Nitro is a German free-to-air television channel owned by RTL Deutschland. It was launched on 1 April 2012 as RTL Nitro. It was renamed Nitro on 30 July 2017.
Conception
Nitro's slogan is „Fernsehen für Helden“ (television for heroes). It describes itself as a "premium entertainment channel" ("Premium-Unterhaltungssender") for a broad audience.[1] It mainly targets males aged between 20 and 59.[2]
The channel contains many of old German and American series and films, but also first runs of some American series such as Modern Family, Nurse Jackie or Chase.
On 2 April 2012, the video on demand site RTL Nitro Now launched, where several shows can be viewed seven days after airing.
Nitro HD
Nitro HD, a high-definitionsimulcast of Nitro, was launched on 28 August 2012 on cable provider Kabel Deutschland, and became available via NetCologne on 1 September 2012.[3] Broadcast of RTL Nitro HD via Satellite started on 8 April 2014, available with a HD+ subscription.
Logo History
Logo from 2012 until 2017
Programming
Original programming (from RTL Group)
Magazines
Auto Mobil, car magazine show (2012—present)
Entertainment
Ab ins Beet – Die Garten-Soap, docu-soap (2012—present)
