Transcript Media in Bulgaria

Media in Bulgaria
Maciej Roman
TV CHANELS
Bulgarian National Television
BNT 1 is a Bulgarian language
public television station
founded in 1959. It began
broadcasting on December 26
the same year. The
headquarters are located in Sofia,
Bulgaria. BNT 1 is run by the Bulgarian National
Television. Launched on October 16, 2011 the
channel replaced the four regional television
centers of BNT - BNT Pirin, BNT More, BNT
Sever and BNT Plovdiv by combining their
programmes into one.The first broadcast of the
BNT World was on 2 May 1999, then under the
name "TV Bulgaria".
Bulgaria TeleVision
bTV is the first privately owned
national television channel in
Bulgaria. It is operated by bTV
Media Group, part of Central
European Media Enterprises, and is
reportedly the Bulgarian television
channel with the largest viewing
audience. It was previously owned by Balkan News Corporation,
part of News Corporation. On February 18, 2010, News Corp
announced that it had agreed to sell 100% of bTV (along with bTV
Comedy and bTV Cinema) to Central European Media Enterprises,
after many months of negotiations. The US$400M deal was
completed in the second quarter of 2010. bTV has a 37% market
share in Bulgaria.
Nova Television (Bulgaria)
Nova Television (also known as
Nova televiziya literally New
Television), NTV, Nova TV or simply
Nova) is the first Bulgarian
commercial television network
launched on July 16, 1994.
"Nova Televizia" has done its name
justice over the years as being the
most innovative and brave channel in
Bulgaria by introducing new formats
and genres in television in the country, some of which have often
been perceived as scandalous or too edgy for mainstream TV.
Nova Television airs Endemol productions: Big Brother (see Big
Brother Bulgaria), Star Academy (see Star Academy Bulgaria), Deal or
No Deal, 1 vs. 50, as well as Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? under the
name Стани богат (Become Rich). Popular American TV series such
as House, Lost, CSI and CSI: Miami, Leverage, Castle, Cold Case, Without a
Trace, Sex and the City, Nip/Tuck, The Dead Zone, Star Trek: Enterprise,
Prison Break, Ugly Betty, Heroes and Terminator: The Sarah Connor
Chronicles are also part of Nova Television's programme.
RADIO STATIONS
Bulgarian National Radio (BNR)
Bulgarian National
Radio is Bulgaria's
national radio
broadcasting
organization. It
operates two national
and seven regional
channels, as well as an
international service –
Radio Bulgaria – which
broadcasts in 11
languages.
bTV Radio
bTV Radio is a Bulgarian
radio station, part of bTV
Radio Group, owned by the
Central European Media
Enterprises. It broadcasts
from May 1, 2009 in Sofia, and
later launched in Pernik and
Gotse Delchev. Its program is
also transmitted via satellite
across Europe. The station
originally launched as a radio
program of the television
PRO.BG - PRO.FM. From
October 2011, it is rebranded to the eponymous
radio station of the television
channel bTV, emitting the
main of the television
program. The radio will go on
broadcasting only in Sofia.