OUTTV
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OUTTV is a Dutch language
premium digital cable
specialty channel
from the Netherlands
and is the lifestyle television channel from the Netherlands and Belgium and soon also Sweden and Switzerland. OUTTV originally launched on KPN
on April 4, 2008 and widely became available on April 11, 2008, launching on several other television providers. Depending on the provider, OUTTV broadcasts 24/7 or daily between 11:00 and 23:00 hours.
OUTTV was originally a collaboration with the world's first 24 hour LGBT
television channel, Canada's OUTtv
, licensing it's brand and much of its programming. However, much of OUTtv Canada's programming has since been removed from the channel.
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
premium digital cable
Digital cable
Digital cable is a generic term for any type of cable television distribution using digital video compression or distribution. The technology was originally developed by Motorola.-Background:...
specialty channel
Specialty channel
A specialty channel can be a commercial broadcasting or non-commercial television channel which consists of television programming focused on a single genre, subject or targeted television market at a specific demographic....
from the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
and is the lifestyle television channel from the Netherlands and Belgium and soon also Sweden and Switzerland. OUTTV originally launched on KPN
KPN
KPN is a Dutch landline and mobile telecommunications company, including both 2G and 3G mobile operations...
on April 4, 2008 and widely became available on April 11, 2008, launching on several other television providers. Depending on the provider, OUTTV broadcasts 24/7 or daily between 11:00 and 23:00 hours.
OUTTV was originally a collaboration with the world's first 24 hour LGBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
television channel, Canada's OUTtv
OUTtv
OUTtv is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel that airs entertainment and lifestyle programming for LGBT audiences.OUTtv's licensee is OUTtv Network Inc. which is 55.9% owned by Shavick Entertainment, 24.94% owned by Pink Triangle Press, 15% owned by Peace Point Entertainment...
, licensing it's brand and much of its programming. However, much of OUTtv Canada's programming has since been removed from the channel.
Programming
OUTTV is a general lifestyle and entertainment channel that offers a wide array of programming including dramas, comedies, talk shows, documentaries, films and more. Although OUTTV is a premium television service, commercials are shown, however they are shown at the end of the program, not to interrupt the program.Noted series
- Bump!Bump!Bump! is a Canadian travel documentary television series that premiered in 2004 and originally airs on OUTtv in Canada. The program targets an LGBT audience. Currently, Bump! is hosted by Deb Pearce and Charlie David; David joined as host with the start of Season 2...
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- Dante's CoveDante's CoveDante's Cove is an American LGBT-oriented supernatural soap opera. The series airs on here!, an American gay-oriented network, and on Gay.com....
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- Noah's Arc
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