Tele 5

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Tele 5

Type	Broadcast television network
Country	Germany
Availability	National; also distributed in Austria and Switzerland
Owner	Tele München Gruppe
Key people	Ludwig Bauer, President
Launch date	January 11, 1988
Website	www.tele5.de

Tele 5 is a commercial television channel in Germany. The channel is largely known for showing classic American films and series, Japanese Anime and Shows.

1 The old Tele 5
- 1.1 Bim Bam Bino
2 The new Tele 5
3 Programmes
4 External links

The first Tele 5 was a direct successor to Germany's first music channel called "musicbox". It broadcasted from 11 January 1988 to 31 December 1992. A show also named "musicbox" was part of the regular program scedule, it was germanys first TV-Show that showed music videos. After that the frequency was used by DSF. (Deutsches Sportfernsehn = German Sport Television). Many TV shows that are considered cult today ran on Tele 5. (Older Anime (Saber Rider], Queen Millennia, Captain Future, Anne of Green Gables, etc) 80s and 90s US Sitcoms, Animation and Movies).

"Bim Bam Bino" was the name of a show for children, with TV shows for children and teens. A plush mouse called Bino served as "announcer" between the different TV series.

At the time, most of the other channels had a few weekly or daily series for children. Some channels had "double features" with two shorter shows running "back to back". With its "Bim Bam Bino" Tele 5 was the only channel that had a big program block for children and teens. Only a few hours at first, later the entire afternoons and early evenings. At the time the channel went off air, "Bim Bam Bino" made up the biggest part of Tele 5´s program and ran from about 9 am to 6 or 7 pm.

In April 2002, the company "Tele München Gruppe" recontinued the channel. When it was announced that "Tele 5 comes back" a few month prior to the relaunch of the channel, many fans of the old Tele 5 hoped to see their beloved Tv-shows again. Most of the cult shows of the old Tele 5 had not been seen on german TV since the old channel closed in 1992. However, most of those hopes where smashed.