BTV Comedy

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bTV Comedy
BTV Comedy Bulgaria logo.svg
TypePrivate
Country Bulgaria
Broadcast areaBulgaria
NetworkbTV Media Group
Headquarters Sofia, Bulgaria
Programming
Language(s) Bulgarian
Picture format HDTV 1080i
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SD feed
Ownership
Owner Central European Media Enterprises (CME)
Sister channels bTV, bTV Cinema, bTV Action, bTV Story, RING
History
Launched1 June 1997 (1997-06-01) (as Television Triada)
Former namesTelevision Triada (1997–2005)
GTV (2005–2009)
Links
Website www.btv.bg/comedy

bTV Comedy is a Bulgarian family-based television channel, airing mostly comedy series. It is part of bTV Media Group, owned by Central European Media Enterprises. Originally launched in 1997 as Television Triada - a news channel airing CNN English language news, it replaced TV5 Monde terrestrial in Sofia. It was owned by Krassimir Guergov and Triada Communications. On September 30, 2005, it was re-branded as GTV (sometimes promoted as "The Good Television" and Guergov TV) and began airing comedy series and films. The current name of the channel, bTV, was put in place on October 1, 2009, when bTV took over the channel.

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References

  1. "ТВ програма - bTV Comedy | DNES.BG Новини". www.dnes.bg. Retrieved 2023-12-11.