Comedy Central (UK & Ireland)



1995–1996	1996–1997	1997–2002	2002–2005


2005–2009	2009–2012	2012–2019	2019–present

The Paramount Channel[]

1995–1996[]

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The channel was launched in 1995 as The Paramount Channel.

Paramount Comedy (first era)[]

1996–1997[]

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The Paramount Channel was rebranded as Paramount Comedy in 1996.

Paramount Comedy Channel[]

1997–2002[]

In 1997, 'Channel' was added to the end of the name but the logo didn't have a blue box until 1999.

Paramount Comedy (second era)[]

2002–2005[]

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Paramount Comedy dropped "Channel" from its name.

Paramount Comedy 1[]

2005–2009[]

A number 1 was added to the name in September 2005.

Comedy Central[]

2009–2012[]

Paramount Comedy was finally relaunched as Comedy Central (UK) in April 6, 2009 to match international variations of the channel.

2012-present[]

2012–2019[]

The logo was updated to match the logo of the US channel.

2019–present[]

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Paramount Networks UK & Australia

Part of Paramount Skydance

Pay television channels:
UK & Ireland:
Comedy Central (Extra)² | MTV | Nickelodeon (Nicktoons | Nick Jr. | Nick Jr. Too)

Other channels:
UK & Ireland: True Crime (Xtra)³ | Legend (Xtra)³ | Colors (Rishtey | Cineplex | Gujarati)⁶

Production companies:
Australia: Network 10 Productions | 10 Comedy Productions | 10 Drama Productions

Digital assets:
Paramount+⁴
United Kingdom: 5 | Win on 5 | Watch Free UK | True Crime UK
Australia: 10 (Pluto TV) | 10 Speaks

Other assets:
United Kingdom: Milkshake! (preschool block on 5) | 5 News (news program)
Australia: 10 News (news program) | 10 Sport (sport television) | 10 Intensify (advertising)

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10 News

Division of Network 10

Television News Stations
Sydney | Queensland | Melbourne | Adelaide | Perth

Bulletins
Lunchtime | Afternoon | News+ | Late

Notes

¹	Under license from Direct Group, later moved to Seven Network.
²	Joint venture with Sky Group.
³	Joint venture with AMC Networks International.
⁴	Managed by Paramount Streaming.
⁵	Joint venture with Travlr.
⁶	Managed by JioStar.

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Paramount Skydance

Predecessors:

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Paramount Pictures

Part of Paramount Skydance

Television production
Paramount Television Studios (Other | On-Screen Logos) | Paramount Television International Studios (Other | On-Screen Variations)

Home entertainment
CBS Home Entertainment (CBS Blu-ray | CBS DVD) | Paramount Home Entertainment (Other | On-Screen Logos) | Paramount Presents

Video games:
Paramount Game Studios | Skydance Interactive | Skydance New Media

Others:
Paramount Music | Paramount Production Support Inc. | Premium Large Format

Notes
¹Joint-venture with BeIN Media Group.
²Joint-venture with Marvel Comics.
³Joint-venture with Universal Pictures.
⁴Joint venture with 20th Century Fox.

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Paramount International Networks

Part of Paramount Skydance

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Paramount Networks Americas

Part of Paramount Skydance

Television channels:
Latin America and the Caribbean:
Comedy Central | MTV | Nickelodeon (Jr.)

Streaming assets:
Paramount+ | Pluto TV | Mi Telefe¹ | Mi Chilevisión²

Notes

¹	Acquired from Telefónica.
²	Acquired from WarnerMedia Latin America.
³	Sold to Grupo Televisión Litoral.
⁴	Sold to Vytal Group.

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Paramount Networks UK & Australia

Part of Paramount Skydance

Pay television channels:
UK & Ireland:
Comedy Central (Extra)² | MTV | Nickelodeon (Nicktoons | Nick Jr. | Nick Jr. Too)

Other channels:
UK & Ireland: True Crime (Xtra)³ | Legend (Xtra)³ | Colors (Rishtey | Cineplex | Gujarati)⁶

Production companies:
Australia: Network 10 Productions | 10 Comedy Productions | 10 Drama Productions

Digital assets:
Paramount+⁴
United Kingdom: 5 | Win on 5 | Watch Free UK | True Crime UK
Australia: 10 (Pluto TV) | 10 Speaks

Other assets:
United Kingdom: Milkshake! (preschool block on 5) | 5 News (news program)
Australia: 10 News (news program) | 10 Sport (sport television) | 10 Intensify (advertising)

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10 News

Division of Network 10

Television News Stations
Sydney | Queensland | Melbourne | Adelaide | Perth

Bulletins
Lunchtime | Afternoon | News+ | Late

Notes

¹	Under license from Direct Group, later moved to Seven Network.
²	Joint venture with Sky Group.
³	Joint venture with AMC Networks International.
⁴	Managed by Paramount Streaming.
⁵	Joint venture with Travlr.
⁶	Managed by JioStar.

Cinema chains
Showcase Cinemas (United Kingdom | Argentina) (Cinema de Lux) · Multiplex | UCI (Brazil) (UCI Kinoplex³⁹ | UCI Orient⁴⁰)

Notes

¹	Joint venture with BeIN Media Group.
²	Co-owned with TV18.
³	Co-owned with NBCUniversal (Comcast).
⁴	Owned by A+E Global Media, a joint venture of Hearst Communications and The Walt Disney Company.
⁵	Co-owned with 20th Century Fox.
⁶	Co-owned with Nexstar Media Group (75%) and Warner Bros. Discovery (12.5%).
⁷	Joint-venture with Weigel Broadcasting.
⁸	Co-owned with Seoul Broadcasting System.
⁹	Co-owned with Corus Entertainment.
¹⁰	Co-owned with 1+1 Media.
¹¹	Co-owned with RTL Group (Bertelsmann).
¹²	Joint venture with AMC Networks International.
¹³	Joint venture with BBC.
¹⁴	Joint venture with Marvel Comics (Disney Publishing Worldwide).
¹⁵	Co-owned with Grupo Abril from 1990 to 2009.
¹⁶	Co-owned with Viva Entertainment.
¹⁷	Joint venture with Hubbard Broadcasting.
¹⁸	Co-owned with Solar Entertainment.
¹⁹	51% owned by Westinghouse Broadcasting.
²⁰	Co-owned with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Amazon).
²¹	Joint venture with RTL Group from 2013 to 2018.
²²	Co-owned with ABC.
²³	Joint venture with Comcast.
²⁴	Co-owned with Viaplay Group.
²⁵	Co-owned with CH Media.
²⁶	Co-owned with Vodafone & UPC.
²⁷	Owned by ARY Digital Network, but licensed by Paramount.
²⁸	Owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment.
²⁹	Owned by Amblin Partners.
³⁰	Joint venture with Grupa Polsat Plus.
³¹	Joint venture with Sky Group (25%).
³²	Co-owned with Blue Ant Media.
³³	Operated by E-Plus, but under license from Viacom International Media Networks.
³⁴	Operated by TIM, but under license from Viacom International Media Networks.
³⁵	Operated by T-Mobile/KPN, but under license from VIMN.
³⁶	Operated by T-Mobile, but under license from Viacom International Media Networks.
³⁷	Operated by Telekom Romania Mobile Communications, but under license from Viacom International Media Networks.
³⁸	Operated by Sunrise, but under license from Viacom International Media Networks.
³⁹	Joint-venture with Kinoplex.
⁴⁰	Joint-venture with Orient Cinemas.
⁴¹	Co-owned with Sony Music Entertainment.
⁴²	Owned by Viacom18, but licensed by Paramount Skydance.
⁴³	Sold to Grupo Televisión Litoral.
⁴⁴	Sold to Vytal Group.
⁴⁵	Joint venture with Warner Bros. Discovery.
⁴⁶	Owned by CME Group, but licensed by Viacom International Media Networks.
⁴⁷	Joint venture with FTV Prima.
⁴⁸	Sold to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.
⁴⁹	Sold to AMC Networks.
⁵⁰	Now owned by Sega Sammy Holdings.

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Sky Group

Part of Comcast

UK & Ireland
Free-to-air channels
Challenge | Sky Arts | Sky Mix | Sky News

Joint-venture channels
A+E Networks UK (50%, with A&E Networks): Sky History | Sky History2 | Blaze | Crime & Investigation
Paramount International Networks: Comedy Central (Extra) (25%)
GINX TV (50%, with ITV plc)

Sky Cinema channels
Premiere | Highlights | Action | Family | Classics

Sky Sport channels
News | Top Event | F1 | Premier League | Mix | Tennis | Golf | UHD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

Sky Sport Bundesliga channels
Bundesliga | UHD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

Sky Sport Austria channels
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

Italy
Free to air channels
TV8 | Cielo | Sky TG24

Sky Calcio channels
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13

V • T • E British Satellite Broadcasting
Television channels Galaxy \| The Movie Channel \| Now \| The Power Station \| The Sports Channel \| The Computer Channel \| ZigZag

Notes

¹	Joint venture with A+E Networks.
²	Joint venture with Italia Classica s.r.l.
³	Joint venture between The Walt Disney Company and Tata Group.
⁴	Joint venture with Paramount International Networks.
⁵	Currently owned by Televisa.