TV3 (Latvia)
TV3 Latvia (Latvian: TV3 Latvija) is a Latvian commercial television channel targeted at a Latvian language audience owned by All Media Baltics, a company owned by investment firm Providence Equity Partners.[1] TV3 was launched in 1998, but did not receive a terrestrial license until 2001. The channel has since increased its viewing share to become the most popular channel in Latvia as of September 2007, surpassing its then-closest rival LNT.[2]
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| Country | Latvia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Latvia, online |
| Headquarters | Riga |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | TV3 Group (All Media Baltics/Providence Equity Partners) |
| Sister channels | 3+, TV6, TV3 Life, TV3 Mini |
| History | |
| Launched | 1998 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.tv3.lv |
| Availability | |
Acquired programming on TV3 include CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, Bones, Castle, Lie to Me, and several other shows. The channel also features many Latvian programmes, including the news programme TV3 Ziņas ('TV3 News'), investigative news programme Nekā personīga ('Nothing Personal') [3] and TV series UgunsGrēks, Svešā seja, and Viņas melo labāk.
The network also has four sister channels: TV3 Life (lifestyle programming), TV3 Mini (children's programming), TV3 Sport and TV3 Film.[4]
TV3, as with other channels of the All Media Baltics group in the Baltic states, switched to HD broadcasting on 26 July 2018.[5]
Logos
2002–2009
2009–2018- December 1, 2019–present
References
- "All Media Baltics to work under TV3 brand starting December". www.baltictimes.com. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- TNS Latvia
- "Nekā personīga Archives". Baltic News Network. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- "Most-watched TV channels in 2020 were TV3, LTV and PBK". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 2021-01-13. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- "All Media Baltics media group's TV channels in Latvia now available in HD". TV3 Group. 2018-07-26. Retrieved 2021-09-04.