WarnerTV Film

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; 17 years ago (2006-12-05) (as Turner Classic Movies)
4 July 2009; 15 years ago (2009-07-04) (as TNT Film)
25 September 2021; 2 years ago (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)-
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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.

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]

  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.