ProSieben Maxx is a German free-to-air channel owned by ProSiebenSat.1. The channel started broadcasting on 3 September 2013 with the movie '' Captain America: The First Avenger'' at 8:15 p.m. On 30 July 2013 ProSieben Maxx received a

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broadcasting licence for the region of

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. On 13 August 2013 the channel started a test program on these frequencies and broadcast some program trailers. It is ProSiebenSat.1's sixth channel.

Programming

Prime time

The channel mainly targets male viewers aged between 30 and 59. Some series like ''Episodes'', ''Homeland'' and ''House of Cards'' are shown in the original English-language version with German subtitles. No payment is required needed the original versions. ProSieben Maxx also broadcasts some movies, mostly on Thursdays. These movies are repeated a few hours later, not in English but instead dubbed into German.

Daytime

On 26 June 2013, ProSieben Maxx announced that it would broadcast programmes for kids and teens during the day. Later in the evening, the channel broadcasts programmes for the channel's main

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. The CEO of ProSieben Maxx, René Carl, told the German

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''DWDL.de'', that they would cooperate with m4e Entertainment & Mainstream Media to show

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and

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up to eight to nine hours per day.

Animated series

*'' Bobobobs'' (''Die Bobobobs'') (2013-2016) *''

Blue Exorcist is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Kazue Kato. The story revolves around Rin Okumura, a teenager who discovers he and his twin brother Yukio are the sons of Satan, born from a human woman, and he is the ...

'' (2018–present) *'' Count Duckula'' (''Graf Duckula'') (2013-2014) *''

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'' (2016–present) *'' Dragon Ball'' (2014-2015) *''

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'' (2017–present) *''

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'' (2015–present) *'' Erased'' (2018–present) *''

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'' (upcoming) *'' Hunter × Hunter'' (2018–present) *''

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'' (2017–present) *'' Jackie Chan Adventures'' (2013-2015) *''

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'' ''(Die Liga der Gerechten)'' (2014) *'' K'' (2018–present) *'' Mad'' (upcoming) *''

Naruto ''Naruto'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. ...

'' (2013-2015, 2017–present) *'' Naruto: Shippuden'' (2013–present) *'' Ned's Newt'' ''(Immer Ärger mit Newton)'' (2013-2014) *'' Oggy and the Cockroaches'' (2013–present) *''

One Piece ''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 1997, with its individual chapte ...

'' (2013–present) *'' Pat & Mat'' (2013-2014) *'' Pingu in the City'' (''Pingu in der Stadt'') (upcoming) *''

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'' (2013–2017) *'' Shin-Chan'' (2020) *'' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' (2014) *'' Storm Hawks'' (2013-2015) *'' The Batman'' (2013) *'' The Cramp Twins'' ''(Die Cramp Twins - Die Zoff Zwillinge)'' (2013-2014) *'' The Three Friends and Jerry'' ''(Drei Freunde... und Jerry)'' (2013-2014)

Entertainment

*''Big Bad BBQ Brawl'' ''(BBQ Fight Club)'' (2018–present) *'' Epic Meal Time'' ''(Epic Meal Empire)'' (2017–present) *''

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'' (2018–present) *''

Never Ever Do This at Home ''Never Ever Do This at Home'' is a comedy-reality TV show that airs on Discovery Channel (Canada). Based on Ikke gjør dette hjemme, the show features hosts Teddy Wilson and Norm Sousa, who ignore the warning labels on a variety of household it ...

'' (2017–present) *'' Special Forces: Ultimate Hell Week'' ''(Special Forces Bootcamp - Eine Woche in der Trainingshölle)'' (2016-2017) *'' What Went Down'' ''(World Wide Dummies - Krasse Clips aus dem Netz)'' (2016–present)

Series

*'' Alphas'' (2015) *'' Are You There, Chelsea?'' (2014) *'' Awake'' (2014) *''Darüber… die Welt'' (2021) *'' Chuck'' (2013-2014) *'' Episodes'' (2013) *'' Eureka'' ''(EUReKA - Die geheime Stadt)'' (2014–2018) *''

Family Guy ''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom originally conceived and created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The show centers around the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their ...

'' (2013, 2016–present) *'' Fringe'' (''Fringe – Grenzfälle des FBI'') (2013-2015) *'' Futurama'' (2013-2014, 2016–present) *''

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'' (2016–present) *''

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'' (2016–present) *''

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'' (2013-2014) *'' House of Cards'' (2013-2016) *''

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'' (2013-2014) *''

Joko gegen Klaas – Das Duell um die Welt Joko gegen Klaas – Das Duell um die Welt ( English: Joko vs. Klaas – The Battle around the World) is a German reality series, broadcast on the German television network ProSieben on prime time. It is a show that pins its two stars against o ...

'' (2013) *''

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'' (2015, 2017–present) *'' Last Man Standing'' (2013-2014, 2016) *'' Minority Report'' (2016) *''

Northern Exposure ''Northern Exposure'' is an American Northern comedy-drama television series about the eccentric residents of a fictional small town in Alaska that ran on CBS from July 12, 1990, to July 26, 1995, with a total of 110 episodes. It received 57 ...

'' ''(Ausgerechnet Alaska)'' (2015) *'' Scrubs'' ''(Scrubs - Die Anfänger)'' (2014, 2016–present) *'' $#*! My Dad Says'' (2013, 2016) *'' Spy'' (2013) *''

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'' (2014-2016) *''

Stargate SG-1 ''Stargate SG-1'' (often stylized in all caps, or abbreviated ''SG-1'') is a military science fiction adventure television series within Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's ''Stargate'' franchise. The show, created by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, is ...

'' (2013-2016) *'' Terra Nova'' (2014-2015, 2017) *''

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'' (''4400 – Die Rückkehrer'') (2015–present) *'' The Last Man on Earth'' (2017–present) *''

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'' (2014-2015) *'' The Shield'' ''(The Shield - Gesetz der Gewalt)'' (2013-2014) *'' The Strain'' (2017–present) *''

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'' (''Die Simpsons'') (2019–present) *'' The Unit'' ''(The Unit - Eine Frage der Ehre)'' (2013-2014) *''

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'' (2013–present) *''

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'' (2015-2016, 2018–present)

Sports

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Licensed from DAZN *

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(from 2020) *

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(2 Games each Sunday incl. Playoffs and Super Bowl shared with Pro7) Licensed from Sky Sport * WWE **

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Availability

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: Digital via Astra 19,2° (12.545 MHz, transponder: 107, polarisation: horizontal, symbolrate: 22000 MS/s, FEC: 5/6) *

: Available in the region around Munich *

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: e.g. in the networks of Kabel Deutschland, Unitymedia Kabel BW,

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, NetCologne *

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: Telekom Entertain and Vodafone TV In the IPTV network, ''Telekom Entertain,'' the channel has also been available in

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since 20 September 2013. On 15 October 2013 ProSiebenMaxx started HDTV broadcasting in the network of Unitymedia. The CEO René Carl announced, that the intention is to start a HDTV channel on the HD+ platform. The channel is also available on analogue cable TV.

Audience share

Germany

References

External links

* {{Television in Germany Television stations in Germany Television stations in Austria Television stations in Switzerland Television channels and stations established in 2013 2013 establishments in Germany ProSiebenSat.1 Media Mass media in Munich