Comedy Central (Italian TV channel)

Television channel
Comedy Central
CountryItaly
Broadcast areaItaly, San Marino, Vatican City
Programming
Language(s)Italian
Picture format576i (16:9 SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerParamount Networks EMEAA
Sister channelsMTV
History
Launched1 December 2004
Former namesParamount Comedy (1 December 2004 – 29 April 2007)
Links
Websitecomedycentral.it
Availability
Streaming media
Now TVComedy Central

Comedy Central is an Italian television channel broadcasting comedy-related programmes from the United States, the United Kingdom and Italy. It is owned by Paramount Networks EMEAA.

History

Paramount Comedy launched in Italy on 1 December 2004.[1] It originally only broadcast from 8pm to 6am, splitting its programming with Nickelodeon, which broadcast from 6am to 8pm. Since June 12, 2006, Paramount Comedy has been broadcasting 24 hours a day.[2] The network broadcast programming dedicated to comedic entertainment based on TV series, cartoons, original programs and cabaret.

While Paramount Comedy's communications activities focused on the launch of the channel itself, towards the end of 2006, with an annual investment of 2 million euros, they concentrated on its content. Around the same time, Paramount Comedy reached two deals with Warner Bros. and CBS Paramount. With the new schedule, the investment in original productions (mostly cabaret) was 30% of the channel's budget.[2]

On April 30, 2007, the channel becomes Comedy Central, effectively taking the name of the US network of the same name.[1][3]

On 31 July 2009 the timeshift version Comedy Central +1 was launched.[4] On November 1, 2010, Comedy Central and its timeshift have been broadcasting in 16:9 wide format.

On December 5, 2019 and May 24, 2019, the channel changed its logo and graphics, uniforming to US version.[5]

Programming

Current Programming

Source:[6]

  • Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
  • Becker
  • Broad City
  • Comedy Central Presents (Italian version)
  • Everybody Hates Chris
  • Key & Peele
  • The King of Queens
  • La pubblicità più pazza del mondo!
  • Most Ridiculous
  • Reno 911!
  • South Park
  • Takeshi's Castle
  • Workaholics
  • Zelig C-Lab

Former Programming

Shows

Cartoons

TV series and sitcoms

Sports

References

  1. ^ a b "Mtv Italia: Paramount Comedy diventa Comedy Central". E-DUESSE.IT (in Italian). 2007-05-02. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  2. ^ a b "Paramount Comedy: 24 ore all'insegna del divertimento. Raccolta in crescita - ADC Group". www.adcgroup.it (in Italian). 2006-09-21. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  3. ^ Rossi, Simone (2007-03-27). "Dal 1° Maggio Paramount si trasforma in Comedy Central". Digital-News.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  4. ^ Redazione (2009-07-30). "Sky non rinnova con la Rai e lancia 10 nuovi canali da questa notte!". CineTivu (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  5. ^ "Comedy Central cambia logo". E-DUESSE.IT (in Italian). 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  6. ^ "Comedy Central IT". tvprofil.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  7. ^ 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 "Home". Comedy Central Italy. Archived from the original on 2007-05-02. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h "guida tv, programmi, episodi". Comedy Central Italia. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Comedy Central: programmazione canale". Sky Guida TV. Archived from the original on 2016-07-21. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  10. ^ a b c "guida tv, programmi, episodi". Comedy Central Italia. Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  11. ^ "AntonioGenna.net presenta: IL MONDO DEI DOPPIATORI - ZONA TELEFILM: "Community"". www.antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
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