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Nitro (German TV channel)

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Not to be confused with Nitro (Spanish TV channel).
Nitro
CountryGermany
Programming
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerRTL Group
ParentRTL Deutschland
Sister channelsRTL
VOX
n-tv
Super RTL
RTL Zwei
RTL Up
VOX Up
RTL Crime
RTL Living
RTL Passion
GEO Television
History
Launched1 April 2012 (2012-04-01)
Former namesRTL Nitro (2012–2017)
Links
Websitewww.nitro-tv.de
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial televisionChannel numbers vary on each region

Nitro is a German free-to-air television channel owned by RTL Deutschland. It was launched on 1 April 2012 as RTL Nitro. It was renamed Nitro on 30 July 2017.

Conception

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Nitro's slogan is „Fernsehen für Helden“ (television for heroes). It describes itself as a "premium entertainment channel" ("Premium-Unterhaltungssender") for a broad audience.[1] It mainly targets males aged between 20 and 59.[2]

The channel contains many of old German and American series and films, but also first runs of some American series such as Modern Family, Nurse Jackie or Chase.

On 2 April 2012, the video on demand site RTL Nitro Now launched, where several shows can be viewed seven days after airing.

Nitro HD

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Nitro HD, a high-definition simulcast of Nitro, was launched on 28 August 2012 on cable provider Kabel Deutschland, and became available via NetCologne on 1 September 2012.[3] Broadcast of RTL Nitro HD via Satellite started on 8 April 2014, available with a HD+ subscription.

Logo History

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Logo from 2012 until 2017

Programming

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Original programming (from RTL Group)

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Magazines

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Entertainment

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TV Series

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Imported programming

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Entertainment

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Current
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Former
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TV series

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Current
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Former
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Audience share

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Germany

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January February March April May June July August September October November December Annual average
2012[4] - - - - - - - 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.6% 0.5% 0.3%
2013[5] 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 1.0% Increase 0.7%
2014[6] 1.0% 1.0% 1.2% 1.3% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.5% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% Increase 1.3%
2015[7] 1.3% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.6% 1.4% 1.5% 1.5% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% Increase 1.4%
2016[8] 1.3% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.2% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.4% 1.4% Decrease 1.3%
2017[9] 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.6% 1.7% 1.5% Increase 1.6%
2018

References

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  1. ^ Voss, Jochen (1 March 2012). "Neuer RTL-Sender: Fernsehen für Sofahelden". die tageszeitung.
  2. ^ "Mediadaten RTL Nitro: Positionierung".
  3. ^ "RTL Nitro HD ab 1. September auch bei Netcologne". 25 August 2012.
  4. ^ "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2012" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  5. ^ "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2013" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  6. ^ "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2014" (PDF). kek-online.de. Retrieved 30 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2015" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  8. ^ "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2016" (PDF). kek-online.de. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  9. ^ "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2017" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
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