Tele7ABC

Tele7ABC
Logo used until 2004
CountryRomania
Broadcast areaRomania
HeadquartersBucharest, Romania
Programming
Language(s)Romanian
History
Launched13 August 1994
29 November 2021 (online relaunch)
ClosedJuly 2005
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital TelevisionChannel 10

Tele7ABC (Romanian pronunciation: [ˌtele ˈʃapte ˌabeˈtʃe]) is a television station in Romania, which became popular in the 1990s and stopped airing in 2005. Launched in 1994, it was the second private TV channel in Romania to start airing after Antena 1. It was famous for airing such series as The Addams Family, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Knight Rider, The A-Team, MacGyver, Kung Fu, and The Incredible Hulk. Tele7ABC was the broadcaster of Michael Jackson's HIStory World Tour concert in 1996 in Bucharest. As of February 1996, 30% of the Romanian population received the channel.[1]

After getting in the control of Florin Călinescu, the television station had gone on a decline.[2] Soon after, most of its movies were transferred to other stations, Tele7 remaining only with religious B rated movies and similar shows.

In 2005, the station temporarily closed its gates with the message that the workers were not paid in months, and they had neither any adequate sanitary facilities. Soon after, the station closed down for good.

Currently the TV station is owned by Cristian Ambrozie through Tele7 Audio Video Production. It also benefits from a registered trademark certificate (OSIM) No. 176125.

References

  1. ^ "I33-1997 Changes to the terrestrial TV systems in Central and East Europe" (pdf). EBU. 1997.
  2. ^ "DUPĂ 20 DE ANI. Tele7 abc se întoarce din toamnă. Cine îl relansează?". paginademedia.ro. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2022.