Warner TV Comedy

Warner TV Comedy is a German-language pay television channel operated within the Warner Bros. Discovery international television portfolio. The service began broadcasting on 8 May 2012 under the name glitz*, positioning itself as a female-oriented entertainment channel with a mixture of series, lifestyle programming and imported television content. Its original identity was associated with a bright, fashion-conscious presentation and the slogan “Hier scheint die Sonne” (“Here shines the sun”). In April 2014, the channel was renamed TNT Glitz and expanded its pay-TV distribution through satellite carriage on Sky Germany. The rebranding changed the channel’s slogan to “Wir sind pink” (“We are pink”), emphasizing a more distinctive visual identity while retaining the service’s entertainment and lifestyle orientation. During this period, the channel carried German first-run broadcasts of imported series including Parks and Recreation, Web Therapy, Girls and Hot in Cleveland. Its schedule also included drama and general-entertainment titles such as Pretty Little Liars, Parenthood and Unforgettable, demonstrating that the service was broader than a strictly comedy-only outlet. The channel’s programming has combined acquired international series with selected original or locally commissioned productions. One notable in-house format was InStyle – Das TV-Magazin, a magazine program focused on fashion and celebrities and presented by Eva Padberg. Later original productions listed for the service include Andere Eltern, a German comedy series that began in 2019, and German Genius, a German comedy production launched in 2023. The service underwent another major identity change in 2021. Following an announcement made on 14 June, TNT Comedy was replaced by the Warner TV Comedy brand on 25 September 2021. The change aligned the channel with Warner Bros. Discovery’s broader Warner TV naming architecture and separated its identity from the earlier TNT-branded television portfolio. The channel remains a German pay-TV entertainment outlet, with programming centered on comedy series, scripted entertainment, selected drama, animation, reality content and Warner-related library programming. Its distribution and technical operations have also been connected with wider Turner and Warner television services serving German-speaking and nearby European markets.

Warner TV Comedy traces its history to the launch of glitz* on 8 May 2012. The service was introduced as a German pay-TV channel with an entertainment proposition aimed particularly at women, combining imported series with fashion, celebrity and lifestyle content. Its early identity used a sun-themed visual concept and the slogan “Hier scheint die Sonne.” Rather than operating solely as a comedy outlet, the channel’s programming covered a wider range of scripted entertainment, including comedy, drama and general-audience series. A significant operational development took place in August 2013, when SES Platform Services won a Turner Broadcasting System tender covering playout and associated media services for several channels in the German-speaking market. The scope included Glitz, Boomerang, Cartoon Network, TNT Film and TNT Serie, as well as content digitization and playout for Turner’s on-demand and catch-up services. The arrangement was intended to support distribution across Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Benelux region. SES Platform Services later became MX1, which is now part of SES Video. On 1 April 2014, glitz* was renamed TNT Glitz. The new name placed the service within Turner’s TNT-branded television family and coincided with satellite distribution on Sky Germany. The channel also replaced its earlier slogan with “Wir sind pink,” reinforcing the refreshed brand identity. During the TNT Glitz period, the schedule included German first-run presentations of Parks and Recreation, Web Therapy, Girls and Hot in Cleveland. Other notable acquired titles included Pretty Little Liars, Parenthood and Unforgettable. This mixture gave the channel a portfolio spanning comedy, drama and youth- or lifestyle-oriented entertainment. The channel also developed original and locally relevant programming. InStyle – Das TV-Magazin focused on fashion and celebrities and was presented by Eva Padberg. Andere Eltern, a German comedy series first listed from 2019, represented a stronger move toward original German scripted content. German Genius, listed from 2023, continued that direction and formed part of the channel’s later comedy-focused output. The next major transition came in 2021. A rebrand announced on 14 June was implemented on 25 September, when TNT Comedy became Warner TV Comedy. The change followed the broader consolidation of Warner-branded television channels and gave the service a name aligned with Warner Bros. Discovery’s international portfolio. The Warner TV Comedy identity clarified the channel’s focus on comedy while preserving its role as a German-language pay-TV destination for scripted series, original productions and other entertainment formats. The channel’s history therefore reflects three successive brand phases—glitz*, TNT Glitz or TNT Comedy, and Warner TV Comedy—within the evolution of Turner and Warner television services in Europe.

• 2023

  German Genius listed as an original production

  [1]WarnerTV Comedyen.wikipedia.org

  German Genius became part of the channel’s listed original programming, reinforcing its German comedy and scripted-content profile.

• 2021

  Rebrand to Warner TV Comedy

  [1]WarnerTV Comedyen.wikipedia.org

  The TNT Comedy identity was replaced by Warner TV Comedy on 25 September following a June announcement.

• 2019

  Andere Eltern enters original programming

  [1]WarnerTV Comedyen.wikipedia.org

  Andere Eltern was listed as an original German comedy production associated with the channel.

• 2014

  Rebrand to TNT Glitz

  [1]WarnerTV Comedyen.wikipedia.org

  On 1 April, glitz* became TNT Glitz and began satellite distribution through Sky Germany, adopting the “Wir sind pink” slogan.

• 2013

  Turner selects SES Platform Services for technical operations

  [1]WarnerTV Comedyen.wikipedia.org

  SES Platform Services won a tender covering playout, digitization and related on-demand services for Glitz and other Turner channels in German-speaking and nearby European markets.

• 2012

  Launch as glitz*

  [1]WarnerTV Comedyen.wikipedia.org

  The channel began broadcasting in Germany on 8 May 2012 as glitz*, initially presenting a lifestyle-oriented entertainment proposition alongside imported television series.

A German-language premium entertainment channel built around comedy, scripted series and selected lifestyle or celebrity programming, later integrated into the Warner TV brand family.

• Pay television channel · 2012

  Warner TV Comedy

  The core Warner TV Comedy service is a German-language pay-TV channel focused on comedy and broader scripted entertainment. Its programming mix includes imported comedy series, drama series, animation, reality content and German original productions. The channel evolved from glitz* through TNT Glitz and TNT Comedy before adopting its current Warner TV identity in 2021.

• Original comedy series · 2019

  Andere Eltern

  Andere Eltern is a German comedy production listed among the channel’s original programming from 2019 onward. It represents Warner TV Comedy’s investment in locally produced scripted content rather than relying exclusively on licensed international series.

• Original comedy series · 2023

  German Genius

  German Genius is a German-language original production listed in the channel’s programming from 2023. Its inclusion illustrates the service’s later emphasis on locally relevant comedy and scripted entertainment under the Warner TV Comedy brand.

• Lifestyle and entertainment magazine

  InStyle – Das TV-Magazin

  InStyle – Das TV-Magazin is an original magazine format centered on fashion and celebrity subjects. The program was presented by Eva Padberg and reflects the channel’s earlier lifestyle-oriented positioning.

• 2021

  Rebrand from TNT Comedy to Warner TV ComedyStrategy

  Background

  The rebrand formed part of the wider move toward Warner TV naming across the owner’s international television portfolio.

  Action taken

  Following an announcement on 14 June, the channel adopted the Warner TV Comedy name on 25 September 2021.

  Aftermath

  The channel retained its German-language pay-TV role while presenting a more explicit comedy identity within the Warner TV brand family.

  Source

• 2014

  Rebrand from glitz* to TNT GlitzStrategy

  Background

  The original glitz* identity was replaced as the channel was brought into Turner’s TNT-branded television architecture.

  Action taken

  The channel changed its name to TNT Glitz on 1 April 2014, added Sky Germany satellite distribution and adopted the “Wir sind pink” slogan.

  Aftermath

  The service continued carrying a mix of comedy, drama, lifestyle and imported entertainment programming under the TNT identity.

  Source

1. 1WarnerTV Comedyen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Warner TV Comedy official websitetnt-comedy.de