WB Channel
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WB is a cable
and satellite
TV channel launched by Time Warner
and Turner International India Pvt Ltd
exclusively for India. The channel is based in Mumbai
, Maharashtra
. The channel features a mix of Hollywood movies and TV series from the WB Vault. This Warner pay channel is targeted at the upward mobile class between the age group of 15-44.
in India after HBO. While sharing a name with the current TheWB.com online destination in the U.S. and the former The WB Television Network in the U.S., WB in India is a distinct standalone channel (in ownership structure, programming offering and demographic target) unrelated to TheWB.com.
A timeshift version is available in Pakistan, with local advertisements.
Other than these it also features WB movies. It kicked off the channel with WB-86, a 86-hour movie marathon, wherein the channel showed some of the most popular WB movies over the last 86 years to commemorate the 86th anniversary of WB Studios! Later movies like The Dirty Harry Collection
, Blood Diamond
, The Prestige
and also series like Blade
have been playing on the channel regularly.
and Joey
is heavily censored even though other channels like Star World
don't censor them.
Cable
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and satellite
Satellite
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TV channel launched by Time Warner
Time Warner
Time Warner is one of the world's largest media companies, headquartered in the Time Warner Center in New York City. Formerly two separate companies, Warner Communications, Inc...
and Turner International India Pvt Ltd
Turner Broadcasting System
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. is the Time Warner subsidiary managing the collection of cable networks and properties started and acquired by Robert Edward "Ted" Turner starting in the mid-1970s. The company has its headquarters in the CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia. TBS, Inc...
exclusively for India. The channel is based in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
. The channel features a mix of Hollywood movies and TV series from the WB Vault. This Warner pay channel is targeted at the upward mobile class between the age group of 15-44.
History
This is the second English entertainment channel launched by Turner International India Pvt LtdTurner International India Pvt Ltd
Turner International India is the Indian subsidiary of the Turner Broadcasting System of the United States. It is one of the most financially successful entertainment companies in India.It owns Cartoon Network one of the most successful channels in India.-About:Turner International India Pvt. Ltd...
in India after HBO. While sharing a name with the current TheWB.com online destination in the U.S. and the former The WB Television Network in the U.S., WB in India is a distinct standalone channel (in ownership structure, programming offering and demographic target) unrelated to TheWB.com.
A timeshift version is available in Pakistan, with local advertisements.
Programming
The channel's primetime has been divided into five segments - WB Platinum (which will showcase channel premieres); WB Nitro (action flicks); WB Triple Play features (all time entertainers); WB Cinematheque (classic films) and WB Premieres (mix of comedy and drama series).- Drew Carey Show
- Blade: The SeriesBlade: The SeriesBlade: The Series is a 2006 American live-action television program based on the Marvel Comics character and film series. It premiered on Spike on June 28, 2006...
- JoeyJoey (TV series)Joey is an American sitcom, which stars Matt LeBlanc reprising his role as Joey Tribbiani from the sitcom Friends. It premiered on the NBC television network, on September 9, 2004, in the former time slot of its parent series, Thursday nights at 8:00 p.m...
- Whose Line is it Anyway?Whose Line Is It Anyway?Whose Line Is It Anyway? is a short-form improvisational comedy TV show. Originally a British radio programme, it moved to television in 1988 as a series made for the UK's Channel 4, for a 10 series run...
- The New Adventures of Old ChristineThe New Adventures of Old ChristineThe New Adventures of Old Christine is an American comedy series starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus which ran for five seasons on CBS from March 13, 2006, to May 12, 2010...
- Showbiz TonightShowbiz TonightShowbiz Tonight is an American entertainment news program on HLN .Showbiz Tonight is hosted by A.J. Hammer at CNN New York. The show reports and debates celebrity entertainment news stories and controversies, along with social networking segments involving viewer interaction via social networks and...
- Loonatics UnleashedLoonatics UnleashedLoonatics Unleashed is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation that ran on the Kids' WB for two seasons from 2005 to 2007 in the United States, Teletoon in Canada, Kids Central in Singapore, Cartoon Network's Boomerang in Australia, Cartoon Network in the UK,...
- Four KingsFour KingsFour Kings is a sitcom introduced as a part of NBC's winter 2006 programming but cancelled before the end of the season. It aired at 8:30pm on Thursdays. It starred Seth Green, Josh Cooke, Todd Grinnell and Shane McRae...
- The Class (TV series)
- FriendsFriendsFriends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series revolves around a group of friends in Manhattan. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
- Conan (TV series)
Other than these it also features WB movies. It kicked off the channel with WB-86, a 86-hour movie marathon, wherein the channel showed some of the most popular WB movies over the last 86 years to commemorate the 86th anniversary of WB Studios! Later movies like The Dirty Harry Collection
Dirty Harry
Dirty Harry is a 1971 American crime thriller produced and directed by Don Siegel, the first in the Dirty Harry series. Clint Eastwood plays the title role, in his first outing as San Francisco Police Department Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan....
, Blood Diamond
Blood Diamond (film)
Blood Diamond is a 2006 political thriller film co-produced and directed by Edward Zwick and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly and Djimon Hounsou...
, The Prestige
The Prestige (film)
The Prestige is a 2006 mystery thriller film written, directed and co-produced by Christopher Nolan, with a screenplay adapted from Christopher Priest's 1995 novel of the same name. The story follows Robert Angier and Alfred Borden, rival stage magicians in London at the end of the 19th century...
and also series like Blade
Blade: The Series
Blade: The Series is a 2006 American live-action television program based on the Marvel Comics character and film series. It premiered on Spike on June 28, 2006...
have been playing on the channel regularly.
Censorship
All movies and TV series broadcasts are heavily censored. Swear words are completely muted out and the subtitle text changed. Most scenes with too much blood or hint of erotica is totally edited out. Even shows like FriendsFriends
Friends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series revolves around a group of friends in Manhattan. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
and Joey
Joey
- Animals :* Joey , an infant marsupial* Joey, a Blue-fronted Amazon parrot who was one of the Blue Peter pets-People with the given name Joey:* Joey Benjamin , English cricketer* Joey Bishop , entertainer...
is heavily censored even though other channels like Star World
STAR World
STAR World is an Asian English language cable and satellite television network owned by Star TV and Fox International Channels, fully owned subsidiaries of News Corporation. The channel is the successor of STAR Plus, a subsidiary of News Corporation...
don't censor them.