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Country   LV - LATVIA

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[04/2008]

For recent data, please go to MAVISE - Database on television channels and television companies in the European Union or click here for Latvia.

This database provides basic data on all the television channels accessible in the European Union and the two candidate countries (Croatia and Turkey). MAVISE contains key information on ca. 3,000 companies, some 4,000 television channels and the line-up of more than a hundred distributors.
MAVISE also includes a short description of the national TV markets and links to the relevant national organisations and sources.
The MAVISE database is edited and published by the European Audiovisual Observatory in the framework of a contract with the DG Communication of the European Commission.


Broadcasting regulatory authority

National Broadcasting Council

National channels with analog terrestrial licences

Public service

LTV 1
LTV 7

Private

LNT
TV3

Television channel packagers

Main cable-operator

Baltkom
ElectronS
Izzi
JL Balts
Livas KTV
NJ Strongs
NOVA
Sia Elvent
TV Ardi
Kopidela
Ska TVis
Stnctila

TV satellite packager

Viasat

Provider of TV services through IPTV

Lattelekom

Provider of mobile TV services

Bite Latvia

Channels with wide national coverage through cable or satellite distribution
(regional or local channels with satellite distribution are not included)

Channels made available by private companies

LMK - Latvijas Mūzikas Kanāls
LZK - Latvijas ziņu kanāls
TV 24
TV5 Latvia
TV XXI

Foreign channels targeting the Latvian market

3+ Latvia
Kinomania TV
MTV Latvija
Pervy Baltiysky Kanal Latvia
1 Baltijskyi Muzykalnyi Kanal

Regional and local channels

Local stations

Aizputes TV
Dagdas TV
Daugavpils TV
Gulbenes TV
Krāslavas TV
Kuldīgas Televīzijas Sabiedrība (TV Company of Kuldīga)
Līvānu TV
Ogres televīzija
Rēzeknes TV
Rūjienas TV
Sēlijas NTV 6
Skrundas TV
Smiltenes TV
Talsu TV
TV Dzintare
TV - Miljons
TV Spektrs
TV Vidzeme
TV Viļāni
Valmieras TV
Ventspils TV 
Vidusdaugavas televīzija
Zemgales novada televīzija

Other television resources on the Observatory website

Legal information

Legal information on broadcasting in Latvia  (IRIS MERLIN database)

Market and statistical information

The Yearbook published by the European Audiovisual Observatory provides information on the economic and financial situation of broadcasting (Volume 1), on the TV equipment, transmissions facilities and on TV audience market share (Volume 2), on interactive television and new services (Volume 4) and on TV programming and TV production (volume 5).

Broadcasting section of the website of the European Audiovisual Observatory

Other resources on television in Latvia

Terrestrial transmission company

Latvia State and Radio Television Centre

Information on licence fee

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Information on the advertising market

TNS Enor

Television programmes guides

118 TV un Radio
Baltkom
Jamajo
TV-Net

Audience measurement company

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Broadcasters professional organisations

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Television addresses

Lyngsat-address website : this website provides adresses of satellite TV channels. It is bundled with the Lyngsat website, which itself provides detailled and daily up-dated information on all satellite line-ups, satellite digital packages and satellite and radio television channels in the world.

Directories of Live-TV services on the web

Comfm
Lyngsat Net-TV

Bibliography

Bibliography on the history of television in Latvia on the website History of television

Other websites of interest

Telecoms in Latvia, An independent blog, "Sporadic commentary on the telecoms and IT market in Latvia and the Baltic States."

Reports

IMCA, Study of the audiovisual landscape and public audiovisual policies in the candidate countries - Lettonie (in French)

S. STRAUSA, Media System of Latvia (Hans Bredow Institute), 2004

The Baltic Media World - A study by Richard Baerug

"Latvia" in "Television across Europe: Regulation, policy and independence", Open Institute Report 2005

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Updated on 04/09/2006