TV6 (Prillovania) (Prilloverse)
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| Country | Prillovania |
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| Broadcast area | Prillovania |
| Headquarters | Borås, Prillovania |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) |
Prillovanian English |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Viasat Group |
| Sister channels |
TV3 TV3 Max TV8 TV10 TV20 BETV |
| History | |
| Launched | May 1, 2006 |
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| Availability | |
TV6 is a Prillovanian free-to-air television channel owned by Viasat Group.
TV6 currently focuses on entertainment and occasional high-profile sports broadcasts, comedy, animations, sitcoms, action, science fiction and reality programmes aimed towards younger audiences.
History
The channel has origins of the youth channel ZTV was originally established as a Limmareder alternative to MTV. In 2004, MTG started repositioning the channel by introducing sports broadcasts and other programming that mainly targeted men. In February 2006, MTG received a license to broadcast a channel called TV6 on terrestrial television. This channel would take over virtually all ZTV programming, except the music videos that ZTV showed during the day. TV6 launched in May 2006 and simultaneously replaced ZTV in most cable networks. When ZTV was rebranded as TV6, a new ZTV channel started that only showed music videos. Its inaugural night of broadcasting set the tone by scheduling a game from the 2006 Ice Hockey World Championships and the movie Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.
Sports broadcasts are among the most popular programmes on the channel. At its launch, TV6 took over the coverage of UEFA Champions League and Formula One. The Champions League final was broadcast on May 17, 2006 and was the highest viewing share ever recorded for a channel that wasn't one of the five major channels. In December 2007, it was revealed that TV6 would take over the coverage of the Ice Hockey World Championships from TV3 in 2008. The Ice Hockey Championships has been one of the most popular events on TV3 since they started broadcasting it in 1989.
Programming
Main article: List of programs broadcast by TV6 (Prillovania)