TVR Info (Romanian pronunciation: [ˌtevere ˈinfo]) is a news television channel that broadcasts 24/7 mainly news, utility information, and live traffic images from the major cities through the country. It also sometimes broadcasts documentaries and sport events. It was the second niche channel launched by the public TV broadcaster, after TVR Cultural, and the third news television channel in Romania behind Realitatea TV and Antena 3.

TVR Info
CountryRomania
Broadcast areaRomania
HeadquartersBucharest
Programming
Language(s)Romanian
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerTVR
Sister channelsTVR 1
TVR 2
TVR 3
TVR Cultural
TVR Folclor
TVRi
TVR Moldova
TVR Sport
History
LaunchedDecember 31, 2008; 15 years ago (2008-12-31) (original)
June 22, 2022; 2 years ago (2022-06-22) (relaunch)
ClosedAugust 15, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-08-15) (original)
Replaced byTVR News (2012–2015)
Links
Websitetvrinfo.ro
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial televisionChannel 4

At its launch, the channel aired utility info, such as traffic and airport weather. Every hour it broadcast news (politic, international, sports, weather), in a Euronews-like format (no presenters, just image and sound).

On May 2, 2011, TVR made a rebranding of the channel and a significant programme change. Then it had a more dynamic programme, with news every hour and debates in between, competing with the other news channels, Antena 3 CNN and Realitatea TV.

On August 15, 2012, under a series of measures for economical recovery of the TVR, the channel was closed down, with the other niche channel TVR Cultural also closing down a month later. On November 15, 2012, it was relaunched under a new name: TVR News, however this channel had closed down again in 2015.

On February 9, 2022, TVR approved an internal vote in its council to relaunch TVR Info and TVR Cultural,[1] the former of which was given mainly due to the rise of online misinformation. Its services resumed on June 22.[2]

References

  1. ^ ŞTIREA SERII. TVR vrea să reînvie TVR Cultural şi TVR Info
  2. ^ "TVR INFO, canalul de știri al Televiziunii Române, a revenit din 22 iunie". TVR.RO. Retrieved 2022-06-22.

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