ProSiebenSat1 Welt is a Canadian exempt Category B

German language German ( ) is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and Official language, official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Ita ...

specialty channel A specialty channel (also known in the United States as a cable channel or cable network) can be a commercial broadcasting or non-commercial television channel which consists of television programming focused on a single genre, subject or targeted ...

. It is wholly owned by Ethnic Channels Group, with its name used under license from ProSiebenSat.1 Media, owners of

ProSiebenSat.1 Welt ProSiebenSat1 Welt (styled as P7S1 Welt as of January 2020) is a German-language television channel developed for North American audiences. The channel offers old and current programming selections from the commercial German television channels S ...

. The channel sources the majority of its programming from ProSiebenSat.1 Welt, in addition to locally produced Canadian content.

History

In April 2006, Ethnic Channels Group was granted approval from the

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC; french: Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes, links=) is a public organization in Canada with mandate as a regulatory agency for broadcasti ...

(CRTC) to launch a television channel called ''German TV'', described as ''"a national, third-language, general interest, ethnic Category 2 specialty programming service devoted to the German-speaking community."'' The channel launched in June 2006 under the name ProSiebenSat1 Welt.

Programming

ProSiebenSat1 Welt broadcasts entertainment programming including movies, music shows, television dramas and comedies, and more. Programming is derived from ProSiebenSat.1 Media's six channels that form the base for ProSiebenSat.1 Welt in the United States: Kabel Eins,

ProSieben ProSieben (, ''sieben'' is German for "seven"; often stylized as Pro7) is a German free-to-air television network owned by ProSiebenSat.1 Media. It was launched on 1 January 1989. It is Germany's second-largest privately owned television company ...

Sat.1 Sat.1 is a German free-to-air television channel that is a part of the ProSiebenSat.1 Media Group. It is considered the first privately owned television network in Germany, having been launched in January 1984 as ''PKS'' ''(Programmgesellschaf ...

, sixx, Sat.1 Gold and ProSieben Maxx. On November 4, 2014, the CRTC approved Ethnic Channel Group's request to convert ProSiebenSat1 Welt from a licensed Category B specialty service to an exempted Cat. B third language service.ProSieBenSat.1 Welt (formerly German TV) - Revocation of licence
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German-Canadian culture German-language television stations Digital cable television networks in Canada Multicultural and ethnic television in Canada Television channels and stations established in 2006 ProSiebenSat.1 Media International broadcasters {{Canada-tv-station-stub