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Kanal A

Country	Slovenia
Ownership
Owner	Pro Plus d.o.o. (CME)
Sister channels	POP TV, KINO, BRIO, OTO
History
Launched	1991
Links
Website	Official web page

Kanal A is the first Slovenian commercial television station. The channel, which operates within PRO PLUS d.o.o., has national coverage. Its primary target group are viewers 18–49 years.

Viewers can watch news on Svet, which is broadcast on working days. Kanal A is home of sport as UEFA Champions League games are being broadcast on the channel, while sports fans can also enjoy MotoGP and Moto2 races as well as variety of other sports. Channel offers different TV series and movies.

History

Viewers have been able to watch Kanal A since 16 May 1991. It was a completely new element on the Slovenian television market and at the time, the first independent television station on the territory of former Yugoslavia. Development accelerated with the entrance of SBS (1997), which enabled development of fast television technologies and internet.

On 23 October 2000 Kanal A merged with PRO PLUS d.o.o. The programming scheme was changed and Kanal A now offers even wider and complementary selection of contents to POP TV. On 1 October 2001, the first news magazine program called Extra was launched (forerunner of Extra Magazine) and also a modern and urban weather forecast Meteor with foreign Slovenian-speaking hosts. Kanal A sets the glamour trends with Oscars (March 2001) and from May 2001, six years in a row, also with the beauty contests; Slovenia Miss Universe and Miss Universe World. In May 2002, Kanal A offered exclusive coverage for Slovenian territory of the World Football Championship in Tokio and in June 2006 one-half (32) of the matches of the World Football Championship in Germany.

On 27 March 2002 Kanal A launched the first reality show in Slovenia – Popstars, and one year later the second version of that music Odyssey. The music groups Bepop and Unique were born on Kanal A. Younger audiences were also able to enjoy the music show Non-Stop Music from March 2004 to the end of August 2004 the show E+, which presents »All you Need for Life«. Kanal A also offered the shows Katarina (2007), TV Tuba (2008), Svingerji (2008), Zvezda pokra (2010), etc. In February 2007, news programme Svet was launched as the first news show on Kanal A.

Achievements

• Viktors 2002 (2003) – Viktor for special achievements for Popstars project (first reality show in Slovenia)
• Viktors 2005 (2006) – Viktor for best television show E+
• Viktors 2006 (2007) – Viktor for special achievements for coverage of the World Football Championship in Germany
• Viktors 2007 (2008) – Viktor for promising media personality for Lili Žagar, anchor of the program The World, Viktor for television personality was awarded to Marko Potrč, anchor of the program SVET
• Viktors 2008 (2009) – Bojan Traven (Viktor for special achievements)

Program

In its domestic production Kanal A offers its viewers news and entertaining contents. The program is rich with numerous foreign hits—films, series. The news program Svet on Kanal A is broadcast on working days at 18.00 and at 19.45 and is followed by a short summary including the latest news. The creators of the program form their stories on the basis of live television. The editorial policy is on the side of the ordinary man with a focus on the so-called citizen journalism—the viewers can participate in the show and send their photos or videos.

Current programming

Nationally created shows (fragment)

Nationally created series

Internationally created series

Original name	Slovenian name	Country
The Finder	Nezmotljivi čut	US
The Goldbergs	Goldbergovi	US
Arrow	Puščica	US
The Guardian	Odvetnik z ulice	US
Kud puklo da puklo	Kar bo pa bo	Croatia
Alarm for Cobra 11	Alarm za Kobro 11	Germany
Raising Hope	Vzgoja za začetnike	US
The Big Bang Theory	Veliki pokovci	US
How I Met Your Mother	Kako sem spoznal vajino mamo	US
Powder Park	Snowboarderji	Germany
Boardwalk Empire	Imperij pregrehe	US

Past programming

Nationally created shows

Reality shows

Game shows

News / tabloid shows

Comedy shows

Magazines

Sport shows

Music shows

Call TV

Other shows

• Ljubo doma! (show similar to Extreme Makeover: Home Edition)
  • 2009
• Katarina (talk show similar to The Oprah Winfrey Show)
  • 2007
• Problem (comedy show)
  • 2003
• Mozaik Slovenije (documentary show)
  • 2001
• Zmenkarije (dating show)
  • in the 1990s and early 2000s
• Komedija zmešnjav (comedy show)
  • in the 1990s and early 2000s
• Odklop (comedy stunts show)
  • in the 1990s
• Adrenalin (comedy stunts show)
  • in the 1990s
• Aktivno! (talk show)
  • in the 1990s
• Lepota telesa (show about fashion)
  • in the 1990s
• Stilski izziv (show similar to Extreme Makeover)
  • in the 1990s
• Modna dežela (show about fashion)
  • in the 1990s
• Ob 20:00 si na Kanalu A priglejte (talk show)
  • in the 1990s
• Klik (talk show)
  • in the 1990s
• Imamo jih radi (talk show about pets)
  • in the 1990s
• Dance Session (dance show)
  • in the 1990s
• Moj film (talk show)
  • in the 1990s
• Dobro jutro (morning talk show)
  • in the 1990s
• Zajček dolgoušček (morning kids cartoon and talk show)
  • in the 1990s
• Kaličopko (morning kids cartoon and talk show)
  • in the 1990s
• Na piki imamo (news magazine)
  • in the 1990s
• Danijeve Zvezde (Astro show)
  • 1992–2006

Series

See also

• Pro Plus d.o.o.
• POP TV
• POP BRIO

External links

• Official website
• Kanal A at LyngSat Address
• Schedule for Kanal A

References

• Television channels and stations established in 1991
• Television channels in Slovenia
• Mass media in Ljubljana
• 1991 establishments in Slovenia