TV3 Group (Baltics) is a pan-Baltic commercial broadcasting company owned by

Providence Equity Partners Providence Equity Partners L.L.C. is a specialist private equity investment firm focused on media, communications, education, and technology investments across North America and Europe. The firm specializes in growth-oriented private equity inves ...

through Bitė Group in Lithuania, previously a part of Viasat operations and then

Modern Times Group Modern Times Group (MTG) is a digital entertainment company based in Stockholm, Sweden. It formed from the media holdings of investment company Investment AB Kinnevik, Kinnevik, which in 1997 was distributed to the company stockholders. It is a ...

. It is considered "the leading media group operating across Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania". Television networks within the group include: *

TV3 (Estonia) TV3 is a commercial television channel targeted at an Estonian language audience owned by Providence Equity Partners. History It was founded in 1996 after two recently established television stations, EVTV and RTV, were merged. TV3 has two sis ...

TV3 (Latvia) TV3 Latvia () is a Latvian Commercial broadcasting, commercial television channel targeted at a Latvian language audience owned by TV3 Group (Baltics), All Media Baltics, a company owned by investment firm Providence Equity Partners. History TV ...

TV3 (Lithuania) TV3 Lithuania (''TV trys'') is a Lithuanian free-to-air television channel that was launched on 11 April 1993. It was owned by Modern Times Group (MTG) until 2017, when it was acquired by Providence Equity Partners for €115 million. Broadcas ...

TV6 (Estonia) TV6 Estonia is an entertainment television channel broadcasting to Estonia featuring series, music, fashion and sports. The channel's programming has been primarily geared towards men, and features a selection of cartoons, TV series and movies f ...

* TV6 (Latvia), and *

TV6 (Lithuania) TV6 is a Lithuanian terrestrial, satellite and cable television channel owned by the media company Providence Equity Partners. It was launched on March 31, 2002 (as Tango TV). TV6 focuses on entertainment and occasional but high-profile sports ...

The group also owns Power Hit Radio in

Lithuania Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...

. Following the

Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...

, TV3 Group announced that it would cease broadcasting content produced in Russia.

Sports Coverage

Since at least 2023, TV3 Group has carried

NBA The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Ca ...

and WNBA games across its 3-country territory. TV3 is also the longstanding television partner of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). In 2024, TV3 Group acquired the live sports portfolio of

Viaplay Group Viaplay Group AB, formerly known as Nordic Entertainment Group AB (NENT Group), is a Swedish media and entertainment company headquartered in Stockholm. The company operates the video streaming services Viaplay, advertising-funded TV and radio ...

, which includes coverage of the

Premier League The Premier League is a professional association football league in England and the highest level of the English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football Lea ...

UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League (UCL) is an annual club association football competition organised by the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) that is contested by List of top-division football clubs in UEFA countries, top-divisio ...

, men’s national team association football,

Formula One Formula One (F1) is the highest class of worldwide racing for open-wheel single-seater formula Auto racing, racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The FIA Formula One World Championship has been one ...

, and the

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; , ''LNH'') is a professional ice hockey league in North America composed of 32 teams25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Cana ...

External links

Official website

Corporate information

References

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