RING.BG is a Bulgaria

Bulgaria

Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

n sports TV channel . It was founded in 1998 by a group of professionals and sports enthusiasts. It is distributed via cable path throughout the country. RING.BG along with the channels from bTV Media Group ( bTV , bTV Comedy

BTV 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...

 , bTV Cinema

BTV Cinema

bTV Cinema is a Bulgarian television channel, showing movies and serials. It is part of bTV Media Group.bTV Cinema is aimed at viewers of all ages with an emphasis on active audiences aged 18-49 years....

 and bTV Action ) are part of Central European Media Enterprises

Central European Media Enterprises

Central European Media Enterprises is a Bermuda-based vertically integrated company. Founded by Ronald Lauder, it owns broadcast, content and new media operations in Central and Eastern Europe...

 owned by Ronald Lauder (heir to the Estee Lauder cosmetics empire) and Time Warner.

The television airs live and recorded football matches of the Argentine Premiere Division, Russian Premier League

Russian Premier League

The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition...

, the meetings of the Europe League and the repetition of the Champions League

UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...

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Over the years, bears the names Television Ring, Ring +, Ring Plus, RTV, Ring TV, and on June 19, 2009 RING.BG, and shares the same logo with Romanian

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

 homologous channel, SPORT.RO

Sport.ro

Sport.ro is a private channel in Romania, launched on July 27, 2003 and dedicated entirely to sports. Sport.ro reaches nearly 64% of the population of 21.5 million inhabitants of Romania and its broadcast schedule contains domestic and international sporting events...

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Ring BG will be closed down and replaced by a new bTV channel from January 2012.