General International TV Channels Thread

[TheBorkBork]

As 2026 starts worldwide, we have our first [or perhaps one of the first] rebrands of the year! NOVA in Bulgaria has a new logo, as well as sister channels Kino NOVA and NOVA News.

Тук сме заедно. NOVA

Точно в полунощ медията ще представи новите си визия и лого.

nova.bg

This will be the last post I make in 2025, with 2026 being less than 5 minutes away as of writing this. I wish a Happy New Year to everyone here on Toonzone/AnimeSuperhero!

 

[RONTV]

As 2026 starts worldwide, we have our first [or perhaps one of the first] rebrands of the year! NOVA in Bulgaria has a new logo, as well as sister channels Kino NOVA and NOVA News.

Тук сме заедно. NOVA

Точно в полунощ медията ще представи новите си визия и лого.

nova.bg

This will be the last post I make in 2025, with 2026 being less than 5 minutes away as of writing this. I wish a Happy New Year to everyone here on Toonzone/AnimeSuperhero!

Nova Sport (BG) still not rebranded since the channel's launch as they're still using old 2008 Viasat Sport logo.

 

[Andu]

Nova Sport (BG) still not rebranded since the channel's launch as they're still using old 2008 Viasat Sport logo.

Missed the opportunity i guess...

 

[Cinartosun06]

Happy 25th Anniversary To History Channel Japan, Here It's The Launch Video:


Excatly 15 Years Ago, Bravo UK & Bravo 2 UK Closed, Here It's The Closure Videos:



Excatly 15 Years Ago, Pembe Smart Has Been Ceased Broadcasting, Here It's The Turkish Forum About The Pembe Smart's Closure:
https://www.turkeyforum.com/satforum/showthread.php?t=621393

Excatly 10 Years Ago, TNT Comedy Rebranded To TNT 4 & French Pay TV Channel, Planète+ Thalassa Has Been Ceased Broadcasting, Here It's The Video & Picture:

 

[The Bloo Lagoon]

As 2026 starts worldwide, we have our first [or perhaps one of the first] rebrands of the year! NOVA in Bulgaria has a new logo, as well as sister channels Kino NOVA and NOVA News.

Тук сме заедно. NOVA

Точно в полунощ медията ще представи новите си визия и лого.

nova.bg

This will be the last post I make in 2025, with 2026 being less than 5 minutes away as of writing this. I wish a Happy New Year to everyone here on Toonzone/AnimeSuperhero!

In Hungary, Sláger TV rebranded as well as the national anthem ended.

 

[Moleoman]

Excatly 10 Years Ago, Bravo UK & Bravo 2 UK Closed, Here It's The Closure Videos:

The Bravo closedown is not actual closure video but it's an advert mix from the channel's last day, here's a recording of the channel's final continuity:

 

[Andu]

New countries to make return with the Millionaire format: Japan & Australia!

https://x.com/n_i_6_6_n_o/status/2001434409313153205

 

[Insidus]

Several outlets forecast that Comcast will spinoff/sale NBCUniversal and honestly if Paramount were to buy it they wouldn't be much of an overlap on the linear side.

 

[E-Scope]

The Bravo closedown is not actual closure video but it's an advert mix from the channel's last day, here's a recording of the channel's final continuity:

I assume its closure (since Sky1's demographic made it difficult for Bravo to survive after Sky acquired it) differ from providers (like Sky and Virgin Media) as the only copy of the actual shutdown is in bad quality. And the closedown I've seen before must've been from either Sky or Virgin Media.

 

[Francisque]

This means MTV Germany will shut down for keeps.

It's times like these where I miss the Redstones (granted, even under their control they reduced the amount of music videos and worse even, began to reduce the creative freedom of some teams)

The channel won't last much anyway

 

[RandomMe]

The channel won't last much anyway

The merger evaporated its audience

 

[Cinartosun06]

I Forgot, MTV Germany Switched To Pay TV & MTV Entertainment Closed 15 Years Ago. (Now FTA).
Here It's FTA Version Of MTV Germany's Last Minutes:


And MTV Entertainment:


The Austrian Version Of MTV AT Switched To Now-Defunct VIVA AT In FTA 15 Years Ago, Here It's The Video:


And Now Defunct Music Channel VIVA In DE, AT & CH Rebranded 15 Years Ago, Here It's The Rebrand Videos In German & English:

 

[canyuksel97]

History Channel To The Viewers In Türkiye Has Ceased Transmission As Of Midnight On The January 1st 2026.
According To Turkeyforum, The Channel Is Still Broadcasting Only On The S Sport Plus Platform.

 

[RegularMan]

MTV Germany will FULLY merge with MTV Scandinavia on January 5th, launching a new feed, MTV Global.
It will use the same schedule as MTV Euro, which is also used by MTV Portugal and MTV Wallonia.

https://epgs.vimn.com/mtv_germany/xmltvlegal/ger/20260105.xml

No idea how they're going to pull this off though, considering a lot of content in this schedule violates the FSF rules, which, for example, prevent anything rated 16+ airing before 22:00 in Germany.
Before using this "Global" schedule they already had to (re)move a lot of airings (of e.g. Ridiculousness) due to being rated 16+.

The second major instance of a FTA version of a US-originating channel merging with a foreign feed. The other one was Nick NL in 2022?
EDIT: So Nick NL isn't FTA. My bad. Thanks @Francisque!

 

[Francisque]

The second major instance of a FTA version of a US-originating channel merging with a foreign feed. The other one was Nick NL in 2022?

Nick Nl Is not FTA.

Anyway, schedules continue to show some differences outside of the internal schedules, so I don't know

 

[canyuksel97]

History Channel To The Viewers In Türkiye Has Ceased Transmission As Of Midnight On The January 1st 2026.
According To Turkeyforum, The Channel Is Still Broadcasting Only On The S Sport Plus Platform.
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And Also At The Same Time, Tivibu's Relationship With BluTV Has Officially Ended For HBO Max.
Therefore, BluTV Play 1 And BluTV Play 2 Has Ceased Its Broadcasts Completely
And Removed It On Tivibu Platform's Channel List On IPTV, Satellite And Tivibu Go As Of 1:00am.

And Speaking Of That, Tivibu Has Also Partnered With Cosmoblue (Owners Of Azoomee, Da Vinci And More),
Therefore, Filmscreen (Which Already Available On D-Smart And Kablo TV) Is Now Available
For The First Time On Tivibu Platform. Filmscreen Is Found On Tivibu Channel 16.
(It Is Available For Free For Sinema And Super Pack Subscribers At No Additional Cost.)

 

[RandomMe]

Nick Nl Is not FTA.

Anyway, schedules continue to show some differences outside of the internal schedules, so I don't know

FTA only if:
-you watch NPO 1/2/3 without a Digitenne subscription
-the same but for the local channels
-BVN on satellite but it's closing down later this year

 

[Trap Prince]

What is the encrypted RTPi 3 on Hispasat? RTPi 3 bitrate and broadcast details - 10770 of Hispasat 30W (30.0W)

 

[zQwmy]

Today at 06:00 CET, Comedy Central Austria suddenly shut down and got replaced by Comedy Central Germany.


This comes in kind of surprising as the channel did still have its own schedules for the month of January, at least

 

[RandomMe]

What is the encrypted RTPi 3 on Hispasat? RTPi 3 bitrate and broadcast details - 10770 of Hispasat 30W (30.0W)

Presumably one of these two: the Americas feed of RTP Internacional or the international feed of RTP Notícias, the former RTP 3

RTP 3 started an international feed around 2016 IIRC, which mirrors the commercial-free terrestrial feed and replaces foreign output with repeats of national material