Direct 8

French national TV network
Television channel
Direct 8
CountryFrance
Broadcast areaFrance
NetworkDirect Star (48%)
HeadquartersPuteaux, France
Programming
Language(s)French
Picture format576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerBolloré Group
History
Launched24 July 2001 (experimental transmissions)
31 March 2005 (official launch)
Closed7 October 2012
Replaced byD8
Links
Websitewww.direct8.fr
Availability
Terrestrial
TNTChannel 8

Direct 8 was a national French TV channel, owned by Vincent Bolloré. It was available through digital terrestrial television network "TNT" and the Astra 1H satellite position.

As the name suggests ('direct' is French for 'live'), Direct 8 was originally intended to broadcast live shows only (except during night times and holiday seasons).[citation needed] This is no longer the case.

Following its purchase by Canal Group, the channel closed down on 7 October 2012 and relaunched as D8.

See also

  • D8 (TV channel)

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References

  • (in French) Direct 8 devient une « vraie » concurrente Archived 2008-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
  • (in French) Direct 8, Nicolas, les femmes et le coup de ciseau - 20minutes.fr
  • (in French) Direct 8 s'offre l'équipe de France Espoirs, actualité Médias 2.0 : Le Point
  • (in French) Direct 8 : la chaîne du direct - télévision - la-Croix.com
  • (in French) Programmes TV - «Direct 8 est devenue un média de masse» - Divertissement - Le Figaro TV Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

External links

  • Official Site (in French) (broken, redirected to D8 website)
  • Live streaming video of Direct 8 (not available during movies)
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