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 |
Acquired programming on TV3 include CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, Bones, Castle, Lie to Me, Servant of the People and several other shows. The channel also features many Latvian programmes, including the news programme TV3 Ziņas ('TV3 News'), Degpunktā ('In the spotlight'), 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "All Media Baltics media group's TV channels in Latvia now available in HD". TV3 Group. 2018-07-26. Retrieved 2021-09-04.