Kabel eins

Cable one (proper spelling kabel eins ) is a commercial television station in ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG. The German -language full program had its first broadcast on 29 February 1992, and emerged from the previous programs cables 1 and the cable channel.

Program

The program of cable one consists mainly of feature films and television series, as well as self - and order- produced entertainment formats with daily news, reportage magazines and documentary programs. Furthermore, the program includes shipments from culture to science to entertainment and also aimed at older audiences.

With the platform kabeleins.tv ( as of 12 May 2009) part of the program will be made available on the internet. The self-produced series are there free for seven days after the TV broadcast. After that, they are chargeable seen at maxdome.de, the video - on-demand offer of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG. Cable one is also a large archive on the subject car for free on the Internet.

The station received its broadcast licenses by the Bavarian Regulatory Authority for Commercial Broadcasting ( BLM). On 16 February 2012, the BLM extended the broadcasting license for one cable to another 8 years until 29 February 2020.

History

On February 29, 1992 at 10:15 clock The cable channel went as an entertainment division program on the air. The first mission was the British film A new spirit at Castle Rathbarney (Happy ever after, 1954) with David Niven. Advertising slogan of the station was " good entertainment in the cable channel "; when accompanying a clip of explosions and violence on television impaired audience was shown, then discovered the cable channel with his " clean" program and relaxed. In fact, the program of the cable channel was initially primarily of older films. The sender wanted to distance themselves from the so lurid program other private channels. The cable channel could be received at this time exclusively via the cable connections of the German Post Office (1994-99 German Telekom). Although the transmitter sent via the satellite Eutelsat, but the transmission format has been changed to D2 - MAC and also coded shortly afterwards by means of the encryption method EUROCRYPT a few months after first broadcast. With the cable channel wanted the German Telekom, which was then alone owns the major cable networks, make their offer over the then rapidly growing DTH attractive. The cable channel was a joint venture between the Kirch Group and Deutsche Telekom, the most ancient parts of the program ( movies, series ) came from the television archives of film dealer Leo Kirch. Only later did the non-secure reception via satellite (Astra) was possible. ProSieben, then a company of the Kirch Group was involved at this time with 45 percent of the cable channel.

On December 24, 1994, from the cable channel of the transmitter cable first since April 7, 1995 cable 1 is switched on the satellite Astra 1a, and from that time could this Europe received unencrypted. Gradually, the program was expanded, and you sent on 14 July 1997 with the license of a full program. Cable 1 is now a wholly owned subsidiary of ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG.

On August 21, 1997, the cable 1 logo had to be redesigned due to an action of the ARD. The ARD sat in court with the view through that the appearance of trapped in the cable symbol " 1" could lead to confusion with the First logo of the public television station. As a precaution, the "1" from the logo has been removed; remained a " stub " right in the middle of the emblem. After many years of litigation brought by the ARD was finally dismissed on all counts in October 1999 and the logo got its " 1". On this occasion also the on- air design has been extensively revised.

1999 Advanced Cable 1 its range further information programs. So then started the adventure series with the magazines Adventure Car and adventure of life and the magazine Challenge.

2001 was again changed the on- air design.

Early 2004, the program was extended on Saturday and Sunday at a children's program. There has been running since December 25, 2004 on Saturday the Cartoon Network block. On Sunday ran cartoons and following the Disney Time. The Disney Time was abandoned on 30 December 2012 without replacement.

On 28 March 2005, the station name was changed to kabel eins, logo and appearance changed again. On 1 June 2006, the pay-TV offshoot launched kabel eins classics. On 11 February 2008, the station presented a new slogan ( "real kabel eins " ) and a new design, while kabel eins classics its based on the old logo design (for now ) retained.

Since January 31, 2010 cable sends one his program on the transmitter kabel eins HD via the platform Astra HD and Cable Germany for Germany in HD and HD Austria for Austria.

On April 1, 2010, was one cable for the first time in the station's history, a football game live. This was the game against VfL Wolfsburg FC Fulham in the UEFA Europa League. Reason for this was that the Europa League match Hamburger SV took place almost simultaneously and should be transferred to Sat.1. For this reason, the leaders of ProSiebenSat.1 Media, the rights holders for the transmission, Wolfsburg decided - Fulham to transfer to one cable. Meanwhile transmits one cable together with Sat.1 regularly the Europa League as part of the sports program ran. The transfer of the Europa League match between Schalke 04 and FC Twente on 15 March 2012 gave the transmitter with 4.34 million viewers, the highest ratings of the station's history.

On January 17, 2013 Katja Hofem - Best took over the management of Karl King, who joined the management of ProSiebenSat.1 TV Germany.

Logos

December 24, 1994 bis 1996 and 24. Dezember 1999-2005

1996-1999

28. März 2005 to 2008

11. Februar 2008-2011

Since July 23, 2011

Kabel eins HD 2010-2011

Kabel eins HD since July 23, 2011

Market share in the advertising relevant age group

Cable one achieved in the years 1995 to present subsequent market share in the advertising relevant age group 14 to 49 years. The transmitter recorded its best ever year of broadcasting in 2010. This was achieved by broadcasting feature films in prime time, and especially of American sitcoms in the afternoon.

Manager

• Donald P. T. McLoughlin (1992 )
• Karl Heinz Jung Beck (1992 to 1996)
• Ludwig Bauer (1996 to 1997)
• Nicolas Paalzow (1997 to 2000)
• Andreas Bartl (2000 to 2006)
• Guido Bolten (10 January 2006 to 31 December 2008)
• Jürgen Horns ( 1 January 2009 to 31 March 2011)
• Charles King (April 1, 2011 to January 16, 2013 )
• Katja Hofem best ( since 17 January 2013)

Slogans

• From February 29, 1992: " Good entertainment in the cable channel "
• From December 24, 1994: "Simply better on it "
• From 1996: " I have to see "
• From December 24, 1999: "Forever cable 1"
• From 18 August 2001: "Cable 1 All the best. "
• From 28 March 2005: " kabel eins. good times. "
• From 11 February 2008: "real kabel eins "
• From 23 July 2011: " kabel eins, one baby"
• Since October 31, 2013: " What it looks like "