bTV Action 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 man-based television channel. The channel, along with sports channel RING.BG

RING.BG

RING.BG is a Bulgarian 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...

, 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...

 and 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....

  are part of bTV Media Group, owned by the US media conglomerate CME

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...

.

History

On 1998 was launched the first Bulgarian ethereal television - TOP TV. Later the television extended its coverage, but it was shut-off on 2004. The company was bought in 2005 and in 2006 the television started as CTN. One year later, in 2007, it was re-bought and re-branded to TV2. The channel was bought by 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...

 with the sports television Ring TV in 2008 and re-branded to PRO.BG in 2009. This rebranding is believed to be inspired by the Romania

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...

n largest TV channel PRO TV

Pro TV

Launched in December 1995, Pro TV reaches almost 99% of Romania’s 21.5 million people and has 48% of its broadcast schedule comprising locally-produced programs...

, also owned by CME

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...

 as the founder of this channel Adrian Sarbu became the CEO of CME

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...

. The channel was then re-branded as bTV Action when CME bought "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...

 and 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....

) in 2010.

Programme

bTV Action is a men-oriented channel showing actual programs, sports and action films

The channel, along with Diema

Diema

Diema is part of the Nova Television Group Bulgaria, a subsidiary of MTG.The channel airs mainly films, action series. Along with Nova Sport airs sports, including matches from the English FA Premier League, the FA Cup and the UEFA European Football Championship qualifications, as well as the...

 broadcasts the UEFA 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...

, and whit BNT 1 and RING.BG

RING.BG

RING.BG is a Bulgarian 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...

 broadcasts the UEFA Europa League, the Volleyball European Championship and Carling Cup.

Coverage

PRO.BG was broadcast via analogue transmission in the largest 27 cities and towns in Bulgaria, which in effect covers more than 70% of Bulgaria's population.The channel shut-off its terrestrial broadcasting on 1 December 2010.

bTV Action is broadcast via cable & satellite transmission from 22 January 2010. It is expected to resume its terrestrial broadcasting in near future.

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