Skai TV
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| Launched | 21 September 1993 1 April 2006 (relaunch) |
| Owned by | Skai Group |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 16:9 1080i (HDTV) 16:9 |
| Audience share | 12.6% (23/9/2013 - 29/9/2013, AGB) |
| Country | Greece |
| Language | Greek |
| Broadcast area | Internationally |
| Headquarters | Piraeus, Greece |
| Website | SKAI TV |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| DIGEA | Channel 47, 29 |
| Satellite | |
| Nova | Channel 111 (SD) |
| OTE TV | Channel 110 (HD) |
| Streaming media | |
| Skai TV Online | Watch live (selected programs only) |
| Skai TV HD | Watch in HD (selected programs only) |
Skai TV is a television network based in Piraeus, Greece. It is part of the Skai Group, one of the largest media groups in the country. It was relaunched in its present form on 1 April 2006 in the Athens metropolitan area, and gradually spread its coverage nationwide. Besides analogue terrestrial transmission, it is available on the subscription-based encrypted services of Nova and OTE TV. Skai TV is also a member of Digea, a consortium of private television networks introducing digital terrestrial transmission in Greece.
At launch, Skai TV opted for dubbing all foreign language content into Greek, instead of using subtitles. This is very uncommon in Greece for anything except documentaries (using voiceover dubbing) and children's programmes (using lip-synced dubbing), so after intense criticism the station switched to using subtitles for almost all foreign shows.
Skai TV was first launched on 21 September 1993 with emphasis in news and sports but on 26 September 1999 was sold and the new owners gradually rebranded it as Alpha TV. The new station had an entirely different programming perspective and opted for a more mainstream profile, soon managing to become one of the top three TV stations in Greece.
On 1 April 2006, the company who originally launched Skai TV bought Seven TV, a holder of a Greek National broadcasting licence holder that failed to expand its coverage all over the country or attract a wide audience. The station was renamed to 'Skai TV' allowing the brand to re-emerge on the Greek television scene after 7 years, but this time the owners decided to forgo their previous approach and opted for high-quality foreign shows and valid news coverage.
On September 6, 2007, Skai TV was added to the lineup of NOVA Greece digital platform.
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