History
In April 1993, the joint Lithuanian-US company "Baltijos televizija" was established; its main shareholder was the US company "American Equitable Finance Corporation", led by Kęstutis Makaitis, and the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania became the smaller shareholder. [1] In the same year, Baltijos Televizija, founded by the company, started broadcasting. This channel in 1994-1995 shared the same UHF channel (38) as TV Polonia. It was also rebroadcast on TELE-3. [2] In 1996 the channel began to expand its network of correspondents when the Kupiškis studio was established. [3] In the 1996-1998 period it used to rebroadcast BBC and CNN programs for most of its output. [4]
On May 30, 2002, the channel was shut down when its frequencies were taken by TV4, [5] but two years later, it was relaunched on September 17, 2004.
In 2018–19, the corporate identity was changed.
Television ratings
BTV is included in Lithuania's official television audience measurement system conducted by Kantar (formerly TNS LT), which has been employing TV meter technology since 2000. The research includes over 1,070 respondents from 4 years of age and provides minute-by-minute TV viewers' audience indexes for major Lithuanian channels, including TV3, LNK, LRT Televizija, BTV, and others. [6]
According to Statista data from 2022, the leading television channels in Lithuania by daily reach were TV3 (approximately 33 percent), LNK and LRT Televizija (both around 31 and 29 percent respectively), with other channels including BTV competing in the remaining market segments. [7] Market analysis firm Dataxis has noted that Lithuanian TV broadcasters, including BTV, have experienced revenue pressures due to adverse conditions in advertising markets following 2020. [8]
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