TV8 (Turkish TV channel)

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TV8
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Country Büyükdere Avenue, İstinye, Büyükdere, Sarıyer, İstanbul, Turkey
Broadcast area Turkey
Azerbaijan
Northern Cyprus
Iran
Programming
Language(s) Turkish
Picture format 576i (16:9 SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner Acun Medya
Doğuş Media Group
Sister channels Star TV
NTV
History
Launched2 February 1999;24 years ago (1999-02-02) (SD)
1 June 2014;8 years ago (2014-06-01) (HD)
Links
Website www.tv8.com.tr

TV8 is a Turkish free-to-air television channel owned by MNG Media Group, which started broadcasting on 22 February 1999. Its current owner is Acun Medya. Aside from having national coverage on terrestrial television, it is also carried on cable operators and satellite providers like Kablo TV, Tivibu, Digiturk and D-Smart. TV8 as a news channel started broadcasting in 2005, becoming part of the format and logo by changing the entertainment channels. The programs include music, entertainment, contests, sports, talk and news. On March 17, 2016, TV8 announced that it had acquired the Formula 1 broadcasting rights for one season. TV8 is the local broadcaster of TV shows like The Voice, Got Talent, Survivor and Utopia. [1]

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References

  1. "Talpa format is Utopia for Turkish channel – Page 239262 – TBI Vision". 6 March 2014.