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| Country | India |
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| Broadcast area | Indian subcontinent |
| Headquarters | Mumbai,Maharashtra |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Picture format | 16:9SDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery India |
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| History | |
| Launched | 15 March 2009 |
| Closed | 15 December 2020 |
WB Channel (short forWarnerBros.) was an Indianpay television channel. It was launched on 15 March 2009 byWarner Bros. Discovery India (thenTimeWarner) through its international division exclusively for theIndian subcontinent.[1] The channel featured a mix ofHollywood films and (formerly) television dramas from theWarner Bros. Vault.
The channel was shut down on 15 December 2020 a little after midnight interrupting the airing of theArea 51 movie. The channel was closed along withHBO India.[2]
WarnerMedia announced on 15 October 2020 that HBO South Asia and WB Channel would close down on 15 December 2020. The HBO channel would no longer be available in India and Pakistan after this date, while WB Channel ceased to exist in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and the Maldives.
HBO India had closed down at midnight with the last movie on the SD channel beingMad Max: Fury Road (completed 1 hour before the shutdown) and the last movie on the HD channel beingMemoirs of a Geisha. HBO Pakistan was also closed down at midnight.