Direct 8

Direct 8

Country	France
Broadcast area	France
Network	Direct Star (48%)
Headquarters	Puteaux, France
Programming
Language(s)	French
Picture format	576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	Bolloré Group
History
Launched	24 July 2001 (experimental transmissions) 31 March 2005 (official launch)
Closed	7 October 2012
Replaced by	D8 (from october 7th, 2012)
Availability
Terrestrial
TNT	Channel 8

Direct 8 was a national French TV channel, owned by Vincent Bolloré. It was available through digital terrestrial television network "TNT" and the Astra 1H satellite position.

As the name suggests ('direct' is French for 'live'), Direct 8 was originally intended to broadcast live shows only (except during night times and holiday seasons). This is no longer the case.

Following its purchase by Canal Group, the channel closed down on 7 October 2012 and relaunched as D8.

See also

• D8 (TV channel)

Television portal

References

• (in French) Direct 8 devient une « vraie » concurrente
• (in French) Direct 8, Nicolas, les femmes et le coup de ciseau - 20minutes.fr
• (in French) Direct 8 s'offre l'équipe de France Espoirs, actualité Médias 2.0 : Le Point
• (in French) Direct 8 : la chaîne du direct - télévision - la-Croix.com
• (in French) Programmes TV - «Direct 8 est devenue un média de masse» - Divertissement - Le Figaro TV

External links

• Official Site (in French) (broken, redirected to D8 website)
• Live streaming video of Direct 8 (not available during movies)