Nitro (German TV channel)
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RTL Nitro is a German television channel owned by the RTL Group. It is available via cable, satellite and IPTV. It is available free to air.
Conception
The slogan of RTL Nitro is „Fernsehen für Helden“ (television for heroes). It describes itself as a "premium entertainment channel" ("Premium-Unterhaltungssender") for a widespread audience.[4] It is mainly targeted to males in the age of 20 to 59.[5]
The program contains many old German and American series and films, but also first runs of some American series like Modern Family, Nurse Jackie or Chase.
On 2 April 2012, the video on demand site RTL Nitro Now launched, where several shows can be viewed seven days after its airing.
RTL Nitro HD
RTL Nitro HD, a high definition simulcast of RTL Nitro, was launched on 28 August 2012 on cable provider Kabel Deutschland, and became available via NetCologne on 1 September 2012.[6] Broadcast of RTL Nitro HD via Satellite started on 8 April 2014, available with a HD+ subscription.
Programming
Original programming (from RTL Group)
Magazines
- Auto Mobil, car magazine (2012—present)
Entertainment
- Ab ins Beet – Die Garten-Soap, docu-soap (2012—present)
- Anwälte der Toten, docu-soap (2012—present)
- Die Autohändler, docu-soap (2012—present)
- Die Küchenchefs, docu-soap (2012—present)
- Die lustigsten Schlamassel der Welt, clip show (2012—present)
- Das perfekte Promi-Dinner, cooking (2012—present)
- Das Strafgericht, court show (2012—present)
- Die Trovatos – Detektive decken auf, docu-soap (2012—present)
- Höllische Nachbarn, comedy (2012—present)
- Schneller als die Polizei erlaubt, docu-soap (2012—present)
- Unter Volldampf!, documentary (2012—present)
- Recht & Ordnung (2012—present)
TV Series
- Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei, action series (2012—present)
- Balko, comedy drama (2012—present)
- Im Namen des Gesetzes, drama (2012—present)
Imported programming (American)
Entertainment
- Ice Road Truckers; docu-soap (2012—present)
- Mayday; docu-soap (2012—present)
TV series
- 24; drama series (2012—present)
- American Dad!; animated series (2012—present)
- Alcatraz; mystery series (2012—present)
- Breakout Kings; action series (February 2013—)
- Chase; crime series (2012—present)
- Cheers, sitcom (9 April 2013 — present)
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CSI: Den Tätern auf der Spur); crime series (2012—present)
- CSI: Miami; crime series (2012—present)
- CSI: New York; crime series (2012—present)
- Columbo; crime series (2012—present)
- Covert Affairs; action series (January 2013—)
- Family Matters (Alle unter einem Dach); sitcom (2014—present)
- Moonlighting (Das Model und der Schnüffler); crime series (upcoming)
- The Rockford Files (Detektiv Rockford – Anruf genügt); crime series (2012—present)
- Charlie's Angels (Drei Engel für Charlie); drama series (2012—present)
- Home Improvement (Hör mal, wer da hämmert); sitcom (2012—present)
- Knight Rider; action series (2012—present)
- Law & Order; crime series (2012—present)
- Married...with Children (Eine schrecklich nette Familie); sitcom (2014—present)
- Modern Family; mockumentary (2012—present)
- My Name is Earl, sitcom (18 March 2013 — present)
- Nurse Jackie; medical drama (2012—present)
- Parker Lewis Can't Lose (Parker Lewis − Der Coole von der Schule); sitcom (2016—present)
- Prison Break; action series (2012—present)
- The Equalizer (Der Schutzengel von New York); crime series (2012—present)
- Quantum Leap (Zurück in die Vergangenheit); science fiction series (2014—present)
- Raising Hope; sitcom (2012—present)
- Simon & Simon; drama series (2012—present)
- Smallville; drama series (2012—present)
- The Office; sitcom (2012—present)
- 'Til Death (Ehe ist …), sitcom (14 January 2013 — present)
- Riptide (Trio mit vier Fäusten); action series (upcoming)
- Quincy; crime series (2012—present)
- Who's the Boss? (Wer ist hier der Boss?); sitcom (2012—present)
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Empfangsmöglichkeiten - RTL NITRO". Rtlnitro.de. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
- ^ "NetCologne channel list" (PDF). 2012-06-26. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
- ^ "Pressearchiv, Pressemitteilungen". Vodafone.de. 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
- ^ "Neuer RTL-Sender: Fernsehen für Sofahelden". die tageszeitung. 1 March 2012.
- ^ "Mediadaten RTL Nitro: Positionierung".
- ^ "RTL Nitro HD ab 1. September auch bei Netcologne".