Alfa TVP

Last updated
TVP ABC
Country Poland
Programming
Picture format 16:9 1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner Telewizja Polska
Sister channels TVP1
TVP2
TVP HD
TVP ABC
TVP Dokument
TVP Historia
TVP Info
TVP Kobieta
TVP Kultura
TVP Nauka
TVP Parlament
TVP Polonia
TVP Rozrywka
TVP Seriale
TVP Sport
TVP World
History
Launched20 December 2022
Links
Website Official Webpage

Alfa TVP is a Polish free-to-air television channel offered by Telewizja Polska. The programming is aimed at teenagers ages 10-16.

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History

Initially the channel was supposed to be named TVP Teen [1] (later TeenTV) [2] ), however ultimately the name Alfa TVP was sellected, referencing the Generation Alpha cohort, [3] which was born after 2010.

The channel's target audience is viewers between the ages of 10 and 16, [4] a little older than the demographic catered by TVP ABC. Its broadcasts started on December 20, 2022. [2] Its launch schedule included mainly animated and live-action series for children and teenagers (mainly animated) and science programs taken from TVP's archives. [5] [6] THe first program on air was the British series Almost Never. [7]

Its first original production was Tylko nie piątek!, a teen sitcom directed by Tomasz Szafrański. [8]

Availability

In its early months the channel was available exclusively online, [9] on the TVP Stream and TVP GO platforms. [5] In January 2023 it started broadcasting on digital terrestrial television (on MUX 6), [9] in May on local cable operators (about 80). [10] On June 1, 2023 it made its content available on TVP VOD. [11] In March 2024, the hcannel was made available on the larger platforms (such as Canal+ and Orange TV).

References

  1. ↑ Michał Niedbalski (4 November 2022). "Kanał młodzieżowy Telewizji Polskiej ma nadawać jako Alfa TVP" (in Polish). Press.pl (online). Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  2. 1 2 Łukasz Knapik (December 2022). "Alfa TVP już nadaje". SATKurier.pl (online). Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  3. ↑ Jacek Kowalski (15 December 2022). Startuje kanał dla nastolatków - Alfa TVP. „Nasza troska o dorastających widzów” (in Polish). Wirtualnemedia.pl (online). Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  4. ↑ Maciej Kozielski; Michał Niedbalski (20 June 2023). "Telewizja Polska szykuje sitcom dla nastolatków. Ma trafić do kanału Alfa TVP" (in Polish). Press.pl (online). Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  5. 1 2 Anita Kaźmierska (14 December 2022). "Alfa TVP wystartuje 20 grudnia. Co w ramówce?". SATKurier.pl (online). Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  6. ↑ Kacper Myszkowski (15 December 2022). "TVP stworzyła kanał dla nastolatków. Wiemy, kiedy ruszy Alfa TVP „Mądra rozrywka"" (in Polish). rozrywka.radiozet.pl (online). Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  7. ↑ "Program dla prasy Telewizji Polskiej" . Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  8. ↑ "„Tylko nie piątek!" – sitcom dla młodzieży już jesienią w Alfa TVP". Centrum Informacji TVP (online). 9 August 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  9. 1 2 Krzysztof Sagan (24 January 2023). "Polska: Alfa TVP i Biełsat TV w eksperymentalnym multipleksie TVP". RadioPolska (online). Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  10. ↑ Adrian Gąbka (15 May 2023). "Kanał Alfa TVP w sieciach kablowych. „Około 80 operatorów"" (in Polish). Wirtualnemedia.pl (online). Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  11. ↑ Anita Kaźmierska (1 June 2023). "TVP VOD z kanałami linearnymi na żywo". SATKurier.pl (online). Retrieved 2023-06-02.
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