Comedy Central is a Dutch pay television channel based on the American channel of the same name. The channel is available on cable, digital terrestrial, IPTV, and satellite operators in the Netherlands. It broadcasts many imports as well as original programming.
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| Country | Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Netherlands |
| Network | Comedy Central |
| Headquarters | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 2160p UHDTV (downscaled to 16:9 1080p for the HDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Paramount Networks EMEAA |
| Sister channels | MTV MTV 80s MTV 90s MTV 00s MTV Live Nickelodeon Nick Jr. Nicktoons NickMusic Paramount Network |
| History | |
| Launched | 30 April 2007 1 December 2006 (as The Box Comedy) |
| Replaced | The Box (1995-2006) |
| Former names | The Box Comedy (2006-2007) |
| Links | |
| Website | comedycentral.nl |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digitenne | Channel 11 (HD) |
| Streaming media | |
| Ziggo GO | ZiggoGO.tv (Europe only) |
History
editThe Box (1995-2006)
editThe Box was originally a Dutch music channel, which allowed viewers to vote on music videos. It launched in June 1995 and was founded by a joint venture between Video Jukebox Network and Quote Media.[1] The Box was taken over by the German music television network VIVA Media in 2002.[2] In June 2004, The Box was acquired by MTV Networks Benelux of Viacom. On 15 December 2006 The Box's airtime was shortened, coinciding with Nickelodeon's move from the channel Talpa (now RTL 8) to The Box channel. The Box was replaced by The Box Comedy with only a program block of The Box during the night.[3][4]
The Box Comedy (2006-2007)
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The Box Comedy was a temporary television channel that was launched in the Netherlands on 15 December 2006. It replaced the music video channel The Box, which used to broadcast music 24 hours a day and the playlist was composed by televoting.[5] It was intended to ease the transition from The Box to Comedy Central. The Box Comedy broadcast shows like SpongeBob SquarePants, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Wayside and My Life As A Teenage Robot. It time-shared with Nickelodeon. Nickelodeon broadcasting in daytime and The Box Comedy in the evenings and the night.
During the night the channel continued to broadcast R&B music under the name The Box. On 30 April 2007, the transition was completed when Comedy Central took control of its airtime.
Comedy Central
editComedy Central launched on 30 April 2007, replacing former channel The Box Comedy.[6] Between 2007 and 2011 Comedy Central aired between 8:00 pm and 5:00 am. The programming began after the programming of Nickelodeon.
In October 2008 Comedy Central launched a 24-hour digital sister channel, Comedy Central Family, a close collaboration between MTV Networks and Endemol. The channel was first offered by cable operator Ziggo. After this, other providers followed gradually.
On 4 November 2010 it was announced that Comedy Central would receive more airtime. Comedy Central ceased timesharing with Nickelodeon on 1 January 2011, when Comedy Central moved to the TMF channel. On that channel Comedy Central is broadcasting 15 hours a day, between 15:00 and 06:00 (CET). It replaced TMF in its entirety in 2011. During mornings and early afternoons Kindernet was broadcast between 06:00 and 15:00 (CET).[7]
From 1 October 2012 to the present, Comedy Central is broadcasting 21 hours a day, between 09:00 and 06:00 (CET). In the early morning hours Kindernet was broadcast on the same channel between 06:00 and 09:00 (CET).[8]
As of 3 April 2012 Comedy Central is also available in HD.[9]
Since 1 November 2013, Comedy Central is broadcasting 24 hours a day, replacing Kindernet between 06:00 and 09:00 (CET).[10]
From November 2011 the digital channel Comedy Central Extra is broadcast by cable company Ziggo. These broadcasts include the American satirical program The Daily Show and stand-up shows. On 10 November 2022, it was announced that Comedy Central Extra would close in the Netherlands on 31 December 2022.[11]
On 1 October 2011, Comedy Central underwent a rebranding for the new logo. In 2012 the channel started with HD broadcasts, beginning on April 3, 2012, at UPC and from 2 July 2012 at Ziggo. It is broadcast increasingly in native HD on Comedy Central.
The voice-over since the launch of the channel in 2007 and since the rebrand in 2011 is provided by Joost Griffioen.
Comedy Central Family closed on 31 May 2018. However, some of its programmes moved to Comedy Central Extra.[12]
On 2 April 2019, Comedy Central underwent a rebranding for the new logo in Comedy Sans 2018-2019 Era.
Programming
editCurrent programming
editSource:[13]
- 2 Broke Girls
- Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
- Bob's Burgers
- Broad City
- Crank Yankers
- The Daily Show
- Family Guy
- Friends
- Key & Peele
- Last Man Standing
- Mike & Molly
- Modern Family
- South Park
- Will & Grace
- Workaholics
- Young Sheldon
Other productions
editLocal productions:
- Comedy Central News
- Doll
- Freeks Oudejaars
- HiHaHondenlul
- Joezjny
- Lesboos
- The Daily Show, Nederlandse Editie
- New Kids
From Belgium:
- Kabouter Wesley
From Japan:
From the United States:
- 2 Nuts and a Richard!
- 30 Rock[14]
- 3rd Rock from the Sun[15]
- 8 Simple Rules[14]
- Abbott Elementary[16]
- Aliens
- American Dad!
- Anger Management[15]
- Archer[15]
- Are We There Yet?[15]
- Arrested Development[14]
- Badly Dubbed Porn[17]
- Becker[14]
- The Best of Saturday Night Live[14]
- Better Off Ted[15]
- Bless the Harts
- Bored to Death[15]
- Californication[15]
- Call Me Fitz[15]
- Chuck[15]
- The Cleveland Show[15]
- Clone High USA
- Close Enough
- The Colbert Report[15]
- Community[15]
- Crash Canyon
- The Dating Guy
- Dead Like Me[14]
- Dharma & Greg[15]
- Dickie Roberts: Forever Child Star
- Digman![18]
- Dirty Sexy Funny[15]
- Dog Bites Man[17]
- Eastbound & Down[15]
- Entourage[15]
- Frasier[14]
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air[14]
- Futurama[15]
- Fugget About It
- Glenn Martin, DDS
- Go On[15]
- The Graham Norton Show
- Grounded for Life[15]
- The Guest Book
- Hollywood Heights
- Home Improvement[15]
- How I Met Your Mother
- Hung[15]
- Hustle[14]
- Important Things with Demetri Martin[15]
- Instant Mom
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia[15]
- The Jamie Foxx Show[17]
- The Jeff Dunham Show[15]
- Jon Benjamin Has a Van[15]
- Just Shoot Me![14]
- Kenny vs. Spenny[15]
- Kevin of the North
- The King of Queens
- Last Comic Standing[17]
- Lesboos[15]
- Malcolm in the Middle[14]
- Married... with Children[15]
- Melissa & Joey[15]
- Men at Work[15]
- The Middle
- Mr. Sunshine[15]
- My Name Is Earl
- The Neighborhood
- New Kids[15]
- Off Centre[15]
- The Office (US)[17]
- Peep Show[17]
- Prime Time Glick[17]
- Psych[14]
- Reaper[14]
- Reno 911![17]
- Rick and Morty
- The Roast of...[14]
- Robot Chicken
- Rules of Engagement
- Saturday Night Live[17]
- Scrubs[17]
- See Dad Run
- Seinfeld[15]
- The Showbizz Show[17]
- The Simpsons
- Solar Opposites
- Spin City[15]
- Stand Up Saturday
- Teachers[17]
- That '70s Show[17]
- That's My Bush[17]
- 'Til Death[15]
- Tosh.0[15]
- The Tracy Morgan Show[14]
- Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place[15]
- Ugly Americans[15]
- The Wayans Bros.[17]
- Weeds[14]
- Workaholics[15]
- The World Stands Up[17]
- Yes, Dear
- Young & Hungry
From the United Kingdom:
- Britain's Finest[14]
- Free Agents
- The Graham Norton Show[15]
- The IT Crowd
- Takeshi's Castle (British edited version and Dutch commentary)[15]
- Taking the Flak
- Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Video-jukebox gaat concurrentie met MTV aan" (in Dutch). de Volkskrant. 11 April 1995.
- ^ "The Box verkocht aan Viva Media". NRC (in Dutch). 22 April 2002.
- ^ David de Jong (20 October 2006). "Talpa 24 uur per dag; Nickelodeon op kanaal The Box, The Box ingeperkt" (in Dutch). DutchMedia.nl.
- ^ Saul van Stapele (24 April 2007). "The Box maakte menig urban artiest groot". NRC (in Dutch).
- ^ David de Jong (20 October 2006). "Talpa 24 uur per dag; Nickelodeon op kanaal The Box, The Box ingeperkt" (in Dutch). DutchMedia.nl.
- ^ David de Jong (March 22, 2007). "Comedy Central neemt 30 april de plek van The Box (Comedy) in" (in Dutch). DutchMedia Weblog.
- ^ "TMF maakt plaats voor Comedy Central en KinderNet" (in Dutch). Mediacourant.nl. November 4, 2010.
- ^ "Zendtijd vanaf 09.00 uur" (in Dutch). Comedy Central. September 11, 2012.
- ^ Jarco Kriek (March 8, 2012). "Nickelodeon HD en Comedy Central HD bij UPC van start" (in Dutch). Totaal TV.
- ^ Einde Kindernet, Comedy Central 24 uur per dag, Totaal TV Nieuws, October 2, 2013
- ^ "Weer lineaire zender minder bij Ziggo, KPN en andere providers" (in Dutch). TotaalTV.nl. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Comedy Central voegt Extra- en Family-zenders samen". TelecomPaper.com. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "De TV gids van vandaag voor Comedy Central". TVgids.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "TV Shows". Comedy Central. Archived from the original on 2009-04-22. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap "Shows". Comedy Central. Archived from the original on 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ^ "Fan van sitcoms? Comedy Central heeft ze voor je in overvloed". TVgids.nl (in Dutch). 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Shows". Comedy Central. Archived from the original on 2007-04-29. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ^ Data, Ads &. "Comedy Central Highlights voor mei". Ads & Data (in Flemish). Retrieved 2024-02-23.