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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mass media |
| Predecessor | MTG Baltics |
| Founded | 18 October 2017 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served |
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Key people | Christian Anting (Group CEO) |
| Products |
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| Revenue | €104 million (2018) [1] |
| Owner | Providence Equity |
Number of employees | 450 |
| Website | tv3group |
TV3 Group (formerly All Media Baltics) is a media company founded in 2017 and owned by a private equity investment firm Providence Equity. The company operates in the Baltic States.
In 2017, TV3 Group (then known as All Media Baltics) was established, belonging to the telecommunications company Bitė Group, managed by Providence Equity, a US private equity fund. [2]
On 18 October 2017, Bitė Group acquired all the shares of the Estonian company Viasat, the TV3 Group - which manages the television channels TV3, TV6 and TV8 - as well also the radio station Power Hit Radio, and other brands in the Baltic countries from the Swedish media concern Modern Times Group (MTG). The former MTG Baltics branch became All Media Baltics. [3] [4] [5]
In December 2019, All Media Baltics changed its name to TV3 Group and the managed internet television and movie, series rental platform "Go3". [6] The brand image of "TV3" television and other groups was also updated. Home3 (formerly Viasat) became the platform for satellite television services. In 2020, LNT channel was discontinued in Latvia. It was replaced by TV3 Life. Also channel Kanāls 2 was discontinued in Latvia and it was replaced by TV3 Mini. [7]
On 8 August 2023, TV3 Group has rebranded its premium film and sports TV channels “TV3 Film” and “TV3 Sport” to “Go3 Films” and “Go3 Sport” and updated their visual graphics. [8]
| Country | Channel name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | TV3 | Entertainment |
| Lithuania | TV6 | For men |
| Lithuania | TV8 | For women |
| Latvia | TV3 | Entertainment |
| Latvia | TV6 | For men |
| Latvia | TV3 Mini | For children |
| Latvia | TV3 Life | For women |
| Estonia | TV3 | Entertainment |
| Estonia | TV6 | For men |
| Estonia | TV3 Life | For women |
| Lithuania Latvia Estonia | TV3 Plus | For Russian speakers |
| Lithuania Latvia Estonia | Go3 Films | Movies |
| Lithuania Latvia Estonia | Go3 Sport 1 | Sports |
| Lithuania Latvia Estonia | Go3 Sport 2 | Sports |
| Lithuania Latvia Estonia | Go3 Sport 3 | Live sports |
| Lithuania Latvia Estonia | Go3 Sport Open | Sports |
| Lithuania Latvia Estonia | OTV [lower-alpha 1] | For Russian speakers |
| Country | Channel name | Launch date | Closed date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia Latvia Lithuania | CTC Baltics | 31 October 2011 [9] | 28 February 2022 [10] |
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