ProSieben

Infobox Network
network_name = ProSieben
network_
country = GER
network_type = Direct Broadcast Satellite / Cable and DVB-T (where available)
available = National "Also distributed in:" AUT CHE Eastern Europe
owner = ProSiebenSat.1 Media
audience share in October 2006 = 13,2 %
key_people = Andreas Bartl, President
launch_date = January 1, 1989
founder =
past_names =
brand =
website = [http://www.prosieben.de/ www.prosieben.de]

ProSieben is a commercial television station in Germany distributed to a large extent via cable and satellite along with DVB-T (Digital Video Broadcasting - Terrestrial) in larger population centres. It began operations on January 1, 1989. Since 2003 the station, as part of the ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, is owned by a group of investors lead by Haim Saban. ProSieben is Germany's second largest privately owned television company. Although some of ProSieben's programming is self-produced, it is largely known for its heavy dependence on British and American copyrighted series and films, shown throughout the week during prime time.

Their motto is "We love to entertain you." Media stars, some German and many American (e.g. Tom Cruise, for the channel's broadcast of "Minority Report" and cast members of such shows as "Lost", "Desperate Housewives", or "The O.C.") say the motto as part of the station's campaign, these promos being shown as lead-ins to programs.

The "ProSieben Star Force" lead-ins show the German stars of ProSieben as they are involved in tongue-in-cheek funny moments as the station's "Entertainment Agents", with Stefan Raab ("TV total"), Christoph Maria Herbst ("Stromberg"), and Michael "Bully" Herbig ("Bullyparade") in a more recent promo as an agent.

Programmes

From the United States

* "Desperate Housewives"
* "Eli Stone"
* "ER" ("Emergency Room – Die Notaufnahme")
* "Eureka" ("EUReKA - Die geheime Stadt")
* "Everybody Hates Chris" ("Alle Hassen Chris")
* "Family Guy"
* "Friends"
* "Futurama"
* "Grey's Anatomy" ("Grey's Anatomy - Die jungen Ärzte")
* "Grounded for Life" ("Keine Gnade für Dad")
* "Lost"
* "Malcolm in the Middle" ("Malcolm mittendrin")
* "My Wife and Kids" ("What's Up, Dad?")
* "Queer as Folk"
* "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" ("Sabrina – total verhext!")
* "Samantha Who"
* "Scrubs" ("Scrubs – Die Anfänger")"
* "The Simpsons" ("Die Simpsons")
* "Two and a Half Men"
* "24" (Season 6)
* "Surface" (Season 1)

Original programmes

* "18 - Allein unter Mädchen" (cancelled)
* "Alles außer Sex" (comedy series) (cancelled)
* "Arabella" (talk show) (cancelled)
* "Avenzio - Schöner leben!" (lifestyle magazine)
* "BRAVO TV" (teenage magazine) (cancelled)
* "Bullyparade" (sketch show) (ended)
* "Bully & Rick" (sketch show)
* "Cine Tipp"
* "comedystreet" (comedy)
* "Das Geständnis - Heute sage ich alles" (cancelled)
* "Das Model und der Freak"
* "Deine Chance! 3 Bewerber - 1 Job" (docusoap)
* "Do it Yourself - S.O.S." (cancelled)
* "Elton.tv" (comedy) (cancelled)
* "Extreme Activity" (celebrity gameshow) (cancelled)
* "Focus TV" (magazine)
* "Gülcans Traumhochzeit" (ended)
* "Kalkofes Mattscheibe" (comedy)
* "Lebe deinen Traum! Jetzt wird alles anders!" (docusoap)
* "Lotta in Love" (soap-opera) (cancelled)
* "Newstime" (news)
* "Night-Loft" (call-in gameshow)
* "Rent a Pocher" (comedy) (cancelled)
* "SAM"
* "Spätnachrichten" (news)
* "Stromberg"
* "Switch" (sketch show) (ended)
* "Switch Reloaded" (sketch show)
* "taff"
* "talk talk talk"
* "TV total"
* "The Next Uri Geller" (casting show)
* "Wunderwelt Wissen" (infotainment) (ended)
* "Galileo" (infotainment)
* "Quatsch Comedy Club (stand-up comedy)
* "Die ProSieben Märchenstunde" (fairy tale parody)
* "Schlag den Raab" (game show)
* "Germany's Next Topmodel" (Cycle 1 to Cycle 3)
* "Popstars
* "Verrückt nach Clara" (cancelled)
* "Sarah and Marc in Love" (ended)
* "We are Family! So lebt Deutschland" (docusoap)

Audience share

March(2008) 6.8%, from 14–49 years: 12.1%

See also

* ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG
* ProSiebenSat.1 Welt

External links

* [http://www.prosieben.de/ Official Site] de icon