TV8 (Lithuanian TV channel)

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TV8 Lithuania
TV8 Logo 2022.svg
Logo used since 24 December 2022
Country Lithuania
Broadcast area Lithuania
HeadquartersKalvarijų g. 135, LT-08221 Vilnius, Lithuania
Programming
Picture format HDTV 1080i
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner TV3 Group
Sister channels TV3
TV6
TV3 Plus
Go3 films
Go3 Sport
History
Launched3 October 2011;12 years ago (2011-10-03)
Links
Website tv8.tv3.lt

TV8 is a Lithuanian terrestrial, satellite and cable television channel aimed at women, owned by TV3 Group. It was launched on 3 October 2011. [1] On the air: programs, series, lifestyle shows. TV8 shows mostly Lithuanian productions but also shows Turkish, German, Indian, Mexican etc.

TV8, as with other channels of the Media Baltics group in the Baltic States, switched to HD broadcasting on 26 July 2018. [2] [ non-primary source needed ]

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References

  1. "Apie TV8" [About TV8]. www.tv3.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  2. "All Media Baltics media group's TV channels in Latvia now available in HD". TV3 Group. 2018-07-26. Retrieved 2021-09-04.