TLC is an Indian
pay television
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channel owned by
Warner Bros. Discovery
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for the
Indian subcontinent
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. Launched in October 2004. Previously known as
Discovery Travel & Living
Discovery Travel & Living was a channel brand from Discovery Communications. This name was used in countries of Europe, Latin America and Asia. In other parts of the world the channel is known as Travel and Living Channel. It features travel show ...
. It focuses on lifestyle programmes, with topics such health, cooking and travel. The channel can be viewed on digital cable and satellite television in India.
History
The channel launched in October 2004 and was the first international channel launched under the "Discovery Travel & Living" name.
On 1 September 2010 Discovery Travel & Living India became TLC. TLC's HD feed was launched on 2 June 2014.
The channel features both original productions and imported programmes. The first local original production for the channel was ''
The Great Indian Wedding''.
The series was produced by Blue Mango Films, a leading non-fiction film company in India. Following its success, the channel has started offering more Indian programming.
Programming
Programmes shown in the channel include:
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Star vs Food''
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Unique Sweets''
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Gypsy Sisters
Gossiping Gypsy Sisters
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Ultimate Cake Off
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Man v. Food
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Ravinder's Kitchen''
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Fun Taiwan All-Stars''
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Gordon's Great Escape
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Series 1 follows Ramsay's first visit to India, where he explores the Indian cuisine, country's culinary traditions. Produced by One Potato Two Potato, in associ ...
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Great Indian Global kitchen''
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Food Fighters (TV series)
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Fast Food Mania''
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Hell's Kitchen (American TV series)
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Planet Food''
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Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern
''Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern'' is a travel and cuisine television show hosted by Andrew Zimmern on the Travel Channel in the US. The first season began on Monday, February 6, 2007, at 9pm ET/PT.
''Bizarre Foods'' focuses on regional cu ...
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Jamie at Home''
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Nigel Slater's Dish of the Day''
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World Cafe: Asia''
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Luke Nguyen's Vietnam''
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Off Road with Gul Panag''
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Chuck's Week Off''
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Bridget's Sexiest Beaches
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Outrageeous Kid Parties''
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90 Day Fiance''
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Extreme Couponing
''Extreme Couponing'' (renamed ''Extreme Couponing: All-Stars'' for its third season) is an American reality television entertainment series produced by Sharp Entertainment and aired on cable network TLC in the United States and Canada.
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Amazing Eats''
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The Taste (British TV series)''
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Kylie Kwong: My China''
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Get Out!''
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Wild Weddings
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* Wilderness, a wild natural environment
* Wildlife, an undomesticated organism
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Art, media and entertainment Film and television
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*''Jamie's 30 minute meals''
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Queens of Comedy''
TLC HD World
TLC HD (formerly known as TLC HD World) is an Indian pay television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The channel is a HD version of
TLC. The channel broadcast same shows from main feed.
See also
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Cartoon Network
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CNN
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Discovery Channel
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Pogo
References
External links
{{Warner Bros. Discovery
English-language television stations in India
India
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Television channels and stations established in 2004
Television stations in Mumbai
Warner Bros. Discovery India