tm3

tm3 was a German free-to-air television network. On 1 September 2001, it was rebranded as 9Live, which eventually closed down on 9 August 2011.[1] TM3 was revived on 13 January 2019 replacing Family TV. On 31 March, Genius Family replaced Tm3.

tm3
Launched25 August 1995 (1995-08-25) (original)
13 January 2019 (2019-01-13) (revival)
Closed31 August 2001 (2001-08-31) (original)
1 April 2019 (2019-04-01) (revival)
Owned byProSiebenSat.1 Media (1995-2001)
FBT Deutschland GmbH (2019)
Picture format576i (16:9 SDTV)
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman
Broadcast areaGermany, Austria, Switzerland
HeadquartersAugsburg, Germany
Replaced9Live
Family TV (2009-2019)
Replaced byGenius family
Sister channel(s)tm3+
Websitewww.tm3.tv

TM3 launched as an original network on 25 August 1995 as a channel with programming focusing on women, fashion shows daily lifestyle. It had its headquarters in Munich.

Program
First Logo from 1995-2001.

In October 1999, a request for the following thematic channels to the Bayerische Landeszentrale für neue Medien (Bavarian State Office for New Media) was approved:

  • tm3 - Life & living: Dream Garden
  • tm3 - Life & Living: Nice Ambient
  • tm3 - Life & Living: Enjoy Healthy
  • tm3 - Life & Living: Type Specific Style
  • tm3 - Sport
  • tm3 - Cinema fun
  • tm3 - The Before and After Show (with Gundis Zámbó)
  • tm3 – Lanotte; which resulted in 9Live

In the same year, the former "Women’s Channel" purchased the broadcasting rights for the UEFA Champions League,[2] for DM850 million, for four years, and broadcast live for one season before it was sold to RTL and Premiere in 2000.[3]

Early 2001 was the start of tm3 travel show, urlaubsreif, which was renamed that same year to sonnenklar. Through the concept of this show, the channel sonnenklar.TV was founded in 2003.

Restructuring

News Corporation took over the station between 1999 and 2000,[4] and transformed it into the "Champions League Station". The interest diminished in 2001, and the station was taken over by H.O.T Networks GmbH[5] and ProSiebenSat.1 Media.

As of April 23, 2001 tm3 launched, under the slogan "as real as life", an interactive live entertainment (13 hours a day), which paved the way for the developing 9Live station.

Audience share
January February March April May June July August September October November December Annual average
1997[6]------------0.3%
1998[7]---0.6%0.6%0.6%0.6%0.6%0.7%0.7%0.7%0.6% 0.6%
1999[8]0.7%0.6%0.6%0.7%0.8%0.8%0.8%0.7%1.9%1.5%1.5%1.1% 1.0%
2000[9]0.8%1.0%1.5%1.4%1.4%0.8%0.9%0.8%0.8%0.7%0.7%0.7%1.0%
2001[10]0.7%0.8%0.7%0.7%0.4%0.4%0.3%0.3%---- 0.5%

References
  1. "Schluss, Aus, Vorbei" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  2. "Uefa: Rechte für Champions League gehen an tm3" (in German). DER SPIEGEL. 3 May 1999. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  3. "UEFA in Zukunft auf RTL und Premiere World" (in German). Handelsblatt. 6 June 2000. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  4. "News Corp takes full control of TM3". telecompaper.com. 3 May 2000. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  5. Martin Blaney (23 January 2001). "Kirch acquires TM3 and sells it to H.O.T." screendaily.com. Retrieved 28 May 2001.
  6. "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 1997" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  7. "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 1998" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  8. "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 1999" (PDF). kek-online.de. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  9. "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2000" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  10. "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2001" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
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