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TV3 (Czech TV channel)

January 01, 1970

TV3 is a Czech free-to-air television channel. The network closed down in December 2001 after its broadcast license was revoked.

TV3
CountryCzech Republic
Broadcast areaCzech Republic
Programming
Picture format576i (SDTV 4:3)
Ownership
OwnerRTV Galaxie
History
Launched25 May 2000 (2000-05-25)
Closed18 December 2001 (2001-12-18)
Availability
(at time of closure)
Terrestrial
UHF64 UHF Prague, Hradec Králové

History edit

TV3 was launched on 25 May 2000 using the regional frequencies of former television channel Galaxie. Its terrestrial coverage was limited to North and East Bohemia, reaching the rest of the country by cable.[1] It started broadcasting at 7:00PM local time with a 60-minute regional newscast followed by the film Seductive Beauty.[2] Its programming included regional breaking news programming with reporters on motorbikes[3] and the purchase of the rights to show WWE Friday Night SmackDown in 2001.[4] The station used the tag called "television for the new millennium" for its promotion, with its target audience skewed towards a young male audience.[5] Its opening night was hit by technical glitches during the launch of its newscast.[6]

Soon after broadcasting, TV3 was ordered to take down all billboard advertising which related to a black boxer on a boxing ring floor being targeted by two white soldiers holding guns and looking at the boxer, alongside the word "Infozabava" ("Infotainment"). The advertisement was considered racist by the Advertising Board. The soldiers represented information and the boxer, entertainment. TV3 denied racist messages, contrary to the Advertising Board, and planned to stage a protest over the issue.[1]

TV3 was initially only available in Prague and Hradec Králové on analogue terrestrial television. The channel applied for licenses to increase its coverage area in the country, including initially to Karlovy Vary, Ostrava and České Budějovice.[2] However the Czech Radio and Television Broadcasting Council in 2001 blocked their requests.[7]

In June 2001, Vladimír Železný, a Czech television tycoon and former owner of TV Nova, held discussions with the three main free-to-air channels in the Czech Republic, TV Nova, TV Prima and TV3 about the suggestion of a merger. However, such a deal would have been considered illegal by the Czech Government.[8]

In September 2001, the Czech Radio and Television Broadcasting Council refused a request from European Media Ventures and Martin Kindernay to transfer TV3's licence to a Luxembourg-based company, KTV, which EMV wanted to own TV3's licence. The council did allow the move of the licence to RTV Galaxie, completely owned by Kindernay. The decision angered EMV investors who were not consulted on the move of the licence and had lost control of TV3.[9][10]

In October, TV3 announced that 60% of its staff would be fired by 1 January as the channel was only attracting 1% of the Czech audience and losing money as a result. Staff to be laid off received their notices on 1 December.[11] A request to expand the TV3 service across the whole of the Czech Republic by using 47 UHF frequencies were all refused by the council.[12]

In November, EMV moved equipment from the Hradec Králové studios to TV3's Prague studios after Kidernay told EMV to suspend broadcasting or face immediate action, alongside a request for a thirty-day break in broadcasting. EMV announced that it still had a right to broadcast and that they would still be broadcasting via pay television, though terrestrial broadcasts went off the air on 7 November 2001.[13][14][15][16] Kindernay lodged a complaint with the council stating that EMV were operating TV3 illegally.[11]

TV3 was temporally closed down for four days on 2 December 2001 under guidance from the Czech Radio and Television Broadcasting Council whilst they decided whether TV3's broadcasts were legal. Text was displayed on screen during the time off-air stating that the close down was due to a decision made on 20 November 2001 by the council and that the station would definitely close by 6 December.[11] The council allowed Kindernay to resume broadcasting as the legal licence holder for TV3 under the control of RTV Galaxie using only material from TV3 on 6 December.[17] The station did resume broadcasting as TV3 Hradec Králové and TV3 Prague.[18]

Close down edit

On 18 December 2001, TV3's licence was revoked. The decision behind it was made because TV3 had been showing non-original programming.[19]

In January 2002, TV3 was given a temporary licence by the council for 60 days.[20] At the same time, approval was given for the channel to be renamed as Galaxie Praha and Galaxie Hradec Králové. The two stations remained broadcasting and were sold a year later to GES Holding, the owner of TV Prima who rebranded them as TV Praha and TV Hradec Králové.[9]

TV3 remained broadcasting on the Eutelsat 28A satellite until August 2002, when the station was rebranded as Stanice O (Óčko).[21][22]

In 2005, the stations investor, EMV issued an arbitration to seek €33.4 million in damages from the Czech Radio and Television Broadcasting Council, because of the changes made back in 2001 to TV3's licence.[9][23] The arbitration case, being held in London[24][25] eventually ruled in July 2009 in favour of the Czech Republic in a ruling that cost EMV €77 million.[26]

References edit

  1. ^ a b . Radio Prague. 2000-06-14. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
  2. ^ a b . University of Oxford. 2000-06-10. Archived from the original on January 16, 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
  3. ^ Meils, Cathy; McNary, Dave (2000-05-30). "Czech out the new web: TV3". Variety. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
  4. ^ "WWF RENEWS KEY INTERNATIONAL DEALS". Sport Business. 2001-09-27. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
  5. ^ Meils, Cathy (2000-09-26). "TV3 attracts Czech guys". Variety. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
  6. ^ . Radio Prague. 2008-05-26. Archived from the original on 2006-03-25. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
  7. ^ Meils, Cathy (2001-03-21). "TV3 fumes at license Czechmate". Variety. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
  8. ^ Tax, Vladimir (2001-06-11). "Press Review". Radio Prague. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
  9. ^ a b c Dragomir, Marius (2005-04-04). "EMV to seek Kč 1 billion from state". Czech Business Weekly. Retrieved 2008-07-18. [dead link]
  10. ^ Holdsworth, Nick (2001-10-11). "Investors Feud Over Czech Tv3". All Business. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
  11. ^ a b c "Private TV discontinues broadcasts..." Tribunal Watch. University of Buffalo. 2001-12-10. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
  12. ^ Meils, Cathy (2001-10-23). "TV3 trims staff". Variety. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
  13. ^ Klement, Nicole; Velinger, Jan (2001-11-07). "Newsview NOVA & TV3". Radio Prague. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
  14. ^ Meils, Cathy (2001-11-06). "Czech web TV3 asks for b'cast break". Variety. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
  15. ^ "Spory v TV3" (in Czech). BBC. 2001-11-07. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
  16. ^ . Radio Prague. 2001-11-07. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
  17. ^ "Kindernay's TV3 back on air as talks continue". All Business. 2001-12-07. Retrieved 2008-12-11.
  18. ^ . Radio Prague. 2001-12-06. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
  19. ^ Holdsworth, Nick (2001-12-20). "TV3 license lost to Kindernay". All Business. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
  20. ^ Meils, Cathy (2002-01-27). "TV3 gains temporary license". Variety. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
  21. ^ "Novinky ve Slovak Link i Czechlink" (in Czech). Parabola. 2002-08-08. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
  22. ^ Polák, Lukáš (2007-10-30). "Placená satelitní televize v Česku (3.): CS Link". DigiZone. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
  23. ^ "Česko čeká arbitráž kvůli televizi TV3" (in Czech). BBC. 2005-08-22. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
  24. ^ Junek, Adam (2008-04-21). . Prague Daily. Archived from the original on 2008-04-25. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
  25. ^ Junek, Adam (2008-07-18). "ČR sued for CZK 13.5 billion in 11 arbitration lawsuits". Aktuálně. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
  26. ^ Dzladui, Chris (2009-07-09). "Czech state wins TV3 dispute". Broadband TV News. Retrieved 2009-11-16.

External links edit

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January 01, 1970
czech, channel, czech, free, television, channel, network, closed, down, december, 2001, after, broadcast, license, revoked, tv3countryczech, republicbroadcast, areaczech, republicprogrammingpicture, format576i, sdtv, ownershipownerrtv, galaxiehistorylaunched2. TV3 is a Czech free to air television channel The network closed down in December 2001 after its broadcast license was revoked TV3CountryCzech RepublicBroadcast areaCzech RepublicProgrammingPicture format576i SDTV 4 3 OwnershipOwnerRTV GalaxieHistoryLaunched25 May 2000 2000 05 25 Closed18 December 2001 2001 12 18 Availability at time of closure TerrestrialUHF64 UHF Prague Hradec Kralove Contents 1 History 2 Close down 3 References 4 External linksHistory editTV3 was launched on 25 May 2000 using the regional frequencies of former television channel Galaxie Its terrestrial coverage was limited to North and East Bohemia reaching the rest of the country by cable 1 It started broadcasting at 7 00PM local time with a 60 minute regional newscast followed by the film Seductive Beauty 2 Its programming included regional breaking news programming with reporters on motorbikes 3 and the purchase of the rights to show WWE Friday Night SmackDown in 2001 4 The station used the tag called television for the new millennium for its promotion with its target audience skewed towards a young male audience 5 Its opening night was hit by technical glitches during the launch of its newscast 6 Soon after broadcasting TV3 was ordered to take down all billboard advertising which related to a black boxer on a boxing ring floor being targeted by two white soldiers holding guns and looking at the boxer alongside the word Infozabava Infotainment The advertisement was considered racist by the Advertising Board The soldiers represented information and the boxer entertainment TV3 denied racist messages contrary to the Advertising Board and planned to stage a protest over the issue 1 TV3 was initially only available in Prague and Hradec Kralove on analogue terrestrial television The channel applied for licenses to increase its coverage area in the country including initially to Karlovy Vary Ostrava and Ceske Budejovice 2 However the Czech Radio and Television Broadcasting Council in 2001 blocked their requests 7 In June 2001 Vladimir Zelezny a Czech television tycoon and former owner of TV Nova held discussions with the three main free to air channels in the Czech Republic TV Nova TV Prima and TV3 about the suggestion of a merger However such a deal would have been considered illegal by the Czech Government 8 In September 2001 the Czech Radio and Television Broadcasting Council refused a request from European Media Ventures and Martin Kindernay to transfer TV3 s licence to a Luxembourg based company KTV which EMV wanted to own TV3 s licence The council did allow the move of the licence to RTV Galaxie completely owned by Kindernay The decision angered EMV investors who were not consulted on the move of the licence and had lost control of TV3 9 10 In October TV3 announced that 60 of its staff would be fired by 1 January as the channel was only attracting 1 of the Czech audience and losing money as a result Staff to be laid off received their notices on 1 December 11 A request to expand the TV3 service across the whole of the Czech Republic by using 47 UHF frequencies were all refused by the council 12 In November EMV moved equipment from the Hradec Kralove studios to TV3 s Prague studios after Kidernay told EMV to suspend broadcasting or face immediate action alongside a request for a thirty day break in broadcasting EMV announced that it still had a right to broadcast and that they would still be broadcasting via pay television though terrestrial broadcasts went off the air on 7 November 2001 13 14 15 16 Kindernay lodged a complaint with the council stating that EMV were operating TV3 illegally 11 TV3 was temporally closed down for four days on 2 December 2001 under guidance from the Czech Radio and Television Broadcasting Council whilst they decided whether TV3 s broadcasts were legal Text was displayed on screen during the time off air stating that the close down was due to a decision made on 20 November 2001 by the council and that the station would definitely close by 6 December 11 The council allowed Kindernay to resume broadcasting as the legal licence holder for TV3 under the control of RTV Galaxie using only material from TV3 on 6 December 17 The station did resume broadcasting as TV3 Hradec Kralove and TV3 Prague 18 Close down editOn 18 December 2001 TV3 s licence was revoked The decision behind it was made because TV3 had been showing non original programming 19 In January 2002 TV3 was given a temporary licence by the council for 60 days 20 At the same time approval was given for the channel to be renamed as Galaxie Praha and Galaxie Hradec Kralove The two stations remained broadcasting and were sold a year later to GES Holding the owner of TV Prima who rebranded them as TV Praha and TV Hradec Kralove 9 TV3 remained broadcasting on the Eutelsat 28A satellite until August 2002 when the station was rebranded as Stanice O ocko 21 22 In 2005 the stations investor EMV issued an arbitration to seek 33 4 million in damages from the Czech Radio and Television Broadcasting Council because of the changes made back in 2001 to TV3 s licence 9 23 The arbitration case being held in London 24 25 eventually ruled in July 2009 in favour of the Czech Republic in a ruling that cost EMV 77 million 26 References edit a b TV 3 in trouble over controversial advert Radio Prague 2000 06 14 Archived from the original on 2011 06 07 Retrieved 2008 07 19 a b VIII Czech Republic TV3 ownership structure University of Oxford 2000 06 10 Archived from the original on January 16 2007 Retrieved 2008 07 19 Meils Cathy McNary Dave 2000 05 30 Czech out the new web TV3 Variety Retrieved 2008 07 18 WWF RENEWS KEY INTERNATIONAL DEALS Sport Business 2001 09 27 Retrieved 2008 07 19 Meils Cathy 2000 09 26 TV3 attracts Czech guys Variety Retrieved 2008 07 19 New TV station already suffering technical problems Radio Prague 2008 05 26 Archived from the original on 2006 03 25 Retrieved 2008 07 18 Meils Cathy 2001 03 21 TV3 fumes at license Czechmate Variety Retrieved 2009 01 03 Tax Vladimir 2001 06 11 Press Review Radio Prague Retrieved 2008 07 19 a b c Dragomir Marius 2005 04 04 EMV to seek Kc 1 billion from state Czech Business Weekly Retrieved 2008 07 18 dead link Holdsworth Nick 2001 10 11 Investors Feud Over Czech Tv3 All Business Retrieved 2008 07 18 a b c Private TV discontinues broadcasts Tribunal Watch University of Buffalo 2001 12 10 Retrieved 2008 07 25 Meils Cathy 2001 10 23 TV3 trims staff Variety Retrieved 2008 01 19 Klement Nicole Velinger Jan 2001 11 07 Newsview NOVA amp TV3 Radio Prague Retrieved 2008 07 18 Meils Cathy 2001 11 06 Czech web TV3 asks for b cast break Variety Retrieved 2008 07 18 Spory v TV3 in Czech BBC 2001 11 07 Retrieved 2008 07 18 Licence holder orders TV3 off the air Radio Prague 2001 11 07 Archived from the original on 2011 06 07 Retrieved 2008 07 24 Kindernay s TV3 back on air as talks continue All Business 2001 12 07 Retrieved 2008 12 11 License holder TV station will be back on air within 24 hours Radio Prague 2001 12 06 Archived from the original on 2011 06 07 Retrieved 2008 07 18 Holdsworth Nick 2001 12 20 TV3 license lost to Kindernay All Business Retrieved 2008 07 18 Meils Cathy 2002 01 27 TV3 gains temporary license Variety Retrieved 2008 07 19 Novinky ve Slovak Link i Czechlink in Czech Parabola 2002 08 08 Retrieved 2008 07 24 Polak Lukas 2007 10 30 Placena satelitni televize v Cesku 3 CS Link DigiZone Retrieved 2008 07 24 Cesko ceka arbitraz kvuli televizi TV3 in Czech BBC 2005 08 22 Retrieved 2008 07 18 Junek Adam 2008 04 21 CR facing another arbitration lawsuit worth CZK 1bn Prague Daily Archived from the original on 2008 04 25 Retrieved 2008 07 19 Junek Adam 2008 07 18 CR sued for CZK 13 5 billion in 11 arbitration lawsuits Aktualne Retrieved 2008 07 19 Dzladui Chris 2009 07 09 Czech state wins TV3 dispute Broadband TV News Retrieved 2009 11 16 External links editTV3 website Wayback Archive YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title TV3 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