BBN

BBN ("Beck Brothers Netzwerk", Beck Brothers Network) is a German TV channel created in 1971 under the name GlobaleTV

GlobaleTV
In 1971, Globale Entertainment created a TV channel named "GlobaleTV" (Obviously named after its owner). Back then, it used to air documentaries and short films made by its owner.

In the 80's, GlobaleTV started making own productions of other programs like news and afternoon movies, for example.

Rebrand to BBN
In 1982, Edmund Beck died and, five years later, his brother Ingrid also passed away. The new owner of Globale Entertainment "Arturo Glaube" announced GlobaleTV would be renamed to BBN in 1988 in order to tribute the Beck Brothers, the creators of Globale. (BBN means Beck Brothers Network)

Sudden success
BBN sometimes was the most watched German channel back in the 90's due to the high investment the channel did on its programming. In 1993, they joined the European Broadcasting Union, which increased its popularity worldwide.

Expansion to Pay Television
In 2000, Mehr BBN was launched, it was a more detailed channel of BBN to Pay Television. Three years later, GKids was created, GKids means "Globale Kids".

In 2007, BBN created an international version of itself that is avaible in Europe and the United States.

Nowadays
BBN is currently the 4th most watched channel in Germany. Behind RTL, Das Erste and ZDF.

In the year of 2021, BBN became 50 years old.

Programming
Programming is in Germany's Time Zone

0:00-4:00 - Im Morgengrauen reden

4:00-9:00 Reruns of other programs

9:00-10:00 - Zeitung aus Deutschland

10:00-11:30 - Morgenkino

11:30-12:00 - Sponsoring-Zeit

12:00-13:30 - Deutschland Nachrichten - Erstausgabe

13:30-15:00 - Sprich, Zuschauer!

15:00-16:00 - Musikzeit

16:00-17:45 - Sportzone

17:45-19:00 - Junge Leute sprechen

19:00-20:30 - Deutschland Nachrichten - Zweite Ausgabe

20:30-22:00 - BBN-Kultur

22:00-0:00 - Bob Talk Show