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| Programming | |
|---|---|
| Timeshift service | Nuts TV +1 – also shutdown |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner Inc.) |
| History | |
| Launched | 12 September 2007 |
| Closed | 15 January 2009 |
Nuts TV was a British television channel related to Nuts magazine. Nuts TV began broadcasting on Freeview channel 42 on 12 September 2007, and launched on Sky Digital on 21 January 2008.[1] A 1-hour timeshift channel, Nuts TV +1 launched on 20 October 2008.[2]
Nuts TV was launched by the magazine's owner IPC Media and Turner Broadcasting, which are both parts of the Time Warner media empire. The service was produced by the ETV media group,[3] with advertising sales handled by Turner.
On 28 October 2008, Turner Broadcasting announced that Nuts TV was to be taken off Freeview in early 2009 and replaced with CNN International, but will carry on as an internet channel.[4] It is also announced that Nuts TV was to be taken off Sky Digital in January 2009 along with Nuts TV +1.[5] Nuts TV was closed down at 3 am on 14 January 2009 and an internet version of the channel was available online until the magazine's closure in April 2014, when all the company's properties were terminated.
- ^ Oatts, Joanne (9 September 2007). "TV is about to go Nuts". Digital Spy.
- ^ "Nuts TV +1 to launch on 20 October 2008". AGB Nielsen Media Research.
- ^ MacNeill, Kyle (26 October 2022). "The Oral History of Nuts TV, the Pinnacle of Lad Culture Television". vice.com. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ Welsh, James (28 October 2008). "CNN confirms launch on Freeview". Digital Spy.
- ^ Welsh, James (29 October 2008). "Nuts TV to quit Sky". Digital Spy.