TV8 (formerly TV7) is a
nonprofit
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television network based in
Chișinău
Chișinău ( , , ), also known as Kishinev (russian: Кишинёв, r=Kishinjóv ), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Republic of Moldova. The city is Moldova's main industrial and commercial center, and is located in the ...
,
Moldova. It is owned by the Public Association “Media Alternativa”, whose executive director is
Natalia Morari Natalia may refer to:
People
* Natalia (given name), list of people with this name
* Natalia (Belgian singer) (born 1980)
* Natalia (Greek singer) (born 1983)
* Natalia (Spanish singer) (born 1982)
Music and film
* ''Natalia'' (film), a 198 ...
. TV8 uses a programming strategy of international
movies and
tv shows, as well as local
talk shows and
news broadcasting. In 2017 the then owner of the channel,
Chiril Lucinschi
Chiril Lucinschi (; born 14 November 1970) is a Moldovan politician and businessman, who served as member of Parliament of Moldova between December 2010 – February 2017, in the faction of the Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova. He also was a ...
, transferred his ownership to "Media Alternativa". After the transfer, TV7 rebranded to TV8.
Current Programs
*''Știri cu Angela Gonța'' ( eng, News with Angela Gonța) is the network’s main
Romanian language news program which airs on weekdays at 7 p.m.
*''Новости с Яной Степаненко'' ( eng, News with Iana Stepanenco) and ''Новости с Ириной Стряпко'' ( eng, News with Iulya Budeci) are the network’s main
Russian language
Russian (russian: русский язык, russkij jazyk, link=no, ) is an East Slavic languages, East Slavic language mainly spoken in Russia. It is the First language, native language of the Russians, and belongs to the Indo-European langua ...
news programs which air on weekdays at 10.45 p.m.
*''Cutia Neagră'' ( eng, The Black Box) is a talk show centred on corruption with elements of
investigative journalism. The show is hosted by
Mariana Rață
Mariana Raţă (born 20 August 1984, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova) is an investigative and TV journalist from Moldova. She is the founder of the Media Alternativa association, which holds the license of the independent television station TV8 ...
and airs every Monday at 9.30 p.m.
*''Întreabă Ghețu'' ( eng, Ghețu asks) is a talk show hosted by
Natalia Ghețu Natalia may refer to:
People
* Natalia (given name), list of people with this name
* Natalia (Belgian singer) (born 1980)
* Natalia (Greek singer) (born 1983)
* Natalia (Spanish singer) (born 1982)
Music and film
* ''Natalia'' (film), a ...
which airs every Friday at 9.30 p.m. The topics discussed usually include important political and social events.
*''Dincolo de Nistru'' ( eng, Beyond the Dniester) is a
documentary series about the life of
transnistrians. It is hosted by Viorica Tătaru and Andrei Captarenco and airs every Sunday at 10.45 a.m.
*''Efect 9.6'' ( eng, 9.6 Effect) is a show about the social conflicts that occur in Moldova. It is hosted by Angelica Frolov and airs on Saturdays at 11.20 a.m.
*''Corupția în Vizor'' ( eng, Corruption in sight) is a show produced as a part of the “Civil society mobilization for monitoring public integrity and anti-corruption activities in Moldova” project implemented by the Moldovan subsidiary of
Transparency International and financed by the
Embassy of the United States to Moldova
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. It is hosted by Sergiu Niculiță and airs on Saturdays at 5.00 p.m.
*''Iubește viața'' ( eng, Love life) is a show about authentic and dramatic life stories of different people. It is hosted by Tatiana Granciuc and airs on weekdays at 4.45 p.m.
Awards and recognitions
2020: TV8 was the only television network included in the Moldovan Mass Media White Book published by the Independent Journalism Center.
2020: The network’s executive director, Natalia Morari won the „Stories of Injustice” prize awarded by the Czech NGO
People in Need for promoting democratic values.
2019: The network won the National Journalistic Ethics and Deontology Prize awarded by the Press Council of Moldova
Ratings
According to a survey conducted between 16 November 2019 and 8 December 2019 on behalf of the
International Republican Institute, TV8 was considered to be the most trustworthy channel for political information by 13% of nationwide respondents and 15% of respondents from Chișinău (ranked fifth). In addition, 18% of nationwide respondents and 26% of respondents from Chișinău said they watched the channel for political information (ranked sixth).
References
External links
Official Site
Television channels in Moldova
Television channels and stations established in 2006
2006 establishments in Moldova
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