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TLC to go free-to-air in UK; HGTV to close linear channel

October 20, 2025 11.48 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Warner Bros. Discovery will relaunch TLC as a free-to-air entertainment channel in the UK & Ireland from January 2026, pairing a bigger slate of UK originals with a primetime cushion […]

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, TV Tagged With: HGTV, TLC Edited: 21 October 2025 13:24

TLC joins DNMG portfolio in expanded Warner Bros. Discovery deal

April 1, 2025 08.00 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German cable operator association DNMG and Warner Bros. Discovery have strengthened their long-standing partnership by adding TLC to their framework agreement.

Filed Under: Cable, Distribution, Newsline, Platforms, TV Tagged With: Damian Lohmann, DNMG, Matthias Heinze, TLC, Warner Bros. Discovery Edited: 28 March 2025 11:21

Warner Bros. Discovery and SES renew Astra deal

November 5, 2024 08.12 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Astra satellite operator SES has extended its partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery in a multi-year contract renewal.

Filed Under: Distribution, DTH, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, TV Tagged With: Astra, DMax, Eurosport 1, HGTV, Matthias Heinze, Norbert Hölzle, SES, Tele 5, TLC, Warner Bros. Discovery Edited: 5 November 2024 08:13

Joyn Austria adds Warner Bros. Discovery channels

February 1, 2024 10.15 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Streaming platform Joyn is now offering viewers in Austria six free-TV channels from Warner Bros. Discovery Deutschland.

Filed Under: Newsline, Platforms, Streaming, TV Tagged With: Austria, CNN, DMax, Eurosport 1, HGTV, Joyn, Tele 5, TLC, Warner Bros. Discovery Deutschland Edited: 1 February 2024 10:19

Discovery+ joins Amazon Prime Video in Germany

October 4, 2022 08.36 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Warner Bros. Discovery is now offering its streaming service Discovery+ on Amazon Prime Video in Germany.

Filed Under: Newsline, Platforms, Streaming, SVOD, TV Tagged With: Amazon Prime Video, Discovery, DMax, Eurosport 1, Eurosport 2, Home & Garden TV, Tele 5, TLC, Warner Bros. Discovery Edited: 5 October 2022 12:55

Discovery launches hybrid streaming service amidst heavy competition

December 2, 2020 20.41 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Discovery has unveiled details of its own streaming service with a hybrid distribution model.

Filed Under: Briel On, Columns, Newsline, TV Tagged With: Ani9mal Planet, David Zaslav, Discovery Channel, Eurosport, H&G, TLC Edited: 4 December 2020 12:39

Spiegel TV Wissen and Spiegel Geschichte join waipu.tv

February 17, 2020 08.50 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German internet TV platform waipu.tv has added pay-TV channels Spiegel TV Wissen and Spiegel Geschichte to its line-up.

Filed Under: Distribution, Newsline, Platforms, TV Tagged With: DMax, Spiegel Geschichte, Spiegel TV Wissen, TLC, waipu.tv Edited: 17 February 2020 08:50

Unitymedia adds restart TV to further channels

July 8, 2019 11.23 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German cable operator Unitymedia is now offering the restart TV function on 45 further free-to-air TV channels.

Filed Under: Cable, Newsline, Platforms, TV Tagged With: Comedy Central, Deutsches Musik Fernsehen, DMax, ele 5, Eurosport, Home & Garden TV, Horizon, MTV, Nick, Restart TV, Sport1, TLC, Unitymedia Edited: 8 July 2019 11:25

TLC to launch Austrian window

December 5, 2018 22.13 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

From January 1, 2019, women’s channel TLC will offer an advertising window for viewers in Austria.

Filed Under: Cable, DTH, Newsline, Satellite, Terrestrial, TV Tagged With: Astra, Discovery, Goldbach, Josef Almer, simpliTV, TLC, TLC Austria Edited: 5 December 2018 22:16

Discovery brings ID. Investigation Discovery to Germany

October 9, 2018 11.08 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Discovery introduces its true crime brand ID. Investigation Discovery in Germany.

Filed Under: Distribution, Editor's Choice, Newsline, Platforms, TV Tagged With: Discovery, Discovery Communications Deutschland, ID. Investigation Discovery, TLC, TLC Crime Edited: 10 October 2018 10:05

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