TVN 7 | |
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Launched | December 1996 (at RTL 7) 1 March 2002 (as TVN 7) |
Owned by | TVN Group |
Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 16:9 1080i (HDTV) |
Audience share | 3.30% (2015, Nielsen) |
Country | Poland |
Formerly called | RTL 7 (1996-28 February 2002) |
Sister channel(s) | TVN |
Website | www.tvn7.pl |
Availability
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Terrestrial | |
Polish digital | MUX 2 (SD) (Channel 8) |
Satellite | |
Cyfrowy Polsat | Channel 7, Channel 116 (HD) Channel 505 (SD) |
nc+ | Channel 2 (HD) Channel 214 (SD) |
Orange TV | Channel 6 (SD) Channel 23 (HD) |
Cable | |
UPC Poland | Channel 9 (HD) |
Vectra | Channel 105 (SD) Channel 115 (HD) |
TVN 7 is a Polish television channel specialising in action, drama and comedy shows and movies. The channel was launched in March 2002, replacing RTL 7. It is part of the TVN network which is owned by Scripps Networks Interactive.
It features popular foreign series such as Gossip Girl, Friends, One Tree Hill, Monk, The Following, Prison Break, Violetta or NCIS as well local Polish productions. It is available via cable and satellite service and it is one of the most popular channels in Poland, according to AGB Nielsen Media Research.
In December 1996, RTL Group, Europe's largest TV, radio and production company, which is majority-owned by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann, launched RTL 7, a private television channel in Poland. The channel was specialised in foreign television series, movies, children's and anime programming.
In autumn 2001, RTL 7 was taken over by TVN, the second biggest Polish television network.
In March 2002, RTL 7 was replaced by TVN Siedem. The new channel presented an attractive programming line-up, a brand new identification and logo.