Latvian Television
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Channels | LTV1 LTV7 (formerly known as LTV2) |
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Affiliation(s) | Public Broadcasting of Latvia European Broadcasting Union |
Official website | ltv |
Latvijas Televīzija (Latvian Television, LTV) is the state-owned
The broadcaster has been fully funded by the state budget since 1 January 2021, when, after years of debate, it and radio broadcaster Latvijas Radio exited the advertising market.[1] It is currently led by Ivars Priede, the Chairman of the Board.[2]
LTV is a member of the
LTV1 broadcasts the
History
Origins, 1954 to 1993
The first experimental broadcast of television in Latvia took place on 10 November 1937 at the Latvian Radio Society (Latvian: Latvijas Radio biedrība) during a public viewing in Riga, using an oscilloscope with the screen size of 45x50 cm.[6] There were plans to launch regular broadcasts of "visual radio" by the Latvian Radiophone in the early 1940s, but these were suspended by the occupation of Latvia and World War II.[7]
The first contemporary test broadcasts started on 6 November 1954 from a studio in
On 19 March 1958, the first evening news show went on the air - this is considered to be the founding date of the LTV News Service (
During the
1993–2013
On 1 January 1993, Latvian Television and
In 2008, LTV started broadcasting in
Public Broadcasting of Latvia (since 2013)
Since 2013, LTV has come under the umbrella of Public Broadcasting of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Sabiedriskie mediji, LSM) along with Latvian Radio, as part of the unification process of both public broadcasters. LTV and Radio Latvia now share one news portal, LSM.lv, and an online streaming service (REplay.lv), with content from both broadcasters.
LTV changed its aspect ratio from
In 2016, LTV launched the online channel Visiem LTV ('LTV to all', also styled VISIEMLTV.LV) for foreign viewers, mostly targeted for the Latvian diaspora. The programming is a mix of LTV1 and LTV7 broadcasts that are not restricted by copyright laws and are available globally.[22]
Until 2021, the broadcaster was funded by grant-in-aid from the
Logos and identities
LTV1
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1991 to 1997
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1997 to 2000
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2000 to 2002
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2003 to 2006
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2006 to 2013
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2013 to 2017
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2017 to 2022
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2022 to present
LTV7 (formerly LTV2)
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2006 to 2012
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2012 to 2021
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2021 to present
Visiem LTV
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2016–2021
REplay.lv
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2013–2022
See also
- Eastern Bloc information dissemination
- List of Latvian television channels
References
- ^ a b "Public media exits the advertising market". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Latvijas Televīzija arī turpmāk pārraidīs olimpiskās spēles – tiesības iegūtas līdz 2032. gadam". ltv.lsm.lv (in Latvian). 16 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ Bakker, Sietse (1 December 2002). "Renars Kaupers and Marie N hosts 2003 show". ESCToday.com. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ "Infront announces multiple global ice hockey deals – SportsPro Media". www.sportspromedia.com. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "LTV secures ice hockey World Championship rights". ENG.LSM.LV. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Šodien televīzijai Latvijā 80 gadu. Latvija bija viena no pirmajām pasaules valstīm, kas raidīja savu TV signālu" [Television in Latvia turns 80 this year. Latvia was one of the first countries to broadcast its own TV signal]. Sandra Veinberga | Blogs (in Latvian). 10 November 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ a b "televīzija Latvijā" [Television in Latvia]. Latvian National Encyclopedia (in Latvian). Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Vēsture un Fakti / LTV.LV" [History and Facts | LTV]. ltv.lsm.lv. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ Zaltāns, Kaspars (8 March 2016). "Latvia's Barricades of Freedom – What Do They Mean 25 Years On?". Deep Baltic. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "The girl who passed around tea on the Barricades in 1991". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ISBN 978-0-16-060670-0.
- ^ "LTV2 уступил место LTV7". Business & Baltija. Latvija. 5 December 2002. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ctw_jFyYrnk LTV1 maina attēla malu attiecību uz 16:9. ltvpanorama on YouTube.
- ^ "Baleta "Riekstkodis" translācija – pirmā LTV tiešraide augstas izšķirtspējas kvalitātē (First-ever LTV live broadcast in HD – ballet "The Nutcracker")". LSM.lv (in Latvian). 17 December 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "Lattelecom and Latvian Television gain exclusive six-year broadcast rights in Latvia to the IIIHF Ice Hockey World Championship | lattelecom.lv". www.lattelecom.lv. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "Salipinātā sistēma, dārgā lībiešu sēta un sniega pika vēlās ilgi… "LA" nedēļas apskats". LA.lv (in Latvian). 7 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "LTV pārejai uz augstas izšķirtspējas apraidi nepieciešami aptuveni astoņi miljoni eiro (Switching to high-definition broadcasts for LTV requires approx. 8 million Euro)". Diena (in Latvian). 2 August 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "Apstiprina LTV un LR 2017. gada pārskatus". neplpadome.lv (in Latvian). 2 August 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- Lsm.lv. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Latvian pubcaster begins HD switch". Broadband TV News. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- Lsm.lv. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "VISIEMLTV.LV – jauns interneta televīzijas kanāls latviešiem ārzemēs".
- ^ "No ads on public media starting 2021, parliament says". eng.lsm.lv. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2021.