TV7 ("TV sedem") was a
Bulgaria
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n
television
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channel, owned by Crown Media EAD (
ProSiebenSat.1 Media
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). It aired entertainment programs, TV series and films, and was also the first Bulgarian station to broadcast in
widescreen
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PAL
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(16:9, although the
aspect ratio was usually left as 4:3, making the image appearing vertically elongated on normal TV sets). The channel was available terrestrially in over 50 cities and towns, thus comprising the fifth national free-to-view TV network in Bulgaria and also on
cable television
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and
satellite
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.
In August 2007 TV7 launched two sister channels: Super7, a kids' channel, and
Sport7
Sport7 was a Bulgarian sports television channel, owned by TV7 Group along with its sister channels TV7, News7 and Super7. The channel was first launched in 2008 as a jointventure of TV7 and the cable TV broadcaster Cabletel. It aired sports ev ...
, a sports channel. Sport7, which was made in partnership with the digital television operator
Cabletel
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was closed in 2009 due to problems with sponsorship. The channel was resumed in 2013. In 2010 the channels changed their graphic design and logos. The channel, along with
News7
News7 was a Bulgarian television channel, owned by Crown Media along with its sister channels TV7, Sport7 and Super7. It aired news and sports events, such as the Bulgarian Football Championship, and lifestyle bulletins. It was also the main sp ...
and
Sport7
Sport7 was a Bulgarian sports television channel, owned by TV7 Group along with its sister channels TV7, News7 and Super7. The channel was first launched in 2008 as a jointventure of TV7 and the cable TV broadcaster Cabletel. It aired sports ev ...
holds the rights to the
Bulgarian Football Championship
The First Professional Football League ( bg, Първа професионална футболна лига, Parva Profesionalna Futbolna Liga), also known as the Bulgarian First League or Parva Liga, currently known as the efbet League for spon ...
. On 18 March 2012 the channel changed their graphic design and logos again and began broadcasting in
16:9. On 3 March 2013 it launched a sister news channel -
News7
News7 was a Bulgarian television channel, owned by Crown Media along with its sister channels TV7, Sport7 and Super7. It aired news and sports events, such as the Bulgarian Football Championship, and lifestyle bulletins. It was also the main sp ...
. TV7 ceased broadcasting of original programming on 1 February 2016 due to bankruptcy. The channel was officially closed down on 17 September 2016, after its broadcasting license was taken down by the Bulgarian Council for Electronic Media.
References
Television networks in Bulgaria
Bulgarian-language television stations
Television channels and stations established in 2005
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2016
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