BNT 3 (, previously BNT HD) is a Bulgarian-language

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, operated by the

Bulgarian National Television The Bulgarian National Television ( Bulgarian: Българска национална телевизия, ''Balgarska natsionalna televizia'') or BNT (БНТ), stylized as ·Б·Н·Т· since 2018, is a public television broadcaster of Bulgari ...

. It broadcasts sport events, movies and cultural programs.

History

It was launched on February 6, 2014 as "BNT HD", with the start of the

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Olympic Games. Beforehand BNT used to air sports events such as the

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and the

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Olympics in HD on temporary HD channels which used to upscale the BNT 1 channel. In 2014 the national television decided to launch BNT HD as a fully scheduled channel. On 10 September 2018 the channel was re-branded as BNT 3. BNT 3 airs free-to-air on the Bulgarian

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platform.

Former logos

File:BNT HD logo.jpg, First BNT HD logo used 2014–2018 File:Logo of BNT 3 (2018-).svg, BNT 3 logo since 2018 {{Bulgarian television Television networks in Bulgaria Bulgarian-language television stations Television channels and stations established in 2014 __FORCETOC__