Realitatea TV (, meaning "The Reality TV") is the former name of the
Romania
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news
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television channel
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Realitatea Plus
Realitatea Plus (meaning "The Reality Plus") is an all-news channel launched on 1 November 2019 that took the place of Realitatea TV. Its owners are Romanian politician Cozmin Guşă and businessman Maricel Păcuraru.
History
Realitatea Plus w ...
. The channel began broadcasting in 2001 as a general-profile television and became the first Romanian news television in 2002. Its owners are Romanian politician
Cozmin Guşă Cosmin is a masculine Romanian given name of Greek origin. Notable people with the name include:
*Cosmin Băcilă (born 1983), Romanian footballer
*Cosmin Bărcăuan (born 1978), Romanian footballer
* Cosmin Bodea (born 1973), Romanian footballer a ...
and businessman Maricel Păcuraru.
After becoming
insolvent
In accounting, insolvency is the state of being unable to pay the debts, by a person or company (debtor), at maturity; those in a state of insolvency are said to be ''insolvent''. There are two forms: cash-flow insolvency and balance-sheet inso ...
in 2011 and
bankruptcy
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in 2019, the channel lost its license on 31 October 2019. The channel began broadcasting on 1 November 2019, including advertising, on Realitatea Plus, a channel that was launched in 2015 on satellite for the public outside Romania.
Realitatea Plus
Realitatea Plus (meaning "The Reality Plus") is an all-news channel launched on 1 November 2019 that took the place of Realitatea TV. Its owners are Romanian politician Cozmin Guşă and businessman Maricel Păcuraru.
History
Realitatea Plus w ...
has a slightly modified version of the previous logo of Realitatea TV.
History
Realitatea TV started broadcasting in 2001, as a general-profile TV station. However, it began broadcasting hourly newscasts and soon changed its format, becoming the first news television in
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
. Prigoană brought
Ion Cristoiu
Ion Cristoiu (; born November 16, 1948, Găgești, Vrancea County) is a Romanian journalist and a controversial figure in the Romanian public due to his involvement as informant at Securitate. He was editor-in-chief of the daily ''Evenimentul Z ...
to supervise the channel and rise its audience.
In 2004,
Silviu Prigoană
Vasile-Silviu Prigoană (born December 22, 1963) is a Romanian businessman and politician.
He owns 60% of Rosal, a waste collection company which services Bucharest's Sector 3, Cluj-Napoca, Suceava, and Baia Mare.
In December 2008, he became ...
sold the network to an Italian company that later sold it to
Petrom
OMV Petrom S.A. is a Romanian integrated oil company, controlled by Austria's OMV. It is one of the largest corporations in Romania and the largest oil and gas producer in Southeast Europe. Since 2004 it is a subsidiary of OMV.
History
In lat ...
, which subsequently lost it to
Sorin Ovidiu Vântu
Sorin Ovidiu Vîntu (; 23 November 1955, Bucharest) is a Romanian businessman and owner of the Realitatea-Cațavencu media company. In 2007, he was considered the 4th richest man in Romania, with an estimated net worth between 2.1 and 2.3 billion ...
, sometime in 2006. Vântu was occasionally accused of using his television to manipulate public opinion against President
Băsescu and his party. After the channel went into insolvency in 2011, Vântu sold it to businessman
Elan Schwarzenberg
Elan or Élan may refer to:
People
* Elan Atias (born 1975), American singer-songwriter
* Elán (musician) (born 1983), Mexican singer
* Poets of Elan, a group of Ecuadorian poets
Fictional characters
* Elan (Order of the Stick), a character in ...
, while the management of the media group was under the control of
Sebastian Ghiță
Sebastian may refer to:
People
* Sebastian (name), including a list of persons with the name
Arts, entertainment, and media
Films and television
* ''Sebastian'' (1968 film), British spy film
* ''Sebastian'' (1995 film), Swedish drama film
...
.
In 2013, the channel was bought by
Cozmin Guşă Cosmin is a masculine Romanian given name of Greek origin. Notable people with the name include:
*Cosmin Băcilă (born 1983), Romanian footballer
*Cosmin Bărcăuan (born 1978), Romanian footballer
* Cosmin Bodea (born 1973), Romanian footballer a ...
and Maricel Păcuraru.
References
External links
Official Site
{{Television in Romania
Defunct television channels in Romania
Television channels and stations established in 2001
24-hour television news channels in Romania
Romanian news websites
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2019