Trouble (TV channel)

Infobox TV channel
name = Trouble
logofile = Logo of trouble.png logoalt = Trouble logo
launch = 3 February, 1997
share = 0.1% (0.0% for +1)
share as of = April 2008
share source = [http://www.barb.co.uk/viewingsummary/monthreports.cfm?report=monthgmulti]
owner = Virgin Media Television
picture format = 16:9, 576i (SDTV)
timeshift names = Trouble +1 (formerly Trouble Reload)
web = [http://www.trouble.co.uk www.trouble.co.uk]
sat serv 1 = Sky Digital
sat chan 1 = Channel 172
Channel 173 (+1)
cable serv 1 = Virgin Media
cable chan 1 = Channel 140
Channel 141 (+1)| cable serv 2 = UPC Ireland
cable chan 2 = Channel 622
(available only on ex-Chorus network)

Trouble is a television station in the UK and Republic of Ireland, owned by Virgin Media Television. It fully replaced The Children's Channel from 4 April 1998, prior to the start of Sky Digital.

Trouble has a key demographic of young adults and teenagers, aged between 15-24. The channel shows a lot of American and Australian imports, with only a small margin of programs being British. The channel has had success in recent times, with acquisitions such as "My Wife and Kids", "One On One", "Grounded for Life", "Summerland", "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air", "That '70s Show" and "How I Met Your Mother" to name a few. It also shows some dramas such as "Life As We Know It" and "The Secret Life of Us".

The channel recently underwent a rebrand in mid-2006, with the number placement of the channel changing on Sky Digital from 607 in 'Kids' to 201 in 'Entertainment' as a move to make it seem more teenage orientated.

History

The idea of Trouble was originally influenced by the now defunct "The Children's Channel"'s late afternoon scheduling for teen audiences; branded "TCC", the channel's 5 PM to 7 PM slot targeted teenagers. When "Bravo" was revamped in 1997 to become a channel targeting a male audience (marketed as "an altered species of television"), it broadcast only during the evenings and nights, with "Trouble" occupying its transponder space during the day. The Children's Channel folded in 1998, leaving "Trouble" to target teens and young adults. Its schedule consists of popular sitcoms, rather than the cartoons "The Children's Channel" showed.

Programming

Current Programming

*"Desmond's"
*"Charmed"
*"3 Non-Blondes"
*"All Of Us"
*"Beautiful People"
*"Bump n Grind"
*"Cuts"
*"Dead Last"
*"Diff'rent Strokes"
*"Eve"
*"Forever Eden"
*"Freddie"
*"Free Ride"
*"Girlfriends "- New Series "(Series 7)" Will start September 2nd Sunday 22:00 2007 [ [http://www.trouble.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=8319 Trouble Forums - Girlfriends ] ]
*"Grounded for Life"
*"Happy Hour"
*"Half and Half"
*"Hang Time"
*"How I Met Your Mother"- New Series "Series 2" began airing December 2007.
*"In the House"
*"Kyle XY"
*"Maybe It's Me"
*"MyTv: Homegrown"
*"My Wife and Kids"
*"One on One"
*"Room Ravers"
*"Still Standing"
*"Summerland"
*"Teachers"
*"That '70s Show"
*"The Cosby Show"
*"The Fresh Prince of Bel Air"
*"The Hughleys"
*"The Loop"
*"The Secret Life of Us"
*"The Steve Harvey Show"
*"The Wayans Brothers"
*"Trigger Happy TV"
*"Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place"
*"Veronica Mars"

Former Programming

*"Sweet Valley High" 1997-2001
*"All About Us
*"Odd Man Out
*"Hollyoaks" 1999-2001
*"It's All Relative
*"" 1999-2002
*"" 1999-2003
*"TCC" 1997-2001
*"Ready or Not" 1997-2001
*"Byker Grove" 1997
*"Saved By The Bell" 1997-2000
*"SceneOne" 1999-2002
*"Sweat" 1998-2002
*"Sk8" 2001-2003
*"Just Deal" 2001-2003
*"Malibu, CA
*"One World"
*"Out of This World"
*"USA High"
*"Swan's Crossing"
*"Party Of Five"
*"Dawson's Creek"
*"Echo Point"
*"Live Through This"
*"Big Wolf on Campus"
*"Baywatch"
*"Dead Last"
*"2Gether"
*"Making The Band"
*"Jesse"
*"Young Americans"
*"Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane"
*"My So-Called Life"
*"Brotherly Love"
*"Our Hero"
*"The Real World"
*"Blossom"
*"StreetMate"
*"Room Raiders"
*"Cruel Summer"
*"Clueless"
*"The Smash Hits Poll Winners Party"
*"The Teen Choice Awards USA"
*"The Monkees"
*"Batman"
*"The Trap Door"
*"City Guys"
*"Moesha"
*"Whistler"
*"Weird Science"
*"Heartbreak High"
*"California Dreams"
*"Home and Away"
*"Madison"
*"The Parkers"
*"Hanging with Mr. Cooper"
*"Game Over"
*"Undergrads"

Logos

References

External links

* [http://www.trouble.co.uk Trouble.co.uk]
* [http://www.troublehomegrown.co.uk TroubleHomegrown.co.uk]
* [http://thetvroom.com/otheruk The TV Room] looks at presentation/branding on Trouble