TV8 (Turkish TV channel)

TV8
Country	Turkey
Broadcast area	Turkey; Azerbaijan; Northern Cyprus; Iran
Programming
Language(s)	Turkish
Picture format	576i (16:9 SDTV); 1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	Acun Medya; Doğuş Media Group
Sister channels	Star TV; NTV
History
Launched	2 February 1999 (SD); 1 June 2014 (HD)
Links
Website	www.tv8.com.tr

TV8 is a Turkish free-to-air television channel owned by MNG Media Group, which started broadcasting on 22 February 1999. Its current owner is Acun Medya. Aside from having national coverage on terrestrial television, it is also carried on cable operators and satellite providers like Kablo TV, Tivibu, Digiturk and D-Smart.

TV8 as a news channel started broadcasting in 2005, becoming part of the format and logo by changing the entertainment channels. The programs include music, entertainment, contests, sports, talk and news. On March 17, 2016, TV8 announced that it had acquired the Formula 1 broadcasting rights for one season. TV8 is the local broadcaster of TV shows like The Voice, Got Talent, Survivor and Utopia.^[1]

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[1] "Talpa format is Utopia for Turkish channel – Page 239262 – TBI Vision". 6 March 2014.

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