Television in Romania
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Television
in Romania
was introduced on August 1955
. State television started to broadcast in 1956, on December, 31st.
Accorting to an article on the Romanian newspaper Adevărul
, the top TV broadcasters were (based on the average prime-time number of viewers in Oct-Nov 2007): Pro TV
(with 615.000 viewers), TVR1 (451.000), Antena 1 (305.000), OTV
(272.000), Acasă TV
(247.000), Prima TV
(205.000), Realitatea TV
(102.000) and Antena 3
(73.000).
In early 2009, it was officially announced that the top TV broadcasters are: Pro TV, Antena 1, OTV, Realitatea TV, TVR 1, Acasă TV, Prima TV and Antena 3.).
n based RCS&RDS
and U.S. based UPC-Astral. Both additionally offer IP telephony over coaxial cable and Internet
services. The national CATV network is being improved, and most households are being migrated towards digital cable solutions. Digital DTH
satellite service is available throughout the country, and accounts for an additional 10-15% of the market, with only about 5% being attributed to terrestrial analogue television. Digital satellite DTH is provided by a number of companies. It is possible that Romania will not migrate to digital terrestrial systems, but completely discontinue this service, since the said investments provide limited appeal.
The reasons for this appeal started in the early '90s. After the fall of the communist regime
, in 1989, there was only one state owned TV channel available (see TVR
), a second channel being closed in 1985 (see TVR2). Private TV channels were slow to appear, because of lack of experience and high start-up costs (most startups were radio stations or newspapers). Thus, for the first three years, over the air, one would get one or two state channels and one or two local, amateurish private channels, broadcasting only a few hours a day. In this environment, cable TV companies appeared and thrived, providing 15-20 foreign channels for a very low price (at the time 2 USD or less), some with Romanian translation, offering high quality news, entertainment and especially movies or cartoons (one of the ways cable companies advertised was the availability of a cartoon channel, Cartoon Network
, appealing to children, which in turn would appeal to their parents). The first two companies to provide CATV were Multicanal in Bucharest
and Timiş Cablu in Timişoara
, both out of business today. Many small, startup firms gradually grew, and coverage increased (coverage wars were frequent in the early period, with many cable boxes smashed, and new cable networks offering "half off for twice the channels" and immediately wiring the building for any willing persons).
However, this period soon ended, with consolidation around 1995-1996. Some large companies emerged: Kappa and RCS in Bucharest, Astral in Cluj
, UPC in Timişoara, TourImex in Râmnicu Vâlcea
. This consolidation came with gentlemen agreements over areas of control and pricing, with claims of monopoly abounding. This process of consolidation was completed around 2005-2006, when only two big suppliers of cable remained: UPC-Astral and RDS. Internet over coaxial cable has been available since around 2000, and IP telephony (over the CATV infrastructure) since the deregulation of the market in 2003. Currently, cable TV is available in most of the country, including most rural areas (where roughly 50% of the population live). Satellite digital TV appeared in 2004, providing coverage for the rest of the country, with both RCS&RDS and UPC-Astral having a stake in these companies. IPTV (over DSL) is also planned by Romtelecom
through its TV service (Dolce), after offering Satellite digital DTH TV. However, IPTV will not be much of a competition, since the other two big ISPs are also the two biggest CATV providers.
Cable TV is very cheap for all standards, the standard/basic service, offering about 50 channels, is around 20-30 RON/month including VAT
(about 5-7 €), with the most expensive service, offering 10-15 channels more, including some pay-per-view
such as HBO or Cinemax
, costing no more than 60-70 RON/month (around 14-17 €).
is the most viewed channel. Ratings data is measured by TNS-AGB International (2005–2007) and GfK Romania (2008–2011) on behalf of ARMADATA S.R.L.
channels broadcasted in Romania.
Public television channels SRTv
Private TV networks:
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
in Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
was introduced on August 1955
Timeline of the introduction of television in countries
This is a list of when the first publicly announced television broadcasts occurred in the mentioned countries. Non-public field tests and closed circuit demonstrations are not included....
. State television started to broadcast in 1956, on December, 31st.
Accorting to an article on the Romanian newspaper Adevărul
Adevarul
Adevărul is a Romanian daily newspaper, based in Bucharest. Founded in 1871 and reestablished in 1888, it was the main left-wing press venue to be published during the Romanian Kingdom's existence, adopting an independent pro-democratic position, advocating land reform and universal suffrage...
, the top TV broadcasters were (based on the average prime-time number of viewers in Oct-Nov 2007): Pro TV
Pro TV
Launched in December 1995, Pro TV reaches almost 99% of Romania’s 21.5 million people and has 48% of its broadcast schedule comprising locally-produced programs...
(with 615.000 viewers), TVR1 (451.000), Antena 1 (305.000), OTV
Oglinda TV
OTV is a controversial Romanian TV channel owned by Dan Diaconescu, best known for its talk show, "Dan Diaconescu Live". It was banned between 2002 and 2003, officially for inciting to racial hatred and calling for discrimination during an unmoderated show with extreme-right politician Corneliu...
(272.000), Acasă TV
Acasa
Acasă is a television channel operated by the Central European Media Enterprises that broadcasts in Romania. It is mostly dedicated to daytime telenovelas, family movies, news, talk shows, soap operas and entertainment.-Telenovelas:-External links:*...
(247.000), Prima TV
Prima TV
Prima TV is a Romanian commercial TV channel, famous mainly for the Cronica Cârcotaşilor show and various reality shows.-Start:Prima TV was launched as one of the first commercial television stations in Romania in December 1997...
(205.000), Realitatea TV
Realitatea TV
Realitatea TV is a Romanian news television network. The channel is distributed by many cable operators in Romania and Moldova. Its main owner is Romanian businessman Elan Schwartzenberg....
(102.000) and Antena 3
Antena 3 (Romania)
Antena 3 is a Romanian TV channel, which focuses on news and current events. It was launched in May 2005 and is part of the Intact group. Antena 3 is also distributed in Serbia in the Romanian language-extra package of the DTH platform Digi TV...
(73.000).
In early 2009, it was officially announced that the top TV broadcasters are: Pro TV, Antena 1, OTV, Realitatea TV, TVR 1, Acasă TV, Prima TV and Antena 3.).
Cable television
Romania has very high penetration rates for cable television in Europe, with over 79% of all households watching television through a CATV network in 2007. The market is extremely dynamic, and dominated by two giant companies - RomaniaRomania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n based RCS&RDS
RCS&RDS
RCS&RDS is the largest Romanian cable and internet provider, offering nationwide satellite television, cable television, cable internet, VOIP, and 3G services...
and U.S. based UPC-Astral. Both additionally offer IP telephony over coaxial cable and Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
services. The national CATV network is being improved, and most households are being migrated towards digital cable solutions. Digital DTH
DTH
DTH may refer to:* The Daily Tar Heel, a student newspaper at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill* Dance Theatre of Harlem, New York City* Danmarks Tekniske Højskole, a previous name for the Technical University of Denmark...
satellite service is available throughout the country, and accounts for an additional 10-15% of the market, with only about 5% being attributed to terrestrial analogue television. Digital satellite DTH is provided by a number of companies. It is possible that Romania will not migrate to digital terrestrial systems, but completely discontinue this service, since the said investments provide limited appeal.
The reasons for this appeal started in the early '90s. After the fall of the communist regime
Romanian Revolution of 1989
The Romanian Revolution of 1989 was a series of riots and clashes in December 1989. These were part of the Revolutions of 1989 that occurred in several Warsaw Pact countries...
, in 1989, there was only one state owned TV channel available (see TVR
Romanian television
Romanian television may refer to:* Communications media in Romania* Televiziunea Română, TVR, the national television network* List of Romanian language television channels...
), a second channel being closed in 1985 (see TVR2). Private TV channels were slow to appear, because of lack of experience and high start-up costs (most startups were radio stations or newspapers). Thus, for the first three years, over the air, one would get one or two state channels and one or two local, amateurish private channels, broadcasting only a few hours a day. In this environment, cable TV companies appeared and thrived, providing 15-20 foreign channels for a very low price (at the time 2 USD or less), some with Romanian translation, offering high quality news, entertainment and especially movies or cartoons (one of the ways cable companies advertised was the availability of a cartoon channel, Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network (United States)
Cartoon Network is an American cable television network owned by Turner Broadcasting which primarily airs animated programming. The channel was launched on October 1, 1992 after Turner purchased the animation studio Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1991...
, appealing to children, which in turn would appeal to their parents). The first two companies to provide CATV were Multicanal in Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
and Timiş Cablu in Timişoara
Timisoara
Timișoara is the capital city of Timiș County, in western Romania. One of the largest Romanian cities, with an estimated population of 311,586 inhabitants , and considered the informal capital city of the historical region of Banat, Timișoara is the main social, economic and cultural center in the...
, both out of business today. Many small, startup firms gradually grew, and coverage increased (coverage wars were frequent in the early period, with many cable boxes smashed, and new cable networks offering "half off for twice the channels" and immediately wiring the building for any willing persons).
However, this period soon ended, with consolidation around 1995-1996. Some large companies emerged: Kappa and RCS in Bucharest, Astral in Cluj
Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca , commonly known as Cluj, is the fourth most populous city in Romania and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest , Budapest and Belgrade...
, UPC in Timişoara, TourImex in Râmnicu Vâlcea
Râmnicu Vâlcea
Râmnicu Vâlcea is the capital city of Vâlcea County, Romania .-Geography and climate:Râmnicu Vâlcea is situated in the central-south area of Romania...
. This consolidation came with gentlemen agreements over areas of control and pricing, with claims of monopoly abounding. This process of consolidation was completed around 2005-2006, when only two big suppliers of cable remained: UPC-Astral and RDS. Internet over coaxial cable has been available since around 2000, and IP telephony (over the CATV infrastructure) since the deregulation of the market in 2003. Currently, cable TV is available in most of the country, including most rural areas (where roughly 50% of the population live). Satellite digital TV appeared in 2004, providing coverage for the rest of the country, with both RCS&RDS and UPC-Astral having a stake in these companies. IPTV (over DSL) is also planned by Romtelecom
Romtelecom
Romtelecom is the largest telecommunications company in Romania; the majority of shares are held by the Greek telecommunications company OTE . The Romanian state also has a minority stake of 45.99% in the company. The company had a monopoly for the provision of fixed telephony services until...
through its TV service (Dolce), after offering Satellite digital DTH TV. However, IPTV will not be much of a competition, since the other two big ISPs are also the two biggest CATV providers.
Cable TV is very cheap for all standards, the standard/basic service, offering about 50 channels, is around 20-30 RON/month including VAT
Vat
Vat or VAT may refer to:* A type of container such as a barrel, storage tank, or tub, often constructed of welded sheet stainless steel, and used for holding, storing, and processing liquids such as milk, wine, and beer...
(about 5-7 €), with the most expensive service, offering 10-15 channels more, including some pay-per-view
Pay-per-view
Pay-per-view provides a service by which a television audience can purchase events to view via private telecast. The broadcaster shows the event at the same time to everyone ordering it...
such as HBO or Cinemax
Cinemax
Cinemax, sometimes abbreviated as simply "Max", is a collection of premium television networks that broadcasts primarily feature films, along with softcore erotica, original action series, documentaries and special behind-the-scenes features. Cinemax is operated by Home Box Office, Inc., a...
, costing no more than 60-70 RON/month (around 14-17 €).
Viewing shares
Given Romania's extensive cable coverage, many channels receive considerable viewing shares. Pro TVPro TV
Launched in December 1995, Pro TV reaches almost 99% of Romania’s 21.5 million people and has 48% of its broadcast schedule comprising locally-produced programs...
is the most viewed channel. Ratings data is measured by TNS-AGB International (2005–2007) and GfK Romania (2008–2011) on behalf of ARMADATA S.R.L.
| Channel | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pro TV Pro TV Launched in December 1995, Pro TV reaches almost 99% of Romania’s 21.5 million people and has 48% of its broadcast schedule comprising locally-produced programs... |
15.6 | 14.3 | 12.8 |
| Antena 1 | 13.4 | 11.2 | 9.2 |
| Acasa Acasa Acasă is a television channel operated by the Central European Media Enterprises that broadcasts in Romania. It is mostly dedicated to daytime telenovelas, family movies, news, talk shows, soap operas and entertainment.-Telenovelas:-External links:*... |
7.6 | 6.8 | 7.9 |
| TVR1 | 16.8 | 11.8 | 5.1 |
| Realitatea TV Realitatea TV Realitatea TV is a Romanian news television network. The channel is distributed by many cable operators in Romania and Moldova. Its main owner is Romanian businessman Elan Schwartzenberg.... |
3.7 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
| Prima TV Prima TV Prima TV is a Romanian commercial TV channel, famous mainly for the Cronica Cârcotaşilor show and various reality shows.-Start:Prima TV was launched as one of the first commercial television stations in Romania in December 1997... |
4.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| OTV Oglinda TV OTV is a controversial Romanian TV channel owned by Dan Diaconescu, best known for its talk show, "Dan Diaconescu Live". It was banned between 2002 and 2003, officially for inciting to racial hatred and calling for discrimination during an unmoderated show with extreme-right politician Corneliu... |
2.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
| Kanal D Kanal D Kanal D is a nation-wide television channel in Turkey and part of Doğan Holding which is owned by the Turkish media tycoon Aydın Doğan.Kanal D also runs an international channel, Euro D which is available online.... |
2.0 | 4.0 | |
| Antena 3 Antena 3 (Romania) Antena 3 is a Romanian TV channel, which focuses on news and current events. It was launched in May 2005 and is part of the Intact group. Antena 3 is also distributed in Serbia in the Romanian language-extra package of the DTH platform Digi TV... |
1.3 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
| National TV National TV Naţional TV is the first TV channel of the Centrul Naţional Media, owned by the Micula brothers.... |
2.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| Cartoon Network | 2.4 | ||
| TVR2 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 2.0 |
| Minimax Minimax Minimax is a decision rule used in decision theory, game theory, statistics and philosophy for minimizing the possible loss for a worst case scenario. Alternatively, it can be thought of as maximizing the minimum gain... |
1.5 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| Taraf TV | 2.0 | ||
| Etno | 1.9 | ||
| Jetix Jetix (Romania) Jetix was a children's television programming brand owned by The Walt Disney Company broadcast in Romania by all major cable TV and DTH operators. The Romanian version of the channel was included in the list of channels of various Moldovan cable operators as well as in the basic package of the... |
1.1 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| Sport.ro Sport.ro Sport.ro is a private channel in Romania, launched on July 27, 2003 and dedicated entirely to sports. Sport.ro reaches nearly 64% of the population of 21.5 million inhabitants of Romania and its broadcast schedule contains domestic and international sporting events... |
1.4 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| Favorit TV Favorit TV Favorite TV is a Romanian folk music channel located in Bucharest owned by Centrul National Media.-External links:*... |
1.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| B1 TV B1 TV B1 TV is a Romanian television channel, which started broadcasting on December 14, 2001.-External links:*... |
1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| Pro Cinema PRO Cinema PRO Cinema is a Romanian movie channel that is owned by Central European Media Enterprises and launched on April 19, 2004. It was the first Romanian TV channel dedicated exclusively to movies, and as such it attracted a significant audience from its very inception, mainly in the 18-49 urban... |
1.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| Hallmark Channel | 0.8 | 0.9 | |
| Antena 2 Antena 2 (Romania) Antena 2 is a Romanian TV channel. It started broadcasting on April 9, 2007 and is part of the Intact group, owned by the family of the Romanian businessman and politician Dan Voiculescu.-External links:*... |
0.8 | ||
| Discovery Channel | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Eurosport Eurosport Eurosport is a pan-European television sport network operated by French broadcaster TF1 Group. The network of channels are available in 59 countries, in 20 different languages providing viewers with European and international sporting events... |
0.7 | 0.7 | |
| N24 N24 (Romania) N24 Plus is a TV channel in Romania. It is owned by Centrul Naţional Media, property of the Micula brothers.Until January 2010 it was labeled N24 and it was a news channel.... |
0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| AXN | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Kiss TV Kiss TV (Romania) Kiss TV is a music television station located in Bucharest owned by ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG.- Fresh Top 40 :Fresh Top 40 is the music chart presented by Kiss TV. The chart is weekly and is voted by viewers, on Kiss TV's site. Kiss TV begun producing the chart in late 2006... |
0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| National Geographic Channel | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Euforia Euforia Lifestyle TV Euforia Lifestyle TV, also known as Antena 4, is a television channel based in Bucharest, Romania. Launched in February 2006, it is part of the Intact group, owned by controversial businessman and politician Dan Voiculescu.... |
0.5 | 0.5 |
List of channels
The following is a list of televisionTelevision
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
channels broadcasted in Romania.
Public television channels SRTv
Televiziunea Româna
Televiziunea Română , more commonly referred to as TVR , is the short name for Societatea Românǎ de Televiziune ; acronym: SRTV. SRTV is the national state-owned public service television broadcaster of Romania...
-
- TVR1: the main channel of the public broadcaster .
- TVR2: the second channel of the public broadcaster .
- TVR3TVR3TVR3 is the sixth channel of the Romanian public broadcaster, launched on 10 October 2008.It is a generalist channel, centered on reflecting regional events. It will use reports from all of its territorial studios...
: the regional channel of the public broadcaster . - TVR CulturalTVR CulturalTVR Cultural is the cultural channel of Romania's government-funded television network Televiziunea Română. It provides cultural news, documentaries about the arts, as well as various shows, musicals and theatrical pieces.-References:*...
: a channel focused on culture and cultural events . - TVR INFOTVR InfoTVR Info is a niche TV channel that broadcasts 24/7 mainly news, utility information, and live traffic images from the major cities through the country. It is the second niche channel of the public TV broadcaster, after TVR Cultural....
: the news channel of the public broadcaster.
Private TV networks:
- MediaPRO
- Pro TVPro TVLaunched in December 1995, Pro TV reaches almost 99% of Romania’s 21.5 million people and has 48% of its broadcast schedule comprising locally-produced programs...
: the leading commercial station in terms of audience, covering around 93% of the urban population. - Acasă TVAcasaAcasă is a television channel operated by the Central European Media Enterprises that broadcasts in Romania. It is mostly dedicated to daytime telenovelas, family movies, news, talk shows, soap operas and entertainment.-Telenovelas:-External links:*...
: mostly dedicated to daytime telenovelas, family movies, news, talk shows, soap operaSoap operaA soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
and entertainment. - Pro CinemaPRO CinemaPRO Cinema is a Romanian movie channel that is owned by Central European Media Enterprises and launched on April 19, 2004. It was the first Romanian TV channel dedicated exclusively to movies, and as such it attracted a significant audience from its very inception, mainly in the 18-49 urban...
: the MediaPRO's movie channel. - Sport.roSport.roSport.ro is a private channel in Romania, launched on July 27, 2003 and dedicated entirely to sports. Sport.ro reaches nearly 64% of the population of 21.5 million inhabitants of Romania and its broadcast schedule contains domestic and international sporting events...
: the MediaPRO's sport channel. - MTV Romania: the local version of the well known music television.
- Pro TV
- Intact
- Antena 1: second most popular television channel, running a close second to ProTV.
- Antena 2Antena 2Antena 2 can refer to:*Antena 2 , TV channel*RDP Antena 2, radio station...
: A talk show dedicated television. - Antena 3Antena 3 (Romania)Antena 3 is a Romanian TV channel, which focuses on news and current events. It was launched in May 2005 and is part of the Intact group. Antena 3 is also distributed in Serbia in the Romanian language-extra package of the DTH platform Digi TV...
: the news channel of the Intact broadcaster. - Euforia Lifestyle (Antena 4): A channel dedicated to travel, fashion, cooking and other lifestyle entertainment.
- GSP TVGSP TVGSP TV is the Romanian television that broadcasts the national football league games Liga I, tennis tournaments, hockey from the national championship and cup and other sport events. It also broadcasts live sport shows which are hosted by important figures in romanian sports...
: the Intact's sport channel.
- Realitatea Caţavencu
- Realitatea TVRealitatea TVRealitatea TV is a Romanian news television network. The channel is distributed by many cable operators in Romania and Moldova. Its main owner is Romanian businessman Elan Schwartzenberg....
: news television network. - The Money ChannelThe Money ChannelThe Money Channel is the second TV channel of Realitatea Media media group, owned by Sorin-Ovidiu Vântu. The first TV channel of the media group is Realitatea TV, the first Romanian news channel.The Money Channel is the first business TV channel in Romania...
: financial television. - TelesportTelesport-Programming:*Romania's Basketball League*Athletics*Football**Divizia Nationala**UEFA Cup*Gymnastics*Motorsports*Tennis...
: the sport channel of the Realitatea Caţavencu broadcaster. - RomanticaRomantica-Track listing:# "Lovedust" – 4:00# "Weird and Woozy" – 3:12# "Black Postcards" – 5:12# "Black Champagne" – 3:34# "Swedish Fish" – 2:54# "Renée Is Crying" – 3:13# "Mermaid Eyes" – 3:31...
: another television dedicated to family movies.
- Realitatea TV
- ProSiebenSat.1 Media
- Prima TVPrima TVPrima TV is a Romanian commercial TV channel, famous mainly for the Cronica Cârcotaşilor show and various reality shows.-Start:Prima TV was launched as one of the first commercial television stations in Romania in December 1997...
: one of the first commercial television stations in Romania. Owned and operated by ProSiebenSat.1 MediaProSiebenSat.1 MediaProSiebenSat.1 Media AG is a European media conglomerate, operating commercial television, premium pay channels, radio stations and related print businesses. It was formed on October 2, 2000 by merger of German TV broadcasters ProSieben Media AG and Sat.1 SatellitenFernsehen GmbH...
. - KISS TVKiss TVKiss TV is a commercial music television channel from Box Television, available on the Sky and Virgin Media digital television platforms. The playlist predominantly consists of mainstream hip-hop, Dance and R&B...
: The TV version of the popular radio station KISS FM.
- Prima TV
- Centrul Naţional Media
- National TVNational TVNaţional TV is the first TV channel of the Centrul Naţional Media, owned by the Micula brothers....
: a TV channel for general audience. - N24N24N24, N-24 or N.24, may refer to:* N24 , a television channel* N24 , a television channel* N24 Nomad, a twin engine aeroplane built in Australia* the former name of E24 Näringsliv, a Swedish online business newspaper...
: another news channel. - Favorit TVFavorit TVFavorite TV is a Romanian folk music channel located in Bucharest owned by Centrul National Media.-External links:*...
: a channel dedicated to Romanian folk music.
- National TV
- Discovery TV Romania
- Discovery ChannelDiscovery ChannelDiscovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
- Animal PlanetAnimal PlanetAnimal Planet is an American cable tv specialty channel that launched on October 1, 1996. It is distributed by Discovery Communications. A high-definition simulcast of the channel launched on September 1, 2007.-History:...
- Discovery WorldDiscovery World (TV channel)Discovery World is a European television network known as Discovery Civilisation from 1999 - 2008. Discovery World offers an experience of the very best factual programming from around the globe. Discovery World showcases a rich and colourful selection of high quality factual programmes from around...
- Discovery Travel & LivingDiscovery Travel & LivingDiscovery Travel & Living is a channel brand from Discovery Communications. This name is used in countries of Europe, Latin America and Asia. In other parts of the world the channel is known as TLC . It features travel shows rather than the documentaries on Discovery Science.Discovery Travel &...
- Discovery ScienceDiscovery ScienceDiscovery science is a scientific methodology which emphasizes analysis of large volumes of experimental data with the goal of finding new patterns or correlations, leading to hypothesis formation and other scientific methodologies.Discovery-based methodologies are often viewed in contrast to...
- Investigation Discovery
- Discovery Channel
- National Geographic Romania
- National Geographic ChannelNational Geographic ChannelNational Geographic Channel, also commercially abbreviated and trademarked as Nat Geo, is a subscription television channel that airs non-fiction television programs produced by the National Geographic Society. Like History and the Discovery Channel, the channel features documentaries with factual...
- National Geographic WildNational Geographic WildNat Geo WILD is a cable TV channel focused on animal-related programs. It is a sister network to National Geographic Channel and it is the latest channel to be jointly launched by the National Geographic Society and Fox Cable Networks. It first launched in Hong Kong on January 1, 2006, focusing...
- National Geographic Channel
- Other channels
- Viasat ExplorerViasat ExplorerViasat Explorer is a television channel owned by Modern Times Group showing documentaries about wild animals, extreme sports, adventure, travel and technology. It was launched in January 2002 in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. On November 1, 2003 it expanded into Ukraine, Russia, Kazahstan,...
- Viasat HistoryViasat HistoryViasat History is a pan Nordic television channel showing documentaries about history, culture and society which is very similar to the History Channel....
- OTVOglinda TVOTV is a controversial Romanian TV channel owned by Dan Diaconescu, best known for its talk show, "Dan Diaconescu Live". It was banned between 2002 and 2003, officially for inciting to racial hatred and calling for discrimination during an unmoderated show with extreme-right politician Corneliu...
: a popular talk show channel. - Kanal DKanal DKanal D is a nation-wide television channel in Turkey and part of Doğan Holding which is owned by the Turkish media tycoon Aydın Doğan.Kanal D also runs an international channel, Euro D which is available online....
: the Romanian version of the Turkish channel. - B1 TVB1 TVB1 TV is a Romanian television channel, which started broadcasting on December 14, 2001.-External links:*...
: another channel for general audience. - Vox News: another news channel.
- Trinitas TV: the channel powered by Romanian Christian - Orthodox Patriarchy.
- Speranta TV: another Christian channel (neo Protestant).
- Party TV: a dance television.
- TVRM Educational: the Spiru Haret's (private university) educational channel.
- TVRM Cultural: the Spiru Haret's cultural channel.
- Etno TV: Another channel dedicated to Romanian folk music.
- Taraf TV: The first channel dedicated to Gypsy's folk music (known as "maneleManeleManele is a music style from Romania, generally associated with the Romani minority, though not exclusively....
") - Mynele TV: Another "manele" dedicated channel.
- Pratech TV
- Sport 1Sport 1Sport 1 is a European sports channel which is currently available in Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania broadcasting in different languages...
- 1 Music Channel: musical channel.
- U TV: musical channel.
- DIGI Sport
- DIGI Sport plus
- Boom Sport
- Boom Sport 2
- Viasat Explorer
See also
- Communications media in Romania
- List of Romanian language television channels
- List of television stations in Romania
- List of Romanian television series