bTV Comedy
Appearance
Type | Private |
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Country | Bulgaria |
Broadcast area | Bulgaria |
Network | bTV Media Group |
Headquarters | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Bulgarian |
Picture format | HDTV 1080i (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SD feed |
Ownership | |
Owner | CME Enterprises (through WarnerMedia/AT&T) |
Sister channels | bTV, bTV Cinema, bTV Action, bTV Lady, RING |
History | |
Launched | 1 June 1997 | (as Television Triada)
Former names | Television Triada (1997–2005) GTV (2005–2009) |
Links | |
Website | www |
bTV Comedy is a Bulgarian family-based television channel, airing mostly comedy series. It is part of bTV Media Group, owned by Central European Media Enterprises, a subsidiary of AT&T/WarnerMedia. Originally launched in 1997 as Television Triada - a news channel airing CNN English language news, it replaced TV5 Monde terrestrial in Sofia. It was owned by Krassimir Guergov and Triada Communications. On September 30, 2005, it was re-branded as GTV (sometimes promoted as "The Good Television" and Guergov TV) and began airing comedy series and films. The current name of the channel, bTV, was put in place on October 1, 2009, when bTV took over the channel.