bTV Action is a

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n man-based television channel. The channel, along with sports channel

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, bTV,

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and

bTV Lady bTV Lady is a Bulgarian female-oriented television channel. Along with bTV, bTV Comedy, bTV Cinema and bTV Action and RING are part of bTV Media Group, owned by the US media conglomerate CME(owned by WarnerMedia/AT&T AT&T Inc. is an Am ...

are part of bTV Media Group, owned by the US media conglomerate CME(through

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History

In 1998 was launched the first Bulgarian ethereal television - TOP TV. Later the television extended its coverage, but it was shut off in 2004. The company was bought in 2005 and in 2006 the television started as CTN. One year later, in 2007, it was re-bought and re-branded to TV2. The channel was bought by

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with the sports television Ring TV in 2008 and re-branded as PRO.BG in 2009. This re-branding is believed to be inspired by

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's largest TV channel

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, also owned by

(CME) as the founder of this channel Adrian Sarbu became the CEO of CME. The channel was then re-branded as bTV Action when CME bought "bTV Media Group" ( bTV,

and

) in 2010. Since 7 October 2012 the format of the picture is set to 16:9 and an HD multiplex was launched.

Programme

bTV Action is a men-oriented channel showing actual programs, sports and action films The channel, along with

broadcasts the

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, and with

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and

the

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, Italian Serie A1,

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and more in HD. In 2013. the final of the UEFA Champions League was aired in 3D. The first 3D to be aired in the Bulgarian television. Later same year the channel starts to show the qualification and the races from the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) and since August 2013 also airs The Italian Serie A together with

. ''Code: Criminal'' is a criminal show which is being broadcast Monday-Friday live from 20:00 EET to 21:00 EET. ''The Hounds'' is a provocative investigate show with reality reports, comments, discussions and social experiments. It is broadcast at the weekend from 20:00 EET to 21:00 EET. ''Sport Zone'' is a sport commentary show. It was first broadcast on the main channel bTV and then it started on bTV Action - every Sunday from 12:30 EET to 13:30 EET. ''24/7'' is a commentary show with Dimitar Tsonev - one of the most famous Bulgarian journalists. It is broadcast from October 2011 till July 2012 every Sunday form 21:00 EET to 22:00 EET, because from September 2012 Dimitar Tsonev has new show, broadcast on the main channel bTV.

Coverage

PRO.BG was broadcast via analogue transmission in the largest 27 cities and towns in Bulgaria, which in effect covers more than 70% of Bulgaria's population. The channel shut-off its terrestrial broadcasting on 1 December 2010. bTV Action is broadcast via cable & satellite transmission from 22 January 2011. It is expected to resume its terrestrial broadcasting in near future.

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