TV6 (Latvian TV channel)

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TV6 Latvia
TV6 Logo 2022.svg
Broadcast areaLatvia
Programming
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner TV3 Group
Sister channels TV3
TV3 Plus
TV3 Life
TV3 Mini
TV3 Film
TV3 Sport
History
LaunchedApril 22, 2007
Links
Website http://www.tv6.lv/

TV6 Latvia (Latvian : TV6 Latvija) is an entertainment television channel broadcasting to Latvia featuring series, music, fashion and sports. It was launched on April 22, 2007. [1] The programmes broadcast on the channel include The Simpsons , United States of Tara , Las Vegas , Harper's Island , American Idol , Survivor , My name is Earl , Family Guy , Shark , CSI: Miami , The Office , Sex and the City and more.

The name, logo (to 2022) and graphics were borrowed from the Swedish channel of the same name, but their content differs somewhat as TV6 Sweden has a more male skew and doesn't carry fashion or music programming.

TV6 Latvia also broadcasts sports content: currently it is the official broadcaster of the UEFA European Championship, matches of the Latvia national football basketball teams and hockey teams, UEFA European competitions (e.g., the UEFA Champions League etc.) in 2019 moved to sport channel. Previously, the channel also broadcast matches of the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships before the rights passed on the rivals LTV7 in 2017. [2]

TV6, as with other channels of the All Media Baltics group in the Baltic states, switched to HD broadcasting on 26 July 2018. [3]

On 26 August 2022, after 15 years using Viasat era logo, finally changed logo. It was a natural step to change the visual identity of the channel, thus concluding the change of all brands within the "TV3 Group" media group. [4] The logo change occurred during the program Farm (Lauku Sēta). [5]

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References

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  2. "Lattelecom and LTV gain exclusive six-year broadcast rights in Latvia to the IIIHF Ice Hockey World Championship". The Baltic Course . 2017-06-16. Retrieved 2021-09-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  4. "The TV6 channel welcomes the new season in a new look (in Latvian)". TV3.lv. 2022-08-26. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
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