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.
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| 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 |
| Links | |
| Website | www.direct8.fr |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| TNT | Channel 8 |
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).[citation needed] 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
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References
edit- (in French) Direct 8 devient une « vraie » concurrente Archived 2008-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
- (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 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- Official Site (in French) (broken, redirected to D8 website)
- Live streaming video of Direct 8 (not available during movies)
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