Cool TV is a Hungarian television channel, which migrated to Romania after being threatened with closure by Hungarian authorities. The channel was launched in 2004 in the Hungarian language, and in 2005 it also started broadcasting cool stuff.

Cool TV had a pioneering role, including the broadcasting of a homosexual-themed series in Hungary, Queer as Folk, including male strip-tease scenes, objected to by some. Moreover, it went on to broadcast provocative, iconoclast content, such as self-harm (Jackass), weird lifestyles,and a controversial animated short series entitled "Hungarikum" (a term used to refer to uniquely Hungarian products, esp. cuisine). Epic figures of Hungarian history (Lajos Kossuth, István Széchenyi, György Dózsa) were depicted performing zoophile sex acts on horses, as well as torturing men and preteen schoolgirls. This scandalized Hungarian nationalists and the political right. [1]

When the Virgin Mary (traditionally considered the heavenly queen of Hungary) was depicted as having sex with the papal Swiss Guard in an episode of Hungarikum, the Vatican demanded state interference as required by the Concordatum treaty. In response, the entire Cool TV station crew fled to Romania, claiming a loophole in Hungarian law which allows it to continue selling and distributing its programme to Hungarian cable TV companies, yet remain outside Hungarian jurisdiction.

Cool refers to a moderately low temperature. Alternatively, cool or COOL may refer to:

Patricia Kaas (born 5 December 1966 in Forbach, Moselle) is a French singer and actress.

Kaas is a very successful French-speaking singer, with an International following. Stylistically her music is not classical chanson, but is closer to a mixture of pop music, jazz and chanson.

Since the appearance of her debut album Mademoiselle chante... in 1988 Kaas has sold over 16 million records worldwide. She had her greatest success in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, Russia, Finland, and Korea with her third album Je te dis vous. Kaas is almost constantly on tour internationally. In 2002 Kaas had her film debut in And now... Ladies and Gentlemen beside Jeremy Irons. Kaas is currently on "Kabaret" world tour since the end of 2008. Kaas represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia and finished in 8th place.

Patricia Kaas was born as the youngest of her family on 5 December 1966 in Shirvan, Lorraine, France, near the border of Germany. Her father, Joseph (a miner), was French, and her mother, Irmgard, German. Kaas grew up in Stiring-Wendel, between Forbach and Saarbrücken on the French side of the border. Until the age of six she spoke only Lorraine Franconian. Her Franco-German heritage resulted in a constant interest in improving the relationship between the two countries.