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6+ (Sechs Plus) is a Swiss German-language private general-interest television channel launched in 2019 as part of the 3+ Group.

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6+ (Sechs Plus) is a Swiss German-language private general-interest television channel that began broadcasting on 27 March 2019 at 20:15 with the film Skyfall. It is part of the 3+ Group, a family of Swiss private channels that also includes 3+, 4+ and 5+. Like its sister channels, 6+ targets a 15–49-year-old audience and is financed exclusively by advertising, with ad sales handled by Goldbach Media (formerly IPM Suisse). The channel's programming draws on the group's established formula: original productions associated with 3+, films associated with 4+, and series and documentaries associated with 5+. Roger Elsener, the group's programming director, has described 6+'s schedule as "experimental." The lineup has included international series such as Body of Proof, Criminal Minds, the CSI franchise (CSI, CSI: Miami, CSI: Cyber), The Mysteries of Laura, The Simpsons, Grey's Anatomy, NCIS, NCIS: New Orleans, The Big Bang Theory, Blacklist and The Flash. 6+ is distributed in Switzerland via UPC Cablecom's analogue and digital cable offerings, on Swisscom TV (where it took over the slot previously held by ORF 2), and on Sunrise TV. During its first month of broadcasting, the channel attracted nearly 1 million viewers and achieved an audience share of close to 0.4%. It also introduced a countdown during advertising breaks and aired shorter commercial breaks than its sister channels, which helped limit its prime-time audience loss to only 3% between 19:00 and 23:00 during its first month. The channel is led by director Dominik Kaiser. It broadcasts in HD. As a commercial private broadcaster, 6+ operates in the competitive Swiss German-language television market alongside public broadcaster SRG SSR and other private outlets.

History

6+ (Sechs Plus) is a Swiss German-language private general-interest television channel that launched on 27 March 2019 at 20:15, opening with the James Bond film Skyfall. It was created as the sixth channel of the 3+ Group, a Swiss private broadcasting group whose portfolio also includes 3+, 4+ and 5+. The group's channels share a common commercial model: they are financed exclusively by advertising, with Goldbach Media (formerly IPM Suisse) handling ad sales. From the outset, 6+ targeted the same 15–49-year-old demographic as its sister channels. Its programming was assembled from the group's existing content pillars: original productions associated with 3+, films associated with 4+, and series and documentaries associated with 5+. Roger Elsener, the group's programming director, described the channel's schedule as "experimental." The initial lineup featured a mix of international series, including Body of Proof, Criminal Minds, the CSI franchise (CSI, CSI: Miami, CSI: Cyber), The Mysteries of Laura, The Simpsons, Grey's Anatomy, NCIS, NCIS: New Orleans, The Big Bang Theory, Blacklist and The Flash. Distribution was secured through major Swiss pay-TV and cable operators. 6+ is carried by UPC Cablecom in both analogue and digital cable packages, by Swisscom TV — where it took over the channel slot previously occupied by Austria's ORF 2 — and by Sunrise TV. The channel broadcasts in HD. During its first month on air, 6+ reached nearly 1 million viewers and recorded an audience share of close to 0.4%. The channel introduced distinctive advertising features, including a countdown during commercial breaks and shorter ad breaks than its sister channels. These measures helped it limit audience loss to only 3% between 19:00 and 23:00 during that first month. The channel is led by director Dominik Kaiser.

  • 6+ begins broadcasting at 20:15 with the film Skyfall.

  • During its first month, 6+ reaches nearly 1 million viewers and an audience share of close to 0.4%.

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Private, advertising-funded general-interest channel targeting viewers aged 15–49, with an experimental programming approach within the 3+ Group.

  • 6+ television channel

    Swiss German-language private general-interest HD television channel.

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