TLC (British and Irish TV channel)
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| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | United Kingdom Ireland |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Timeshift service | TLC +1 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Discovery EMEA |
| Sister channels | Animal Planet Discovery Channel Discovery History Discovery Science Discovery Turbo DMAX Food Network HGTV Investigation Discovery Quest Quest Red Really |
| History | |
| Launched | 30 April 2013 |
| Replaced | Discovery Real Time (2005-2013) Discovery Travel & Living (2005-2013) |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| TVPlayer | Watch live (UK only) |
| Virgin TV Anywhere | Watch live (UK only) |
| UPC Horizon | Watch live (Ireland only) |
| Sky Go | Watch live (UK and Ireland only) |
TLC is a British pay television channel owned by Discovery EMEA. It is based on the American channel of the same name. It launched on 30 April 2013 at 8:00 p.m.,[1] replacing Discovery Real Time and DMAX +2.[2]
The original version of TLC was launched in 1994 and was subsequently renamed Discovery Home & Leisure and later Discovery Real Time as part of Discovery's catalogue of themed channels. Given that TLC was chasing a completely different demographic than the old TLC, Discovery treated it as a new channel launch rather than a return.
On 30 April 2013, TLC +1 was launched, replacing DMAX +2.
A two-hour timeshift, TLC +2, was launched on 16 September 2013. It closed down on 27 April 2018, and was rebranded as Discovery Turbo +1.[3]
Programming
Programming consists of acquired shows and original commissions.[4][5][6] TLC also features an Oprah Winfrey Network branded programme block.[7]
Current programming
Acquired shows
- 90 Day Fiancé
- Beachfront Bargain Hunt
- Brides of Beverly Hills
- Cake Boss
- Cheer Perfection
- Curvy Brides
- Extreme Couponing
- Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
- Breaking Amish
- Breaking the Faith
- Dating Naked
- Devious Maids
- The Dr. Oz Show
- The Exes
- The Golden Girls
- Gypsy Brides US
- OutDaughtered
- I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant
- Last Chance Saloon
- Long Island Medium
- Mistresses
- My Mother Is Obsessed
- My Lottery Dream Home
- My Strange Addiction
- The Nanny
- Oprah's Lifeclass
- Oprah's Next Chapter
- Toddlers & Tiaras
- Say Yes to the Dress
- Scorned
- Secret Princes
- Super Soul Sunday
- Swinger Wives
- Teleshopping
- Your Style in His Hands
Original commissions
- Celebrity Fat Fighters
- Jodie Marsh On...
- Last Chance Salon
- My Naked Secret
- Ultimate Shopper
- Undercover Mums
- Your Style in His Hands
- The Charlotte Crosby Experience
- If Katie Hopkins Ruled the World
- Katie Price's Pony Club
- Say Yes to the Dress: UK
- Curvy Brides Boutique - filmed in Essex[8][9]
References
- ^ Szalai, Georg (27 March 2013). "Discovery Communications to Launch TLC in U.K., Ireland". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ Hadley, Paul (24 April 2013). "Changes to Discovery channels this month". Entertainment Interactive. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- ^ "System Updates". Overnights.tv. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ Munn, Patrick (27 March 2013). "TLC To Launch in UK on April 30th". TVWise. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ Whittingham, Clive (25 April 2013). "TLC stocks UK schedule". C21Media. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ Munn, Patrick (26 April 2013). "TLC Acquires UK Rights To TV Land's 'The Exes' & 'Happily Divorced'". TVWise. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ Whittingham, Clive (4 April 2013). "OWN gets TLC UK block". C21Media. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Curvy Brides Boutique". Radio Times. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Caitlin Moran (1 January 2020). "TV for big girls". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
