ProSieben
| The current logo of Pro 7 | |
| Type | Broadcast television network |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Availability | National; also distributed in Austria and Switzerland |
| Owner | ProSiebenSat.1 Media |
Key people | Andreas Bartl, President |
Launch date | January 1, 1989 |
Official website | www.prosieben.de |
ProSieben is a commercial television channel in Germany. It started business on January 1, 1989. Since 2003 the channel, as part of the ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, is owned by a group of investors lead by Haim Saban. ProSieben is Germany's second largest privately owned television company. Although some of ProSieben's programming is self-produced, it is largely known for its American syndicated series and movies, shown throughout the week during prime time.
Their motto is We love to entertain you. Network stars, some German and some American (including Tom Cruise, for the network premiere of Minority Report and the entire cast of such shows as Lost, Desperate Housewives or The O.C.) say the motto as part of the network's campaign, these spots being shown as lead-ins to programs.
The "ProSieben Star Force" lead-ins show the German stars of ProSieben as they are involved in tongue-in-cheek funny moments as the network's "Entertainment Agents," with Stefan Raab (of TV Total), Christoph Maria Herbst (of Stromberg), and Michael "Bully" Herbig (of Bullyparade) in a more recent spot as agents.
Programmes
American programmes
- The 4400 (4400 – Die Rückkehrer)
- The X-files (Akte X – Die unheimlichen Fälle des FBI)
- Alias (Alias – Die Agentin)
- Alf
- Angel (Angel – Jäger der Finsternis)
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Buffy – Im Bann der Dämonen)
- Charmed (Charmed – Zauberhafte Hexen)
- Chicago Hope
- Desperate Housewives
- 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter (Meine wilden Töchter)
- Emergency Room (Emergency Room – Die Notaufnahme)
- The Flintstones (Die Feuersteins)
- Friends
- Futurama
- Grey's Anatomy (Grey's Anatomy – Die jungen Ärzte)
- Grounded for Life (Keine Gnade für Dad)
- Just Shoot Me
- Lost
- Married with children (Eine schrecklich nette Familie)
- Malcolm in the Middle (Malcolm mittendrin)
- Medical Investigation
- My Wife and Kids (What's Up, Dad?)
- Nip/Tuck (Nip/Tuck – Schönheit hat ihren Preis)
- Numb3rs (Numb3rs – Menschen lügen – Zahlen nicht)
- Queer as Folk
- Relic Hunter (Relic Hunter – Die Schatzjägerin)
- Roseanne
- Scrubs (Scrubs – Die Anfänger)
- Sex and the City
- The Simpsons (Die Simpsons)
- Spin City (Chaos City)
- Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Sabrina – total verhext!)
- Will & Grace
- Who's the boss (Wer ist hier der Boss)
- Taken (Taken – Entführt)
- The O.C. (O.C., California)
- The L-Word (The L Word – Wenn Frauen Frauen lieben)
- Two and a Half Men (Mein cooler Onkel Charlie)
British programmes
Original programmes
- Arabella (cancelled)
- BRAVO TV
- Bullyparade (cancelled)
- Elton.tv (cancelled)
- Rent a Pocher
- Stromberg
- taff
- TV total
- Wunderwelt Wissen