Pink TV is Europe's second gay satellite channel (after Italy's GAY.tv), started in France on 25 October 2004, on a subscription basis, mostly funded by TF1 and Canal Plus, terrestrial channels in France. It is now possible to access Pink TV via satellite, cable and DSL providers. Highlights include '' Queer as Folk'', as well as talkshows (including ''

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''). There is an X-rated film four times a week after midnight, and the channel broadcasts 24 hours per day, including productions from porn studios including French Twinks. ''Pink X'' launched in 2012 a pornographic reward, the PinkX Gay Video Awards.

History

On 25 October 2004, Pink TV was born on cable and satellite in the form of a pay-TV channel. On 12 March 2007, when the channel's accounts were bad, the

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accepted the Pink TV project, which consisted of splitting the antenna into two: the day, the usual programs (cultural, entertainment, information expressing homosexual culture and lifestyles) and from midnight onwards, a service that broadcasts pornographic programs. Since 4 September 2007, Pink TV has been broadcasting

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two hours a day from 10 pm to midnight. Its grid is composed only of rebroadcasts. Then, starting at midnight, it transmits encrypted until 5 am with a paying offer consisting only of X-rated movies called ''Pink X''. As of October 2008, the channel's accounts have improved, it released new programs (films, documentaries, shows) alongside the rebroadcasts. But, in 2012, fewer and fewer operators are broadcasting Pink TV in clear two hours a day. This time slot is no longer available free at Free since 2009 nor on the of

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since 2012. Also, since July 2013, Pink TV has stopped broadcasting real programs between 10 pm and midnight. Instead, it offered short-lived scenes without words played by two different couples. At the moment, no program is offered from 22:00 to 00:00. ''Pink X'' programs start at 00:00. Launched as a chain of homosexual culture, but not having found its audience, it now only broadcasts pornographic films.

Shareholders

* M. Pascal Houzelot : 29.92% *

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: 17.52% * Groupe TF1 : 11.44% * Société M6 Thématique : 9.15% * Société Connection : 9.15% * Société Siges : 8.79% * Société Hélios ( Groupe Lagardère) : 8.73% * Société Financière Pinault : 1.93% * M.

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: 1.93% * Société

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Ltd : 0.48% * M.

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: 0.48% * Société Tilder : 0.48%

Notable programming

(presenters in parenthesis) *''L’Agenda clubbing'' (Anthony Aréal) *''Bibliothèque Pink'' (

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) *''Bonheur, bonheur, bonheur'' (Éric Guého) *''Ça s’est passé comme ça'' (

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) *''Cours chez Pink'' (Mathieu Lecerf) *''Le Débat'' (Laurent Drezner, Thomas Joubert, Alex Taylor) *''Face à Pink'' (

Claire Chazal Claire Chazal () (born 1 December 1956) is a French journalist, romance writer, and former director of news at a national television station, France 2. She had been the weekend news anchor at TF1 beginning in 1991, and gave her final broadcast at ...

) *''Hétéro mais pas trop!'' (Laurent Artufel) *''Le je/nous de Claire'' (Claire Chazal) *''Les Pieds dans le plat mais pas trop!'' (Laurent Artufel, Éric Guého) *''Le Set'' (

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, Marie Labory, Raphaël Pathé) *''Pink Pong'' (Marie Labory) *''Zap’Pink'' (Laurent Artufel, Christophe Renaud)

PinkX Gay Video Awards

The PinkX Gay Video Awards are annual gay pornographic awards in various categories. The Awards were launched by Pink TV in 2012 (later renamed Pink X) based on pornographic films included on the channel's programming.

Best New Cummer

Best Duo

Best Active

Best Passive

Best Group

Best Amateur Film

Best Ethnic Film

(Category suspended in 2018)

Best Actor

Best Director

Best Foreign Film

Best French Film

References

External links

Official Site

Pink X
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