Yes Comedy
Israeli television channel
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::summary Israeli television channel ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | yes TV Comedy |
| logo | Yes Comedy logo.png |
| logo_size | 250 |
| logo_caption | Former logo |
| launch_date | |
| picture_format | 576i (SDTV 16:9, 4:3) |
| 1080i (HDTV) | |
| owner | yes (Israel's satellite television provider) |
| country | Israel |
| language | Hebrew |
| area | Israel |
| former_names | yes stars 1 (2007-08) |
| yes stars Comedy (2008-10) | |
| sister_channels | yes Action HD |
| yes Drama HD | |
| yes Oh HD | |
| yes EDGE | |
| website | |
| terr_serv_1 | Yes |
| terr_chan_1 | 20 |
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| name = yes TV Comedy | logo = Yes Comedy logo.png | logo_size = 250 | logo_caption = Former logo | logo_alt = | launch_date = | picture_format = 576i (SDTV 16:9, 4:3) 1080i (HDTV) | owner = yes (Israel's satellite television provider) | country = Israel | language = Hebrew | area = Israel | former_names = yes stars 1 (2007-08) yes stars Comedy (2008-10) Yes Comedy (2010-20) | sister_channels = yes Action HD yes Drama HD yes Oh HD yes EDGE | website = | terr_serv_1 = Yes | terr_chan_1 = 20 Yes TV Comedy (styled as yes TV Comedy and formerly called yes stars Comedy and "Yes Comedy") is an Israeli television channel carried by the Israeli satellite television provider yes, which broadcasts American and British TV shows of the sitcom, dramedy, and comedy genres. The channel aired on December 14, 2008 on channel 14 as part of the latest television shows' channels re-brand by yes. The channel is a split of the former yes stars 1 to the current yes Drama and yes Comedy. The channel used to air the shows' new episodes on weeknights (Sundays – Thursdays), and its re-runs on weekdays and weekends (Fridays – Saturdays). On January 16, 2012, the channel moved from channel 14 to channel 15. in 2020 due to the company's channel rebranding it moved from channel 15 to channel 7 and later to channel 20
On December 14, 2010, after 2 years of being on air, the channel started airing 24/7, and carried the slogan Always Funny.
Schedule
Starting March 6, 2010, yes Comedy airs new episodes on weekends. There are currently airing the following shows:
Fridays
- Futurama (Season 8)
- The Simpsons (Season 21)
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (Season 6)
Saturdays
- Raising Hope (Season 3)
- How I Met Your Mother (Season 9)
- Two and a Half Men (Season 10)
- Modern Family (Season 4)
- Saturday Night Live (Season 37)
- The Big Bang Theory (Season 6)
- New Girl (Season 2)
- Family Guy (Season 10)
In addition, on the weeknights there are syndicated shows alongside The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Starting March 13, 2011, yes airs on the weeknights 2 episodes each night of Friends in High Definition re-master. In June 2011 yes aired 2 episodes each night of Married... with Children. From December 18, 2011, yes aired 2 episodes each weeknights of Seinfeld. Also airing 2 weekly episodes of Arrested Development.
History of the channel
On December 14, 2008, as part of another re-brand of the channels, yes stars 1 was replaced with yes stars Comedy. On August 20, 2010, the word stars was removed from the channel name. On January 16, 2012, the channel moved from channel 14 to channel 15, and the logo has been changed. In 2020 the channel moved from channel 15 to channel 20 and later to channel 7 and the logo and name were changed.
Picture formats
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/Yes_stars_comedy_logo.png" caption="From the left – yes stars Comedy logo from December 14, 2008 and until August 19, 2010. yes Comedy logo from August 20, 2010 and until December 13, 2010."] ::
yes Comedy airs shows in 4 formats:
- Normal (4:3)
- Letterboxed (4:3)
- Pan & Scan (4:3)
- Widescreen (16:9)
In order to watch widescreen (16:9) shows on a 4:3 TV, there are 3 options to see the picture:
- 4:3 Letterbox (Widescreen with black bars – Original Aspect Ratio)
- 16:9 (Anamorphic Widescreen)
- 4:3 (Pan & scan)
Choosing the format of the picture is in the digital set-top box setup. The setup does not affect shows which are not broadcast in Widescreen. yes Comedy HD airs the shows in High Definition 1080i and in widescreen (16:9) at all times. Shows that are not shot in HD are upscaled to 1080i.
Shows broadcast on yes Comedy
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References
References
- (2023-12-09). "Israel-Hamas war: Comedy to enjoy for wartime gallows humor".
- Nakamura, Tony Maglio and Reid. (2019-12-30). "115 Cable Channels Ranked by 2019 Viewership - Yes, TV, Comedy.TV Is Still Dead Last".
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