Television in Serbia
Television in Serbia was introduced in 1958. According to AGB Nielsen Research in 2009, Serbian people watch on average 6 hours of television per day, making it the highest average in Europe.[1] Television remains the most popular of the media in Serbia.
Contents
- 1 National broadcasting
- 2 Regional and local broadcasting
- 3 Cable television
- 4 IPTV & OTT
- 5 List of television stations
- 5.1 Public television stations broadcasting nationally
- 5.2 Private television stations broadcasting nationally
- 5.3 Public television stations broadcasting regionally
- 5.4 Private television stations broadcasting regionally
- 5.5 National cable television stations
- 5.6 International cable television stations
- 6 Most-viewed channels
- 7 See also
- 8 References
- 9 Further reading
- 10 External links
National broadcasting
Serbia has a total of 6 national broadcasters, which can be viewed throughout Serbia. These are RTS1, RTS2 and RTS3 from the country’s public television network Radio Television of Serbia, as well as private networks Prva, B92, Pink and Happy TV.
Digital television was launched in Serbia in November 2008 with RTS Digital, also known as RTS Culture and Arts. The channel began experimental broadcasting in 2005. It currently airs cultural content.
High definition television broadcasting was launched in Serbia on September 9, 2009 with RTS HD.
Regional and local broadcasting
Each region in Serbia has its own regional broadcasters. Serbia’s northern province, Vojvodina, also has a public broadcaster called Radio Television of Vojvodina. It airs 2 channels throughout Vojvodina – RTV1 and RTV2. Via cable television the 2 networks can be viewed throughout Serbia, like many regional only broadcasters. After RTV, one of the largest and most watched regional broadcasters is Studio B, which airs across Belgrade’s metropolitan area.
There are more than 100 regional and local television stations which can only be viewed in certain towns and cities.
Cable television
Serbian people have one of the highest percentages of cable television viewing in Europe. As a result there are many cable television companies. Cable operators offer not only Serbian only channels in their packages but also foreign television stations, mostly from Western Europe.
IPTV & OTT
IPTV was successfully launched in Serbia on December 1, 2008 by Telekom Srbija. In September 2013 SBB has launched an OTT service called D3i.
List of television stations
Public television stations broadcasting nationally
Channel | Notes |
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RTS 1 | First television station in Serbia launched on 23 August 1958 as Televizija Beograd or TVB (Television Belgrade). |
RTS 2 | First colour television station in Serbia launched on the last day of 1971 as Televizija Beograd 2 (TVB2). |
RTS 3 | Channel began broadcasting on 26 November 2008 in DVB-T format in Belgrade and Novi Sad area, since 21 March 2012 it is available across Serbia over trial DVB-T2 network. |
RTS HD | The first high-definition television channel in Serbia, launched on 9 September 2009. Since 21 March 2012 it is available across Serbia over trial DVB-T2 network. |
Private television stations broadcasting nationally
Channel | Notes |
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B92 | B92 launched on 6 October 2000 at 6am. It targets mostly teen and urban audiences. It launched a 24-hour news cable network in 2008. |
Happy | Happy was started as Serbia's first children only channel. It was launched in June 2002 as a local Belgrade television station. In a joint bid with Košava, the station received a national frequency in 2006. On 27 September 2010 at 7am it fused with Košava into a one television. |
Pink | RTV Pink launched on 16 September 1994 at 8pm. It has since become significant media group which owns several television networks across the Balkans. |
Prva | Prva is Serbia's youngest national broadcaster, launched on 31 December 2006 at 7pm as FOX. It is part of Greek Antenna Group since December 2009. On 20 September 2010 at 6pm it changed its name to Prva. |
Public television stations broadcasting regionally
Channel | Notes |
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RTV 1 | First launched as Radio Television Novi Sad (RTNS1) the network was renamed to Radio Television of Vojvodina in 2006. It is broadcast across Serbia's province of Vojvodina. It can also be seen throughout Serbia via cable television. |
RTV 2 | RTV 2 caters mostly for the minority groups living in the Serbian province of Vojvodina with a large number of foreign language content. It can only be seen in Vojvodina and is not broadcast via cable television to the rest of Serbia. |
Private television stations broadcasting regionally
There are 80 private television stations broadcasting with a local licence.[2] Due to cable television being widely used across Serbia, many regional television stations can be viewed throughout the country.[3]
Channel | Notes |
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Timočka TV | Airs from Zaječar |
City TV | Airs from Subotica |
Kanal 3 | Airs from Belgrade |
Regionalna TV | Airs from Novi Pazar |
SAT TV | Airs from Požarevac |
TV Banat | Airs from Vršac |
TV Belle Amie | Airs from Niš |
TV Bor | Airs from Bor |
TV Enigma | Airs from Prijepolje |
Info Kanal | Airs from Subotica |
TV K 23 | Airs from Subotica |
TV Kanal 9 | Airs from Kragujevac |
TV Kragujevac | Airs from Kragujevac |
TV Kraljevo | Airs from Kraljevo |
TV Kruševac | Airs from Kruševac |
TV Lav plus | Airs from Užice |
TV Metropolis | Airs from Belgrade |
TV Most | Airs from Novi Sad |
TV Palma Plus | Airs from Jagodina |
TV Panonija | Airs from Novi Sad |
Pannon RTV | Airs from Subotica |
TV Pirot | Airs from Pirot |
TV Podrinje | Airs from Loznica |
TV Raška | Airs from Raška |
TV Santos | Airs from Zrenjanin |
TV Sremska | Airs from Novi Sad |
TV Studio B | Airs from Belgrade |
TV Šabac | Airs from Šabac |
TV Vranje | Airs from Vranje |
TV Vujić | Airs from Valjevo |
TV YU Eco | Airs from Subotica |
National cable television stations
- Arena Sport 1 (available in HD)
- Arena Sport 2 (available in HD)
- Arena Sport 3 (available in HD)
- Arena Sport 4 (available in HD)
- Arena Sport 5 (available in HD)
- SK HD
- SK 1 (available in HD)
- SK 2 (available in HD)
- SK 3 (available in HD)
- SK 4
- SK 5
- SK 6
- SK Golf (available in HD)
- Lov i ribolov
- SOS Kanal
- Prva Plus
- N1 (available in HD)
- B92 Info
- Nova.rs (available in HD)
- Cinemania
- Film Klub
- Timočka TV
- Melos
- K::CN
- K::CN 2
- K::CN 3
- Art
- Naša
- Naša Vremeplov
- Naša Party
- Grand
- Grand 2
- DM SAT
- Ultra
- Mini Ultra
- Pink 2
- Pink 3 Info
- Pink Premium
- Pink Movies
- Pink Romance
- Pink Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Pink Action
- Pink Thriller
- Pink Crime & Mystery
- Pink Classic
- Pink Western
- Pink Horror
- Pink Comedy
- Pink World Cinema
- Pink Film
- Pink Family
- Pink Soap
- Pink Serije
- Pink Koncert
- Pink Hits
- Pink Hits 2
- Pink N Roll
- Pink Music
- Pink Music 2
- Pink Folk
- Pink Folk 2
- Pink Show
- Pink Parada
- Bravo Music
- Pink Pedia
- Pink Fashion
- Pink Style
- Pink Kuvar
- Pink Super Kids
- Pink Kids
- Pink Zabava
- Pink Plus
- Pink Extra
- Pink World
- Erotic
- Erotic 2
- Erotic 3
- Erotic 4
- Erotic 5
- Erotic 6
- Erotic 7
- Erotic 8
- Pink Reality
- Info na dlanu
- Sve na dlanu
- Srpska naučna televizija
- Agro TV
- Ženska TV
- TV Hram
International cable television stations
- Al Jazeera Balkans
- FOX (available in HD)
- FOX Crime (available in HD)
- FOX Life (available in HD)
- FOX Movies (available in HD)
- AXN
- AXN Spin
- CBS Drama
- Comedy Central Extra
- Universal
- Sci Fi
- HBO (available in HD)
- HBO 2 (available in HD)
- HBO 3 (available in HD)
- Cinemax (available in HD)
- Cinemax 2 (available in HD)
- CineStar
- CineStar Action
- TV1000
- AMC
- Klasik TV
- Viasat Explorer
- Viasat History
- Viasat Nature
- Viasat Nature/History HD
- National Geographic (available in HD)
- Nat Geo Wild (available in HD)
- Da Vinci Learning
- Discovery
- ID X (available in HD)
- Discovery Science (available in HD)
- Discovery Showcase HD
- Discovery World
- Animal Planet (available in HD)
- Travel Channel (available in HD)
- History (available in HD)
- H2
- CI
- CBS Reality
- Nickelodeon (available in HD)
- Nick Jr.
- Disney Channel
- Disney Junior
- Disney XD
- JimJam
- Minimax
- Cartoon Network
- Boomerang
- Duck TV
- Baby TV
- Eurosport (available in HD)
- Eurosport 2 (available in HD)
- Eurosport News
- Extreme Sports
- Motors TV
- Motorvision
- Fight Channel
- Fight Sports (available in HD)
- Fight Network (available in HD)
- Outdoor (available in HD)
- Lov i Ribolov
- Trace Sport Stars HD
- Fashion TV (available in HD)
- World Fashion
- FLN
- E!
- TLC
- 24kitchen (available in HD)
- Food Network (available in HD)
- Ginx
- MTV
- MTV Live HD
- MTV Dance
- MTV Hits
- MTV Rocks
- VH1
- VH1 Classic
- Trace Urban (available in HD)
- Trace Tropical (available in HD)
- Mezzo
- Mezzo Live HD
Most-viewed channels
Viewing shares in 2012:[4][5][6][7]
Position | Channel | Share of total viewing (%) all population (4+) |
---|---|---|
1 | RTS 1 | 23.5 |
2 | Pink | 19.6 |
3 | Prva | 16.1 |
4 | B92 | 8.1 |
5 | RTS 2 | 3.6 |
6 | Happy | 2.8 |
See also
References
- ↑ Televizijske serije kao obrok , December 2009
- ↑ Private television stations broadcast locally
- ↑ Private television stations broadcast regionally
- ↑ Gledanost TV programa za period od 1. januara do 31. marta 2012.
- ↑ Gledanost TV programa za period od 1. aprila do 30. juna 2012.
- ↑ Gledanost TV programa za period od 1. jula do 30. septembra 2012.
- ↑ Gledanost TV programa za period od 1. oktobra do 31. decembra 2012.
Further reading
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