Das Vierte


Das Vierte was a German entertainment channel replaced in January 2014 by Disney Channel.

History

Das Vierte was launched by NBC Universal Global Networks in 2005 as an all-drama programming channel. The channel reached its 1% first-year goal with the expectations of doubling in two to three years. In 2008, NUGN sold the station to Mini Movie International Channel, owned by Dmitri Lesnevsky, as the station was losing money. Lesnevsky expected to turn the station around through rebranding then reselling it. In 2010, Phoenix Media planned to buy the station but that fell through.
As of 2011, the station had a market share of 0.2%.
In September 2012, The Walt Disney Company announced a deal to purchase Das Vierte. Disney closed on the deal by December 2012. In April 2013, Disney announced that Das Vierte would close to re-launch Disney Channel in January 2014. Disney closed the channel on 31 December 2013.

Programming

Das Vierte started with the slogan "Wir sind Hollywood". The programming later moved away from Hollywood productions and towards a cooperation with the Anixe TV network.

Reality series

  • Gene Simmons Family Jewels
  • Ghost Hunters
  • ''Ghost Hunters International''

    Series

  • 7th Heaven '
  • Air America
  • Airwolf
  • Alias '
  • B.L. Stryker
  • Baywatch '
  • Beverly Hills, 90210
  • Charlie's Angels '
  • Ein Haus voller Töchter
  • Fat Actress
  • Get Smart '
  • Hart to Hart '
  • Hawaii Five-O '
  • It Takes a Thief '
  • Knight Rider
  • Law & Order
  • Magnum, P.I. '
  • Melrose Place
  • Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer '
  • Murphy Brown
  • Northern Exposure '
  • Once and Again '
  • Quincy, M.E. '
  • Remington Steele
  • Roswell
  • Sea Patrol
  • Simon & Simon
  • Starsky & Hutch
  • Tarzán '
  • The Bill Cosby Show '
  • The Fall Guy '
  • The Persuaders! '
  • The Professionals '
  • The Rockford Files '
  • The Saint '
  • The Sullivans '
  • The Time Tunnel '
  • Unhappily Ever After ''''
  • Viper
  • Zorro ''''

    Availability

Das Vierte was available via terrestrial transmission in Berlin and Bremen, as well as Europe wide on Astra digital satellite service.
Via the air waves, the station had an availability to 93% of German TV households.

Audience share

Germany