Publika TV

Television channel

Publika TV
Programming

Country	Moldova
Broadcast area	National
Headquarters	Chișinău
Language(s)	Romanian, Russian
Ownership
Owner	General Media Group
History
Launched	7 April 2010
Closed	30 October 2023 (license suspended)
Links
Website	publika.md

Publika TV was a Moldovan broadcast news television station. It was launched on April 7, 2010,^[1] their founders being the Romanian businessman Sorin Ovidiu Vîntu and the Moldovan businessman Vladimir Plahotniuc.^[2]^[3]

It is the second news TV channel from Moldova,^[4] after Jurnal TV (later this was transformed into a generalist station). It is currently the only news TV station, which produces and broadcasts content in Romanian, and Russian.^[5] Its license was suspended on October 30, 2023, but it continued online until a few days later.

References

^ PUBLIKA.MD (12 September 2017). "PUBLIKA. AICI SUNT ȘTIRILE! Descoperă noua televiziune de știri a Moldovei". Retrieved 12 September 2017.
^ Jurnalul unui fost jurnalist. Seara în care Sorin Ovidiu Vîntu, Vlad Filat și Vladimir Plahotniuc și-au împărțit Republica Moldova, 17 octombrie 2015, Dan Dumitriu, Evenimentul zilei, accesat la 10 octombrie 2016
^ Jurnalul unui fost jurnalist (II). Jocuri politice murdare în jurul televiziunii lui Vîntu, de la Chișinău, 20 octombrie 2015, Dan Dumitriu, Evenimentul zilei, accesat la 10 octombrie 2016
^ "Televiziunea de știri din R.Moldova, Publika TV, vândută directorului general". NewsIn. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
^ "S-a lansat a doua televiziune de știri "Publika TV"". Monitor Media. 7 April 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2012.