,3 Increase0,3
2011[9] 0,3 0,4 0,4 0,4 0,4 0,4 0,5 0,5 0,4 0,4 0,3 0,3 Increase0,4
2012[10]0,3 0,3 0,3 0,3 0,4 0,3 0,3 0,4 0,4 0,4 0,4 0,4 Decrease0,3
2013[11] 0,3 0,3 0,3 0,3 0,4 0,4 0,4 0,4 0,3 0,3 0,3 0,3 Decrease0,3
2014[12] 0,3 0,3 0,4 0,4 0,4 0,3 0,3 0,4 0,2 0,4 0,4 0,4 Increase0,3
2015[13] 0,3 0,4 0,4 0,4 0,4 0,4 0,4 0,4 0,4 0,3 0,3 0,4 Increase0,4
2016[14] 0,3 0,3 0,4 0,4 0,4 0,4 0,4 0,3 0,3 0,3 0,3 0,3 Decrease0,3
2017[15] 0,3 0,3 0,4 0,4 0,4 0,4 0,4 0,4 0,5 0,4 Increase0,4

References
  1. "ViacomCBS to launch Comedy Central+1 in Germany". Broadband TV News. 21 January 2021.
  2. Mantel, Uwe (13 May 2011). "MTV, VIVA und Comedy Central auch in HD" [MTV, VIVA and Comedy Central are now in HD]. DWDL.de (in German). Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  3. "Wunschliste". wunschliste.de. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  4. KG, imfernsehen GmbH & Co. "Serien nach Sendern: Comedy Central". fernsehserien.de (in German). Retrieved 20 May 2023.
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  13. "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2015" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2017.
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  15. "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2017" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2017.
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