Semyorka, or 7TV (Russian: Семёрка) was a Russian federal[1] television channel, owned by UTH Russia. The channel was launched on 17 September 2001 as a national television channel.[2]

Semyorka (7TV)
Last logo
CountryRussia
Broadcast areaRussia
CIS
Headquarters3rd floor, Warsaw Street, Moscow
Programming
Language(s)Russian
Picture format576i SDTV
Ownership
OwnerUTH Russia
History
LaunchedSeptember 17, 2001 (2001-09-17)
ClosedDecember 31, 2011 (2011-12-31)
12:00 MSK
Replaced byDisney Channel (Russia)

Between 2010/11 season, MegaFon sponsored the channel.

Originally, 7TV broadcast sports. From March to August 2011, it says the channel was "reconstruction" before renaming. The channel used to broadcast a wide variety of TV programs related to entertainment, series and movies. As of March 1, 2011, 7TV rebranded itself as "SevenTV" with a new slogan "entertained benefit".[3] Headquarters of the channel is located at the 3rd floor of the shopping centre on the Varshavskoye Highway in Moscow. According to TNS, in the third quarter of 2010 the average viewership for the category "18-54 years old", increased to 1.5% compared to the rating of 0.2% in 2009.[2][4]

Despite those ratings increases, the channel was shut down on December 31, 2011. It was replaced with the Russian version of Disney Channel on same day. The final program aired on the channel was the 1973 film Three Gifts for Cinderella.

References

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  1. ^ ФАС утвердила перечень федеральных телеканалов (in Russian)
  2. ^ a b "History of SevenTV". uthrussia.ru (UTH Russia). Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
  3. ^ Naumova, Marina (March 2, 2011). "7TV renamed to "SevenTV"". slon.ru (in Russian). Retrieved June 1, 2011.
  4. ^ "YUTV holding to carry rebranding channel "7TV"". TV Digest (in Russian). TV Digest. March 3, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
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