Country | Albania |
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Programming | |
Language(s) | Albanian |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV 16:9) 576i (SDTV 16:9) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Rezart Taçi |
History | |
Launched | 1996 (as Alba TV) 2003 (as Alsat) 2011 (as Albanian Screen) |
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Founded in 2003 by businessman and head of VEVE Group Vehbi Veliu, AS was the first privately owned satellite channel in Albania. After becoming a property of Taçi Oil International Group in 2011, it was rebranded to Albanian Screen. Its program line up has undergone a fundamental change, by passing from an informative structure into a generalist channel, which is totally oriented toward information, education and entertainment. [2]
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