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{{short description|Indian pay television network}}
{{short description|Indian pay television network}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}}
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{{Redirect|WB India||WB (disambiguation){{!}}WB}}
{{Redirect|WB India||WB (disambiguation){{!}}WB}}
{{distinguish|text=the similar Southeast Asia and Latin American channel, [[Warner TV]], the former American broadcast network, [[The WB|The WB Television Network]], or the television production company, [[Warner Bros. Television]]}}
{{distinguish|text=the similar Southeast Asia and Latin American channel, [[Warner TV]], the former American broadcast network, [[The WB|The WB Television Network]], or the television production company, [[Warner Bros. Television]]}}
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{{Infobox television channel
{{Infobox television channel
| name = WB Channel
| name = WB Channel
| logo = WB-Logo.PNG
| logo = WB-Logo.PNG
| logo_alt =
| logo_alt =
| logo_size =
| logo_size =
| launch_date = 15 March 2009
| launch_date = 15 March 2009
| closed_date = 15 December 2020
| closed_date = 15 December 2020
| picture_format = [[16:9]] [[SDTV]]
| picture_format = [[16:9]] [[SDTV]]
| language = English
| language = English
| slogan = ''Now that's Hollywood!''
| headquarters = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]
| headquarters = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]
| country = India
| country = India
| area = [[Indian subcontinent]]
| area = [[Indian subcontinent]]
| sat_serv_1 = [[Dish TV]]
| owner = [[Warner Bros. Discovery India]]
| sister_channels = {{Plainlist|
| sat_chan_1 = Channel 253
* [[Animal Planet (Indian TV channel) | Animal Planet]]
| sat_serv_2 = [[Sun Direct DTH]]
* [[Cartoon Network (Indian TV channel)|Cartoon Network]]
| sat_chan_2 = Channel 412
* [[Cartoon Network HD+]]
| sat_serv_3 = [[Reliance Digital TV|BIG TV]]
* [[CNN International South Asia|CNN International]]
| sat_chan_3 = Channel 358
* [[CNN News18]]
| sat_serv_4 = [[Tata Sky]]
| sat_chan_4 = Channel 369
* [[Discovery Channel India|Discovery Channel]]
* [[Discovery Channel HD India | Discovery HD World]]
| sat_serv_5 = [[Airtel Digital TV]]
* [[Discovery Jeet]]
| sat_chan_5 = Channel 257
* [[Discovery Kids (Indian TV channel)|Discovery Kids]]
| sat_serv_6 = [[Videocon d2h]]
* [[Discovery Science (Indian TV channel)|Discovery Science]]
| sat_chan_6 = Channel 253
* [[Discovery Tamil]]
| sat_serv_7 = [[Dish Home]] (Nepal)
* [[Discovery Turbo (Indian TV channel)|Discovery Turbo]]
| sat_chan_7 = Channel 510
* [[DSport|Eurosport]]
| cable_serv_1 = [[Hathway]]
* [[Eurosport HD India | Eurosport HD]]
| cable_chan_1 = Channel 79
* [[HBO India| HBO]]
| cable_serv_2 = [[Asianet Digital TV]]
* [[HBO Defined]]
| cable_chan_2 = Channel 468
* [[HBO India| HBO HD]]
| owner = [[WarnerMedia|WarnerMedia International]] (as of 2019)<br />[[Turner International India]] (earlier)
* [[HBO Hits]]
| sister_channels = [[HBO South Asia|HBO]]<br />[[CNN International South Asia|CNN]]<br />[[Cartoon Network (India)|Cartoon Network]]<br />[[Pogo (TV channel)|Pogo]]
* [[Imagine TV]]
* [[Imagine Showbiz]]
* [[Investigation Discovery (Indian TV Channel)|Investigation Discovery]]
* [[Investigation Discovery (Indian TV Channel)|ID HD]]
* [[Jeet Prime]]
* [[Jeet Prime | Jeet Prime HD]]
* [[Lumiere Movies]]
* [[Pogo (TV channel)|Pogo]]
* [[Real (TV channel)|Real]]
* [[Turner Classic Movies (Asian TV channel) | TCM]]
* [[Toonami (Indian TV channel)|Toonami]]
* [[TLC India| TLC]]
* [[TLC HD India | TLC HD]]
}}
}}
}}

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'''WB Channel''' (short for '''W'''arner '''B'''ros.) was an Indian [[pay television]] channel. It was launched on 15 March 2009 by [[Warner Bros. Discovery India]] (then [[TimeWarner]]) through its international division exclusively for the [[Indian subcontinent]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.warnerbros.com/studio/news/turner-and-warner-bros-entertainment-entertain-india-launch-new-channel-wb|title=Turner And Warner Bros. Entertainment To Entertain India With The Launch Of A New Channel: WB|website=www.warnerbros.com|language=en|access-date=2017-12-19|archive-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051556/https://www.warnerbros.com/studio/news/turner-and-warner-bros-entertainment-entertain-india-launch-new-channel-wb|url-status=live}}</ref> The channel featured a mix of [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood films]] and (formerly) television dramas from the [[Warner Bros.]] Vault.

The channel was shut down on 15 December 2020 a little after midnight interrupting the airing of the ''[[Area 51 (film)|Area 51]]'' movie. The channel was closed along with [[HBO India]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-18|title=Popular English film channels HBO and WB to be discontinued in India; find out why|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/television/report-popular-english-film-channels-hbo-and-wb-to-be-discontinued-in-india-find-out-why-2850660|access-date=2020-12-16|website=DNA India|language=en|archive-date=28 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128171225/https://www.dnaindia.com/television/report-popular-english-film-channels-hbo-and-wb-to-be-discontinued-in-india-find-out-why-2850660|url-status=live}}</ref>

== History ==

WarnerMedia announced on 15 October 2020 that HBO South Asia and WB Channel would close down on 15 December 2020. The HBO channel would no longer be available in India and Pakistan after this date, while WB Channel ceased to exist in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and the Maldives.


HBO India had closed down at midnight with the last movie on the SD channel being ''[[Mad Max: Fury Road]]'' (completed 1 hour before the shutdown) and the last movie on the HD channel being ''[[Memoirs of a Geisha (film)|Memoirs of a Geisha]]''. HBO Pakistan was also closed down at midnight.
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'''WB Channel''' (short for '''W'''arner '''B'''ros.) is an Indian [[pay television]] channel that was launched on 15 March 2009 by [[AT&T]]'s [[WarnerMedia]] (then [[TimeWarner]]) through its international division exclusively for the [[Indian subcontinent]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.warnerbros.com/studio/news/turner-and-warner-bros-entertainment-entertain-india-launch-new-channel-wb|title=Turner And Warner Bros. Entertainment To Entertain India With The Launch Of A New Channel: WB|website=www.warnerbros.com|language=en|access-date=2017-12-19}}</ref> The channel features a mix of [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood films]] and (formerly) television dramas from the [[Warner Bros.]] Vault.


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Television stations in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Television stations in Mumbai]]
[[Category:English-language television stations in India]]
[[Category:Defunct television channels in India]]
[[Category:Defunct television channels in India]]
[[Category:Movie channels in India]]
[[Category:Warner Bros. Discovery India]]
[[Category:Turner International India]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations disestablished in 2020]]

Latest revision as of 09:35, 17 September 2024

"WB India" redirects here. For other uses, see WB.
Not to be confused with the similar Southeast Asia and Latin American channel, Warner TV, the former American broadcast network, The WB Television Network, or the television production company, Warner Bros. Television.

WB Channel
CountryIndia
Broadcast areaIndian subcontinent
HeadquartersMumbai, Maharashtra
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format16:9 SDTV
Ownership
OwnerWarner Bros. Discovery India
Sister channels
History
Launched15 March 2009
Closed15 December 2020

WB Channel (short for Warner Bros.) was an Indian pay television channel. It was launched on 15 March 2009 by Warner Bros. Discovery India (then TimeWarner) through its international division exclusively for the Indian subcontinent.[1] The channel featured a mix of Hollywood films and (formerly) television dramas from the Warner Bros. Vault.

The channel was shut down on 15 December 2020 a little after midnight interrupting the airing of the Area 51 movie. The channel was closed along with HBO India.[2]

History

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WarnerMedia announced on 15 October 2020 that HBO South Asia and WB Channel would close down on 15 December 2020. The HBO channel would no longer be available in India and Pakistan after this date, while WB Channel ceased to exist in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and the Maldives.

HBO India had closed down at midnight with the last movie on the SD channel being Mad Max: Fury Road (completed 1 hour before the shutdown) and the last movie on the HD channel being Memoirs of a Geisha. HBO Pakistan was also closed down at midnight.

References

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  1. ^ "Turner And Warner Bros. Entertainment To Entertain India With The Launch Of A New Channel: WB". www.warnerbros.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Popular English film channels HBO and WB to be discontinued in India; find out why". DNA India. 18 October 2020. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
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