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Bulgarian television network
Television channel
bTV Action
is a
Bulgarian
man-based television channel. The channel, along with sports channel
RING
,
bTV
,
bTV Comedy
,
bTV Cinema
and
bTV Story
are part of
bTV Media Group
, owned by
Central European Media Enterprises
(CME).
History
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In 1998 was launched the first Bulgarian ethereal television - TOP TV. Later the television extended its coverage, but it was shut off in 2004. The company was bought in 2005 and in 2006 the television started as CTN. One year later, in 2007, it was re-bought and re-branded to TV2. The channel was bought by
Central European Media Enterprises
with the sports television
Ring TV
in 2008 and re-branded as PRO.BG in 2009. This re-branding is believed to be inspired by
Romania
's largest TV channel
PRO TV
, also owned by
Central European Media Enterprises
(CME) as the founder of this channel
Adrian Sarbu
became the CEO of CME. The channel was then re-branded as bTV Action when CME bought "bTV Media Group" (
bTV
,
bTV Comedy
and
bTV Cinema
) in 2010. Since 7 October 2012 the format of the picture is set to 16:9 and an
HD
multiplex was launched.
Programme
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bTV Action is a men-oriented channel showing actual programs, sports and action films
The channel, along with
RING
broadcasts the
UEFA Champions League
, and with
BNT 1
and
RING
the
UEFA Europa League
,
Italian Serie A1
,
Men's European Volleyball Championship
and more in
HD
. In 2013. the final of the UEFA Champions League was aired in
3D
. The first 3D to be aired in the Bulgarian television. Later same year the channel starts to show the qualification and the races from the
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM)
and since August 2013 also airs
The Italian Serie A
together with
RING
.
Code: Criminal
is a criminal show which is being broadcast Monday-Friday live from 20:00 EET to 21:00 EET.
The Hounds
is a provocative investigate show with reality reports, comments, discussions and social experiments. It is broadcast at the weekend from 20:00 EET to 21:00 EET.
Sport Zone
is a sport commentary show. It was first broadcast on the main channel
bTV
and then it started on bTV Action - every Sunday from 12:30 EET to 13:30 EET.
24/7
is a commentary show with Dimitar Tsonev - one of the most famous Bulgarian journalists. It is broadcast from October 2011 till July 2012 every Sunday form 21:00 EET to 22:00 EET, because from September 2012 Dimitar Tsonev has new show, broadcast on the main channel
bTV
.
Coverage
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PRO.BG was broadcast via analogue transmission in the largest 27 cities and towns in Bulgaria, which in effect covers more than 70% of Bulgaria's population. The channel shut-off its terrestrial broadcasting on 1 December 2010. bTV Action is broadcast via cable & satellite transmission from 22 January 2011. It is expected to resume its terrestrial broadcasting in near future.
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