_logo.svg){kind=logo} TLC logo | |
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Australia & New Zealand |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV16:9) |
| Timeshift service | TLC+2 (Australia only) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific |
| Sister channels | 9Rush Animal Planet Boomerang Cartoon Network CNN International Asia Pacific Discovery Discovery Turbo eden HGTV Investigation Discovery Living Rush Three |
| History | |
| Launched | March 2004 |
| Former names | Discovery Travel & Adventure (before 1 October 2005) Discovery Travel & Living (1 October 2005 – 1 September 2010) |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.ILoveTLC.com/ |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Foxtel Go | Channel 130 |
TLC, (formerlyDiscovery Travel & Adventure andDiscovery Travel & Living) is an Australian and New Zealand television channel owned byWarner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific. The channel launched in 2004 in Australia and in 2015 in New Zealand. In Australia TLC is available on pay TV provider Foxtel and IPTV provider Fetch, and in New Zealand the channel is available on pay TV provider Sky.
TLC's female-focused programming mainly includes reality series about untraditional lifestyles, weddings, relationships, families and life transformations. True Crime programs on stories of love gone wrong and crimes of passion also feature.The channel broadcasts programs from the US and UK versions of the channel along withQuest Red (UK). Programs on TLC include the hit series90 Day Fiancé, and its spin-off titles90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way,90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? and90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days;My 600-lb Life,I Am Jazz,Counting On,Little People, Big World andKate Plus Date.
TLC is home to the popular flagship seriesSay Yes to the Dress with Randy Fenoli and Say Yes to the Dress UK with David Emanuel. A second UK series calledSay Yes to the Dress Lancashire, hosted by celebrity stylist Gok Wan launched in Australia and New Zealand in September 2019. In October 2016 a local version of the franchise,Say Yes to the Dress: Australia launched in both countries and was hosted by Adam Dixon.
In January 2019, the channel aired season one ofDr Pimple Popper, starring YouTube sensationDr Sandra Lee. It was a 'breakout' hit for the channel and season two launched in July 2019.
Other well-known names to appear on the channel include UK celebrityKatie Price with her seriesKatie Price: My Crazy Life andGeordie Shore'sVicky Pattison, with the one-hour documentary specialVicky Pattison: The Break Up.
The channel launched as Discovery Travel & Adventure in 2004. In October 2005, it rebranded asDiscovery Travel & Living, using programming from that branch of Discovery Communications. It was formerly available onSelecTV from March 2007 until the closure of its English service in late 2010.[1][2] On 1 September 2010, Discovery Travel & Living rebranded as the Travel and Living Channel, or TLC. Unlike the channelTLC in the United States whose acronym originally stood forThe Learning Channel, the TLC service in Australia is an acronym forTravel and Living Channel. The channel also converted to 16:9 aspect ratio during the conversion.[3] Over time, it took on programming from the AmericanTLC brand.
On 3 November 2014, TLC's sister channelDiscovery Home & Health closed and was replaced withDiscovery Kids. As a result, a variety of Home & Health's programming moved to TLC.[4] In addition, Foxtel moved TLC from channel 646 to channel 130, and TLC+2 from channel 647 to channel 166.[5][6] On 1 September 2015, Sky TV New Zealand launched TLC on Sky 016 as part of a wider reshuffle of Sky Channels[7]Say Yes to the Dress: Australia, an international adaptation of theSay Yes to the Dress format from the United States, featuring couture wedding gown designer Adam Dixon, will become the first local production on the channel when it debuts in 2016.[8]
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