TLC is an Indian pay television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery for the Indian subcontinent. Launched in October 2004. Previously known as Discovery Travel & Living. It focuses on lifestyle programmes, with topics such health, cooking and travel. The channel can be viewed on digital cable and satellite television in India.
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| Country | India |
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| Broadcast area | Indian Subcontinent |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English Hindi |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SD feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery India |
| Sister channels | See List of channels owned by Warner Bros. Discovery in India |
| History | |
| Launched | October 2004 |
| Former names | Discovery Travel & Living (2004-2010) |
| Availability - Available on all major Indian DTH & Cables. | |
| Terrestrial | |
| DVB-T2 (India) | Check local frequencies |
| Streaming media | |
| Discovery+ (India) | SD & HD |
| Jio TV (India) | SD & HD |
| Amazon Prime Video (India) | SD & HD |
History
editThe channel launched in October 2004 and was the first international channel launched under the "Discovery Travel & Living" name.[1]
On 1 September 2010 Discovery Travel & Living India became TLC.[2] TLC's HD feed was launched on 2 June 2014.[3]
The channel features both original productions and imported programmes. The first local original production for the channel was The Great Indian Wedding.[4] The series was produced by Blue Mango Films, a leading non-fiction film company in India. Following its success, the channel has started offering more Indian programming.
Programming
editProgrammes shown in the channel include:
- Star vs Food
- Unique Sweets
- Gypsy Sisters
- Ultimate Cake Off
- Man v. Food
- Ravinder's Kitchen
- Fun Taiwan All-Stars
- Gordon's Great Escape
- Great Indian Global kitchen
- Food Fighters (TV series)
- Fast Food Mania
- Hell's Kitchen (American TV series)
- Planet Food
- Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern
- Jamie at Home
- Nigel Slater's Dish of the Day
- World Cafe: Asia
- Luke Nguyen's Vietnam
- Off Road with Gul Panag
- Chuck's Week Off
- Bridget's Sexiest Beaches
- Outrageeous Kid Parties
- 90 Day Fiance
- Extreme Couponing
- Amazing Eats
- The Taste (British TV series)
- Kylie Kwong: My China
- Get Out!
- Wild Weddings
- Jamie's 30 minute meals
- Queens of Comedy
TLC HD World
editTLC HD (formerly known as TLC HD World) is an Indian pay television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The channel is a HD version of TLC. The channel broadcast same shows from main feed.
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| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Indian Subcontinent |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English Hindi |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SD feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery India |
| Sister channels | See List of channels owned by Warner Bros. Discovery in India |
| History | |
| Launched | 2 June 2014 |
| Availability - Available on all major Indian DTH & Cables. | |
| Terrestrial | |
| DVB-T2 (India) | Check local frequencies |
| Streaming media | |
| Discovery+ (India) | SD & HD |
| Jio TV (India) | SD & HD |
| Amazon Prime Video (India) | SD & HD |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Discovery travel-lifestyle channel to launch in October". Indiantelevision.com. 10 August 2004. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
- ^ "TLC to replace Discovery Travel and Living from 1 September". Indiantelevision.com. 29 July 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- ^ "Discovery launches three new channels". afaqs.com. afaqs! news bureau. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ^ "Discovery Travel & Living unveils 1st local production The Great Indian Wedding". Indiantelevision.com. 11 August 2006. Archived from the original on 2 August 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2009.