TV3 Lithuania (''TV trys'') is a Lithuanian
free-to-air
Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscripti ...
television channel that was launched on 11 April 1993. It was owned by
Modern Times Group (MTG) until 2017, when it was acquired by
Providence Equity Partners for €115 million.
Broadcasting
* TV3 Lithuania is transmitted through digital terrestrial television. TV3, as with other channels of the Media Baltics group in the
Baltic States, switched to
HD broadcasting on 26 July 2018.
* The channel can also be seen via
cable
Cable may refer to:
Mechanical
* Nautical cable, an assembly of three or more ropes woven against the weave of the ropes, rendering it virtually waterproof
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,
satellite
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,
IPTV
Internet Protocol television (IPTV) is the delivery of television content over Internet Protocol (IP) networks. This is in contrast to delivery through traditional terrestrial, satellite, and cable television formats. Unlike downloaded med ...
or TV3 Play.
History
* TV3 Lithuania first started broadcasting in 1992 as TELE-3.
* In 1996, the company filed for bankruptcy, as it was in debts. Then
Modern Times Group (MTG) saved the company by paying out all of the debts.
* In 1997, TELE-3 programmes became broadcast as TV3 programmes.
* In 2017, MTG sold all of their TV channels and radio stations to
Providence Equity Partners.
Programming
Programs telecasted on TV3 include ''Sturm Der Liebe'', ''Krepšinio namai'', ''Bir Zamanlar Cukurova'', ''Disegnando tu amor'', ''Gelbėtojai išgelbėtojai'', ''Mano meilė karantinas '' and ''Gero Vakaro Šou''. Routine programming includes movies and lifestyle shows, as well as reality and news programs. The channel broadcasts the Lithuanian version of
''The X Factor'' and
''Secret Story''.
Films
Sports
Basketball
* 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification
* 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
* EuroBasket 2021 qualification
* EuroBasket 2022
* Lithuania national basketball team fixtures
Olympic Games
* 2018 Winter Olympics
* 2020 Summer Olympics
* 2022 Winter Olympics
File:TV3 Viasat.svg, TV3 logo used until 2009
File:TV3 red logo.svg, TV3 logo (2009–2013)
File:TV3 logotipas nuo 2013 m.jpg, TV3 logo (2013–2019)
File:TV3 Group Logo.svg, TV3 logo (2019–present)
See also
*
List of Lithuanian television channels
Television in Lithuania was introduced in 1957. The following is a list of television channels broadcast in Lithuania.
Main channels
Regional channels
Others
Former channels
See also
* Media of Lithuania
* Lists of television c ...
References
External links
*
Viasat Lithuania
Television channels in Lithuania
Modern Times Group
1993 establishments in Lithuania
Television channels and stations established in 1993
Television channels and stations established in 1997
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