WB Channel

"WB India" redirects here. For other uses, see WB.

Not to be confused with the similar Southeast Asia and Latin American channel, Warner Channel, the former American broadcast network, The WB Television Network, or the television production company, Warner Bros. Television.

WB Channel

Launched	15 March 2009
Owned by	Time Warner Turner International India Pvt Ltd
Slogan	Now Thats Hollywood!
Country	India
Broadcast area	India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan
Headquarters	Mumbai, Maharashtra
Sister channel(s)	HBO, CNN, Cartoon Network, POGO, Boomerang ^{(now replaced by Toonami)}, Turner Classic Movies, Real ^{(now closed down)}, Toonami
Website	Official Website
Availability
Satellite
Dish TV (India)	Channel 416
Sun Direct DTH (India)	Channel 408
BIG TV (India)	Channel 358
Tata Sky (India)	Channel 349
Airtel Digital TV (India)	Channel 206
Videocon d2h (India)	Channel 253
Cable
Hathway (India)	Channel 79
Asianet Digital TV (India)	Channel 173

WB Channel is a cable and satellite television channel launched by Time Warner and Turner International India Private Limited exclusively for Indian subcontinent. The channel is based in the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra. The channel features a mix of Hollywood films and television dramas from the WB Vault. This Warner pay channel is targeted at the Indian upward mobile class between the age group of 15-44.

History

This is the second English entertainment channel launched by Turner International India Private Limited in India after HBO.

While sharing a name with the former The WB Television Network in the United States, WB in India is a distinct standalone channel (in ownership structure, programming offering and demographic target) unrelated to TheWB.com.^[1]

Programming

WB India primarily broadcasts movies but also shows the comedy sitcom Two and a Half Men late nights.

Censorship

All movies and TV series broadcasts are censored to a considerable extent. Swear words are muted out and the subtitle text changed. Most scenes with too much blood or hint of erotica are totally edited out.

References

↑ Turner and Warner Bros. Entertainment to Entertain India with the Launch of a New Channel: WB

External links

Warner Bros.

Founders

Executives

Kevin Tsujihara (Chairman and CEO)

Feature film production

Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Bros. Family Entertainment
Warner Animation Group
New Line Cinema
Castle Rock Entertainment
Flagship Entertainment (joint venture with CMC)

TV production
and distribution

Broadcast TV	The CW (co-owned with CBS)

Cable TV channels	Warner Channel (with HBO Latin America Group and HBO Asia) WB Channel (with Turner International India)

Warner Bros.
Interactive

DC Entertainment

DC Comics
- Mad
- Vertigo

Home video

Miscellaneous assets

The WB
- Kids' WB!
Momlogic
DramaFever
Fandango 30%
- Flixster
- Rotten Tomatoes
Turner Entertainment Co.
WaterTower Music

Turner Broadcasting System

North American television

TBS Europe

Boing	Africa France Italy Spain

Boomerang	Central & Eastern Europe Europe, Middle East and Africa France Germany Italy Netherlands Nordic Portugal UK & Ireland

Cartoon Network	Arabic Central & Eastern Europe Cyprus & Africa France Germany Italy Netherlands Nordic Poland Portugal CIS and Southeastern Europe Turkey UK & Ireland

Turner Classic Movies	Nordic UK & Ireland

TNT	Film Glitz Serie

NonStop Television	Luxe.tv Mezzo TV TNT

Others	Cartoonito CNN International CNN Türk TruTV (UK and Ireland) Toonami (France)

TBS Asia Pacific

Cartoon Network	Australia and New Zealand China (on demand) India Japan Pakistan Philippines Southeast Asia South Korea Taiwan

CNN	CNN-IBN CNN International Asia Pacific CNN International South Asia Indonesia³ Philippines ⁴

HBO	Cinemax HBO HBO Family HBO Hits HBO Signature RED by HBO

Others	Boomerang Australia and New Zealand Boomerang Southeast Asia Boomerang South Korea China Entertainment Television Imagine TV Lumiere Movies Oh!K Pogo Real Toonami TruTV Turner Classic Movies WB Channel Warner Channel World Heritage Channel

TBS Latin America

TV production/distribution

Internet assets

Former

^Note 1 Owned by the NBA, operated by Turner.
^Note 2 Operated by the Meredith Corporation under a local marketing agreement.
^Note 3 Co-owned by Trans Media.
^Note 4 Co-owned with Nine Media Corporation and Radio Philippines Network through a brand licensing agreement.

^Note 5 Assets now owned by WWE, Inc. through WCW, Inc.

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