Pro TV
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| Pro TV | |
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| Launched | December 1, 1995 |
| Network | Media PRO |
| Owned by | Central European Media Enterprises |
| Slogan | Gandeste Liber (Think freely!) |
| Broadcast area |  RomaniaAlso distributed in  Moldova |
| Headquarters | Bucharest, Bd. Pache Protopopescu nr.109 |
| Sister channel(s) | Sport.ro, Pro Cinema, others |
| Website | www.protv.ro www.protv.md |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Freeview | |
| Satellite | |
| Channel 54 | |
| Cable | |
| UPC Romania | Channel 03 |
- For criticism see Criticism of Pro_TV
Pro TV, reaching around 82% of households in Romania [1], operates under the PRO TV SA license owned by Central European Media Enterprises managed by the businessman Ronald Lauder, which includes Acasa TV, Pro TV Internaţional and Pro Cinema TV stations. The TV station had an average rating of 2.8% in the first three months of 2008 (urban level)[2], followed by a station with an average rating of 2%. Pro TV is also distributed with local programming and advertisement in Moldova as ProTV Chişinău.
On the first of December 2005, for its 10 year celebration, Pro TV started to transmit the 19:00 news in high-definition, thus becoming the first terrestrial TV station in Romania to transmit in HD.
One of the longest presenters with which Pro TV prides itself and which has become a brand for the station is Andreea Esca, who has been presenting the news since the inauguration (which also saw her as the first figure on the birth of the channel - 1995) until the present (2009). She has appeared in recent history-book alternative manuals.
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Programs
- News – Five main programs daily
- Sports: UEFA Champions League, European Handball Championship, boxing and K1 events
- Entertainment: locally produced sitcoms and series, locally produced entertainment shows (mostly strips over the weekdays).
- Movies: important programming resource - of the 100 Top Movies in Romania in 2005, 70 were on PRO TV
- Series
The breakdown between local and foreign content in Prime Time is 30% (local) to 70% (foreign).
Pro TV also copies famous show concepts from foreign networks and adapts them to Romanian reality. They usually gain a base of viewers in certain segments. One can mention: Vacanţa Mare – Comedy Show; "La bloc" – sitcom, "Meseriaşii" – sitcom, "La servici" - sitcom; "Om sărac, om bogat" – sitcom, "Dansez pentru tine".
Om sărac, om bogat
"Om sărac, om bogat" is a sitcom on the TV-market. The topic tackled by "Om sărac, om bogat" is the clash between the rich and the poor world and stars Romanian actor and singer Razvan Fodor.
"Dansez pentru tine"
Dansez pentru tine (en: I Dance For You) is hosted by Ştefan Bănică, Jr. and Iulia Vîntur. This show is the Romanian version of Dancing with the Stars and has featured such artists as Romanian actress and singer Lili Sandu.
References
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Televiziunea Română survey - ^ Gfk Romania data
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