Comedy Central (Swedish TV channel)

Comedy Central
CountrySweden
NetworkComedy Central
Ownership
OwnerViacomCBS Networks EMEAA
History
LaunchedJanuary 1, 2009 (2009-01-01)
ClosedJanuary 15, 2019 (2019-01-15)
Replaced byParamount Network
Links
Websitehttp://www.comedycentral.se/

Comedy Central (Swedish: Comedy Central Sverige) was a Swedish television channel owned by Paramount Networks EMEAA. Viacom International Media Networks have said that the channel will feature both original Swedish productions made for the channel and imported content.[1]

The channel applied for license to broadcast in the terrestrial network in Sweden in February 2008 and on March 27, 2008 they were granted a license to broadcast nationally between 7 p.m. and 3 a.m. (initially timesharing with Nickelodeon) from January 1, 2009.[2][3]

Logo used at launch.

The channel launched on January 1, 2009, opening with an episode of South Park and the Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson. During its first month, the channel launched on Boxer, Canal Digital, Com Hem, Tele2, Telia Digital-tv, SPA, Borderlight and IP Sweden.[4] The channel was added to the Viasat platform on September 1, 2009.[5]

On October 5, 2010, The Daily Show premiered on Comedy Central in Sweden, having previously been broadcast on Canal+ and Kanal 9.[6] The show is broadcast at 7 p.m. Swedish time, only 14 hours after its original U.S. broadcast, and then repeated at 11.05 p.m. This is unusually fast as American talk shows are normally shown with a one-week delay in Sweden.

After almost 5 years of timesharing with Nickelodeon, Comedy Central got a separate channel in November 1, 2013.[7]

The channel ceased broadcating on January 15, 2019, being replaced by Paramount Network.[8][9]

Programming

Final programming

Source:[10]

Former programming

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References

  1. ^ "Här är Comedy Centrals och MTVs nya programdirektör". Dagens Media. February 8, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  2. ^ Tillstånd att sända TV-program, page 63, Swedish Radio and TV Authority, 27 March 2008
  3. ^ "FAQ". www.comedycentral.tv. Archived from the original on 2009-01-30.
  4. ^ "Om Comedy Central". comedcentral.tv. Archived from the original on January 30, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  5. ^ "Viasat lanserar Comedy Central" (Press release). Viasat Sverige. June 4, 2009. Archived from the original on June 19, 2010. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
  6. ^ ""Daily show" tillbaka i svensk tv". Barometern. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
  7. ^ "Mer Nickelodeon och Comedy Central hos Viasat". Mynewsdesk (in Swedish). 2013-10-25. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  8. ^ "Viacom lanserar underhållningskanalen Paramount Network i Sverige". News Powered by Cision (in Swedish). 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  9. ^ Dagensanalys.se (2019-01-15). "Nya annonsmöjligheter när TV-kanalen Paramount Network lanseras". Dagensanalys.se. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  10. ^ "Komplett TV-guide - Här hittar du TV-tablån för hela veckan". Tv-Tabla.se. Archived from the original on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  11. ^ "Program överblick". Comedy Central. Archived from the original on 2013-04-10. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  12. ^ "TV-shower". www.comedycentral.tv. Archived from the original on 2010-02-14. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  13. ^ "TV-shower". www.comedycentral.tv. Archived from the original on 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  14. ^ "Program överblick". www.comedycentral.tv. Archived from the original on 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2023-10-12.