Logo of Tele5 used until mid-1992, after the channel was bought by Leo Kirch and scheduled for closure. On air, the white parts were transparent and the red parts were solid white
Tele 5 replaced
RTL Television
(then RTLplus) on terrestrial television from 8:00am or 9:00am to 5:00pm, and at night.
During the channel's four-year lifespan, its children's programming in particular increasingly took market share from
MFE - MediaForEurope, after buying Kirch's former networks, known as ProSiebenSat.1 Media
).
Bim Bam Bino
"Bim Bam Bino" was the name of a children's show. A mouse called Bino served as "announcer" between the different TV series often consisting of animated shows, including
Anne of Green Gables
.
At the time, most other channels had a few weekly or daily series for children. Some channels had, "Double Features". "Bim Bam Bino" was the first big all-week program block for children and teens on German television. Initially broadcast in the morning hours, the show soon grew to encompass afternoons and eventually even early evenings. At the time the channel went off-air, "Bim Bam Bino" made up the biggest part of Tele 5's schedule and ran from about 9 AM, to 6 or 7PM.
Legacy shows
Some shows which had their German premiere on Tele5's first incarnation went on to find a new home. "Bim Bam Bino" was taken up by
RTL II. Many cartoon shows previously broadcast on Tele5 as part of "Bim Bam Bino" initially reappeared on the Kabel 1 version of "Bim Bam Bino", and on RTL II
's Vampy.
Bitte Lächeln (a format based upon
RTL II, and later ran under the new title Schwupps - Die Pannenshow on Tm3
, and which was hosted by Mike Carl for its entire run across all three channels. By the time Bitte Lächeln aka Schwupps had moved to Tm3, a few of the cartoon shows originally on Tele5 were also taken up by Tm3 for its morning slots.
The most successful survivor of the old Tele5 was the game show Ruck Zuck (based on Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak), which remained in production for over a decade on various channels after the closure of the old Tele5, appearing on RTL II, tm3, and even the new Tele 5 (see below).[citation needed]
Relaunch
In April 2002,
Tele München Gruppe relaunched the channel, now centred on movies and entertainment. Tele 5's second incarnation originally started with Jochen Kröhne as CEO, who had been program director
of Musicbox (1984-1988) as well as of Tele5's original incarnation (1988-1992). Kröhne left the new Tele 5 in 2005 and was replaced as CEO by Kai Blasberg. Jochen Bendel, a host on the original Tele5, appeared on the channel from the beginning, including by hosting new editions of the game show Ruck Zuck, until he left the network in 2005.
An Austrian feed of Tele5 started broadcasting on May 1, 2012. It simulcasts the German channel's programming with the addition of local advertisements. It also includes promotions for the Austrian channel ATV. ATV also acts as the advertising sales representative.[4]
HD feed
Tele 5 HD
Since October 19, 2011, Tele 5 broadcasts in HD on
Third logo, summer 1992
2005-2010
Alternate 2005-2010
Logo 2010-2013
HD logo until 2017
The 5 monogram
Logo 2017-2019
HD logo, 2017-2019
Logo 2019–2021
Logo 2021–present
HD logo, 2021–present
