Television in the Republic of Macedonia
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Television
in Republic of Macedonia
was first introduced in 1964
.
is used for broadcasting standard definition channels and MPEG-4
is used for broadcasting high definition
channels. Forty channels are available for viewing and include all national networks. DTT is currently available to 95% of the population.
officially started in Macedonia when the country's first IPTV service, 'MaxTV', was launched by Makedonski Telekom
.
at 67% of all households. There are 49 cable tv providers with the two majors CableTEL and Telekabel
holding 80% of the market. The two majors offer cable television in both analogue and digital, and they have also introduced triple play
at the beginning of 2007.
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
in Republic of Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
was first introduced in 1964
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....
.
DVB-T
Digital Television began in Skopje in November, 2009. The platform was launched by ONE and is called 'BoomTV'. MPEG-2MPEG-2
MPEG-2 is a standard for "the generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information". It describes a combination of lossy video compression and lossy audio data compression methods which permit storage and transmission of movies using currently available storage media and transmission...
is used for broadcasting standard definition channels and MPEG-4
MPEG-4
MPEG-4 is a method of defining compression of audio and visual digital data. It was introduced in late 1998 and designated a standard for a group of audio and video coding formats and related technology agreed upon by the ISO/IEC Moving Picture Experts Group under the formal standard ISO/IEC...
is used for broadcasting high definition
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
channels. Forty channels are available for viewing and include all national networks. DTT is currently available to 95% of the population.
IPTV
On 17 November, 2008, IPTVIPTV
Internet Protocol television is a system through which television services are delivered using the Internet protocol suite over a packet-switched network such as the Internet, instead of being delivered through traditional terrestrial, satellite signal, and cable television formats.IPTV services...
officially started in Macedonia when the country's first IPTV service, 'MaxTV', was launched by Makedonski Telekom
Makedonski Telekom
Makedonski Telekom AD is a telecommunications company in the Republic of Macedonia with headquarters in Skopje. It is part of the Magyar Telekom Group, which is a fully consolidated subsidiary of international Deutsche Telekom Group....
.
Cable television
Cable television is highly developed, with cable television penetration in SkopjeSkopje
Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
at 67% of all households. There are 49 cable tv providers with the two majors CableTEL and Telekabel
Telekabel
Telekabel is Cable operator in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.Telekabel is also Internet Service Provider ISP in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria....
holding 80% of the market. The two majors offer cable television in both analogue and digital, and they have also introduced triple play
Triple play (telecommunications)
In telecommunications, triple play service is a marketing term for the provisioning of two bandwidth-intensive services, high-speed Internet access and television, and a less bandwidth-demanding service, telephone, over a single broadband connection. Triple play focuses on a combined business...
at the beginning of 2007.
Public television stations with national frequency
- MTV 1MTV 1 (Macedonia)MTV 1 is a Macedonian television channel owned and operated by Macedonian Radio-Television....
- MTV 1 HDMTV 1 (Macedonia)MTV 1 is a Macedonian television channel owned and operated by Macedonian Radio-Television....
- MTV 2MTV 2 (Macedonia)MTV 2 is a Macedonian television channel owned and operated by Macedonian Radio-Television....
- MTV 3 (Parliament Channel)MTV 3 (Macedonia)MTV 3 is a Macedonian television channel owned and operated by Macedonian Radio-Television. The channel was formed in 1991 as an experimental channel, but now it broadcasts the activities from the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia....
- MKTV SatMKTV SatMKTV Sat is the name of Macedonian Radio-Television's satellite service created in 2000 to telecast to the Macedonian diaspora across the world. Its programming istaken from MTV. MKTV SAT is available in Australia and New Zealand. It is currently broadcasted through UBI World TV.-External links:*...
Private television stations with national frequency
- A2A2A2 is a letter-number combination.The terms A2, A02, A002, A², A.II or A-2 may refer to:-Media:Gaming :* A2 Racer, a 1997 Dutch racing computer game series...
- Kanal 5Kanal 5 (Macedonia)Kanal 5 is a national, privately owned, television channel in the Republic of Macedonia. It was founded in its current form in 1998. The network's main office is in Skopje, and also has smaller studios in other bigger cities all around the Republic of Macedonia.The network began broadcasting to...
- Kanal 5 HDKanal 5 (Macedonia)Kanal 5 is a national, privately owned, television channel in the Republic of Macedonia. It was founded in its current form in 1998. The network's main office is in Skopje, and also has smaller studios in other bigger cities all around the Republic of Macedonia.The network began broadcasting to...
- Kanal 5 plusKanal 5 plus-External links:*...
- Alfa TV
- Pink 15Pink 15Pink 15 is Macedonian private television channel owned by Zeljko Mitrovic....
- Alsat M
- Sitel TVSitel (TV channel)Sitel Television is the second private television channel in the Republic of Macedonia.-Programmes:...
- Sitel 3
- AB Kanal
- Naša TVNaša TVNaša TV is a private national and satellite television channel in Macedonia.-External links:**...
- Telma TVTelma (TV channel)Telma TV is a private national and satellite television channel in Macedonia, formed in September, 1996....
- TV Sonce
Macedonian television stations on satellite
- MKTV SatMKTV SatMKTV Sat is the name of Macedonian Radio-Television's satellite service created in 2000 to telecast to the Macedonian diaspora across the world. Its programming istaken from MTV. MKTV SAT is available in Australia and New Zealand. It is currently broadcasted through UBI World TV.-External links:*...
- A2A2A2 is a letter-number combination.The terms A2, A02, A002, A², A.II or A-2 may refer to:-Media:Gaming :* A2 Racer, a 1997 Dutch racing computer game series...
- Sitel (TV channel)
- Sitel 3
- Kanal 5Kanal 5Kanal 5 is the name of a number of television stations whose names translate into English as "Channel 5".* Kanal 5 , a Croatian station* Kanal 5 , a Danish station* Kanal 5 , a Macedonian station...
- Kanal 5 PlusKanal 5 plus-External links:*...
- Alfa TVAlfa TVAlfa TV is a premium television service available in Cyprus, that broadcasts Sports and children's programming as well as the odd film. It is owned by Alfa TV Ltd. and it launched in 1998...
- AB Kanal
- Best of Macedonia TV
- Naša TVNaša TVNaša TV is a private national and satellite television channel in Macedonia.-External links:**...
- Pink 15Pink 15Pink 15 is Macedonian private television channel owned by Zeljko Mitrovic....
- K-15 Music
- TV Sonce
- Play TVPlay TVPlayTV is a Brazilian television station operated by Gamecorp. It was inaugurated on June 5, 2006 replacing Rede 21 in partnership with Grupo Bandeirantes de Comunicação. As soon as the contract has ended with Bandeirantes, it became a private channel being transmitted by SKY Brasil and NET Serviços...
- Era TV
Regionalized versions of trans-national television networks
- Fox LifeFox LifeFox Life is a television network, launched by the Fox Broadcasting Company, which airs across Latin America, Europe and Japan . Its basic programming include numerous television series, sitcoms and movies, among others, which includes some original programming in certain regions...
with DVB subtitles - Fox CrimeFox CrimeFox Crime is a television network, launched by the Fox International Channels, which airs across several countries of Europe and Asia, such as Italy, Spain, Portugal, Slovenia and Bulgaria...
with DVB subtitles - AXN AdriaAXNAXN is a Pay television, cable and satellite television channel owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, which was first launched on May 22, 1997. The network is now spread across several regions in the world, including Japan, Europe, other parts of Asia and Latin America...
with DVB subtitles - 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...
with DVB subtitles - Animal Planet with DVB subtitles
- Discovery Travel & Living with DVB subtitles
- MTV AdriaMTV AdriaMTV Adria is a localized version of the music and entertainment channel MTV Europe, customized for the Balkan countries that used to be constituent parts of Yugoslavia...
with DVB subtitles - E! Entertainment with DVB subtitles
- HBO Adria with DVB subtitles
- HBO Comedy with DVB subtitles
- DaVinci Learning with DVB subtitles
- KidsCoKidsCoKidsCo is an international children's entertainment brand founded by Canadian broadcaster Corus Entertainment's Nelvana Enterprises, American-based producer DIC Entertainment, and European broadcaster Sparrowhawk Media Group in April 2007. By the end of 2007, Sparrowhawk was purchased by media...
with synchronisation - 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...
with DVB subtitles
See also
- Lists of television channels
- TelevisionTelevisionTelevision is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
- List of language television channels
- Television in Europe