Cool TV is a Hungarian television channel owned by

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. It was launched as m+ on 15 September 2003, but a year later, it was relaunched as Cool TV on 4 September 2004.

History

2003–2010

Originally Cool TV had the target audience of urban 15–29-year-olds who love music, externals, clothes, trendy lifestyle and extravagance. The channel was first launched as m+ on 15 September 2003, but a year later, it was relaunched as Cool TV on 4 September 2004, so the channel could be available in 2.5 million households. The channel broadcast 24 hours a day and aired reruns of series that RTL Klub originally purchased or produced as well as series targeting today's youth. In 2005, the channel has relocated on paper to

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. In 2007, Cool TV launched a series of topical shows produced by the channel, such as ''Cool Live'' and ''Cool Night'', featuring younger hosts lent to Cool by RTL Klub; the former being a youth lifestyle show, and the latter being an adult show including interviews with Hungarian porn stars and producers, as well as occasionally showing soft-core porn video clips. These talkshows have now been cancelled. In 2009, Cool TV purchased the airing rights of the successful Hungarian version of ''

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'', Beugró. The channel broadcast 24 hours a day and aired reruns of series that

RTL Klub RTL (formerly: RTL Klub) is a Hungarian free-to-air television channel owned by RTL Group. The channel began broadcasting three days after its main rival TV2, one of Hungary's first commercial TV channels. History Since its start, RTL Klu ...

originally purchased or produced, as well as series targeting today's youth. These included: ''

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'', '' Married... with Children'' (''Egy rém rendes család''), '' 24'', ''

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'' (''Futbalista feleségek''), ''

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'' (''L''), '' Queer as Folk'' (''A fiúk a klubból''), ''

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'' (''Az egység''), ''

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'' (''Haláli hullák''), '' Weeds'' (''Spangli''), '' Skins'' (''Skins''), ''

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'' (''Született feleségek'')

2010–present

From 30 August 2010, Cool TV changed image and was rebranded, aiming for a wider audience. Since then, the channel airs mostly crime procedurals. The move was successful because as of July 2012 Cool TV is the third most watched commercial TV channel, and most watched cable channel in

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(target audience 18–49, prime time 19.00-23.00) beating main competitor

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