Hayat TV is a

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station from

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. The word, " Hayat", means "life" in Turkish. It is a privately owned TV station, which started airing on 24 February 1992. Its coverage is over 1.5 million people in Bosnia, numerous cable subscribers in the neighbouring countries, and satellite viewers. In the beginning of 2009 Hayat TV opened its new headquarters in

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, suburb of

. Hayat now consists of a "Hayat" channel for the Bosnia region and also a

Hayat Plus Hayat Plus or Hayat PLUS is a Bosnian satellite television channel operated by Hayat TV. The headquarters of the TV channel are located in Vogošća (near Sarajevo). The program is produced in the Bosnian language, and programming is dedicated t ...

channel for its diaspora. In early 2012 the channel opened two new music channels,

Hayat Folk Hayat Folk TV is specialized music television channel from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The program is mainly produced in Bosnian language, 24/7. During the day, viewers can via text message choose preferred music video which will be broadcast during t ...

to cater for Bosnian folk music, and

Hayat Music Hayat Music TV is a music television channel from Hayat TV that broadcasting music videos available via cable systems in Bosnia and Herzegovina and former Yugoslavia. Programming Programming is in the Bosnian language including Bosnian music and ...

to cater for 50% English music, and 50% local pop music. Hayat Music became the first channel in Bosnia to be transmitted in

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, 16:9 ratio. In 2014, Hayat opened first Bosnian channel for kids named Hayatovci. Hayat's logo bears resemblance to American TV network

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's distinct

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. Hayat, along with ATV, founded Program Plus, part of the joint program between the two television companies, in 2011. All five of Hayat's channels transmit in Europe through EutelSat16 satellite and various cable operators. The station also broadcasts all of its channels worldwide on various IPTV platforms - Hayat TV, Hayat Plus, Hayat Folk, Hayat Music and Hayatovci.

Availability in Bosnia and Herzegovina

yellow: cable and iptv systems; orange: terrestrial;

Programmes

Telenovelas / Series since September, 2018

TV channels

* Hayat TV *

* Hayatovci

External links

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