DDTV

DDTV (Direct Digital TV, frequently mistaken for Dan Diaconescu TV) was a Romanian free-to-air entertainment television channel mostly aimed to children and teenagers, founded and owned by Dan Diaconescu. Unlike OTV, most of DDTV's programming consisted of classic and non-violent animated series.

DDTV
Typeentertainment channel
Broadcast areaRomania
HeadquartersBucharest
Programming
Language(s)Romanian
Picture format4:3 (576i, SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerDan Diaconescu
Key peopleDan Diaconescu
Sister channelsOTV
History
LaunchedApril 1, 2005 (as a talk show channel)
August 23, 2009(relaunched as a entertainment channel)
FounderDan Diaconescu
ClosedFebruary 24, 2014
Links
Websitewww.ddtv.home.ro (closed)
Availability

Overview

The channel was first launched in 2005. Until August 2009, the channel did broadcast talk shows, such as "Deșteptarea României" and "Dan Diaconescu Direct", which also aired on OTV. In the summer of 2009, it was announced that DDTV will be rebranded with a completely new programming schedule, getting rid of the talk shows it did broadcast. The rebrand took place on 23 August 2009. In mornings and afternoons, the channel did broadcast animated shorts from Fleischer Studios, NTA, Hanna-Barbera, and some from Soyuzmultfilm (such as Nu, pogodi!) and mostly public domain cartoons. In the evenings and nights, it did broadcast movies and documentaries targeted at teenagers.

The channel was closed on 24 February 2014, because its audiovisual license wasn't extended.[1]

Criticism

In September 2009, DDTV was fined by CNA with 50,000 RON for broadcasting content (from Warner Bros.) without having the necessary rights to broadcast them, after Warner Bros. notified CNA about this problem.[1]

After OTV was closed by the CNA, Diaconescu used DDTV to broadcast the programs usually shown on OTV and CNA fined DDTV 100,000 lei (25,000 euros) in October 2013.[2]

References
  1. "DDTV, postul lansat de DAN DIACONESCU, a ramas fara licenta". livero.ro (in romanian). 10 March 2015.
  2. "CNA sesizeaza Parchetul in legatura cu retransmisia OTV de catre DDTV. Postul de desene animate si muzica populara - suspendat temporar". Hotnews. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
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