Warner TV Serie

Warner TV Serie is a German pay-television channel devoted primarily to television series. The service launched on 28 January 2009 under the name TNT Serie and was operated by Turner Broadcasting System Europe. It formed part of Turner's German-speaking television portfolio alongside channels such as TNT Film, TNT Comedy, Cartoon Network, Boomerang and CNN International. The channel initially operated as a pay-TV service and expanded to round-the-clock broadcasting from 1 June 2009. The channel's programming proposition centers on scripted television, including acquired international series and other serialized entertainment. Its schedule has also included genre-oriented and specialty programming; the documented programming history includes the wrestling-oriented series Lucha Underground, which aired from 2016 to 2019. As a linear pay-TV channel, Warner TV Serie's principal offering is the curated television schedule rather than a range of separately branded consumer products. A major identity change took place in 2021. Turner announced on 14 June that TNT Serie would be renamed WarnerTV Serie, and the new name came into use on 25 September 2021. The change aligned the channel with the Warner TV naming architecture used in parts of Warner Bros. Discovery's television business while retaining its focus on series programming. The rebrand changed the public-facing identity of the service but did not alter its basic role as a German-language pay-TV channel dedicated to television series. The channel's technical distribution infrastructure has also involved external playout services. In August 2013, SES Platform Services won an international Turner tender covering playout for TNT Serie and several other Turner channels in the German-speaking market. The arrangement also covered standard-definition and high-definition services, digitization of existing Turner content, and playout for certain on-demand and catch-up services across Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Benelux region. SES Platform Services later became MX1, which is now part of SES Video. Warner TV Serie is therefore best understood as a television-channel brand within the Warner TV portfolio, rather than as an independent production studio or standalone corporate company. Publicly available reference material identifies Germany as its principal market and provides limited information about a separate headquarters, named executives, financial performance or ownership structure at the individual-channel level.

Warner TV Serie originated as TNT Serie, a German pay-television channel launched by Turner Broadcasting System Europe on 28 January 2009. The service was created as a dedicated outlet for television-series programming within Turner's German-speaking channel portfolio. At launch, its principal identity was TNT Serie, linking it to Turner's broader TNT-branded entertainment services. The channel expanded its operating schedule during its first year. From 1 June 2009, it broadcast around the clock, providing a continuous linear schedule rather than a limited daily transmission window. Its programming has centered on television series, with the available reference material also recording specialty content such as Lucha Underground, which aired between 2016 and 2019. In August 2013, Turner selected SES Platform Services through an international tender to handle playout and associated technical services for TNT Serie and several other channels in the Turner portfolio. The scope included standard-definition and high-definition playout, digitization of existing Turner material, and services supporting on-demand and catch-up offerings. The geographic scope covered Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Benelux region. SES Platform Services subsequently became MX1 and is now part of SES Video. The most significant brand milestone came in 2021. Turner announced on 14 June that TNT Serie would adopt the WarnerTV Serie name. The renaming took effect on 25 September 2021, bringing the service into the Warner TV brand architecture. Despite the new name, the channel retained its basic editorial role as a German pay-TV service focused on television series. Available public sources do not provide a detailed account of the channel's individual management, financial results, headquarters, subscriber base or a separately incorporated legal entity. The brand is best treated as a channel-level product within the wider Warner television business.

• 2021

  Rebrand to WarnerTV Serie

  [1]WarnerTV Serieen.wikipedia.org

  The channel adopts the WarnerTV Serie name on 25 September following Turner's announcement in June.

• 2013

  Playout services are outsourced to SES Platform Services

  [1]WarnerTV Serieen.wikipedia.org

  SES Platform Services wins a Turner tender covering playout and related technical services for TNT Serie and other channels in several European markets.

• 2009

  TNT Serie launches

  [1]WarnerTV Serieen.wikipedia.org

  Turner Broadcasting System Europe launches TNT Serie in Germany on 28 January.

• 2009

  Round-the-clock broadcasting begins

  [1]WarnerTV Serieen.wikipedia.org

  The channel begins broadcasting continuously from 1 June.

A German pay-TV channel positioned around television-series programming within the Warner TV channel portfolio.

• Pay-television channel · 2009

  Warner TV Serie

  Warner TV Serie is a German pay-TV channel focused on television series. It operates as a linear television service and has broadcast around the clock since June 2009. The channel was known as TNT Serie until its rebranding on 25 September 2021. Its programming has included acquired series and specialty television content, including Lucha Underground during the 2016–2019 period.

• 2021

  Rename TNT Serie as WarnerTV SerieStrategy

  Background

  The channel had operated under the TNT Serie identity since its 2009 launch. Turner announced a change to the WarnerTV naming system in June 2021.

  Action taken

  The service changed its public name to WarnerTV Serie on 25 September 2021.

  Aftermath

  The channel continued as a German pay-TV service focused on television-series programming under the Warner TV brand architecture.

  Source

• 2013

  Select SES Platform Services for playoutOther

  Background

  Turner sought an external provider for playout, content digitization and related services for multiple channels and on-demand services in the German-speaking and nearby European markets.

  Action taken

  SES Platform Services won the international tender covering TNT Serie and other Turner channels.

  Aftermath

  The arrangement provided technical playout support for the covered linear and on-demand services; SES Platform Services later became MX1 and is now part of SES Video.

  Source

1. 1WarnerTV Serieen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Warner TV Serie official websitewarnertv.de