RTL is a Croatian free-to-air television network founded on 30 April 2004. It was owned by the RTL Group from 2004 to 2022. Since 1 June 2022, it is owned by the CME Group. It is the second commercial television network in Croatia that has a national concession, following Nova TV.
Pop TV is a Slovenian generalist television channel operated by Pro Plus d.o.o., a subsidiary of Central European Media Enterprises (CME), which is in turn owned by Czech investment company PPF.
BTV is the first private nationwide television channel in Bulgaria. It is operated by bTV Media Group, as part of Central European Media Enterprises, and is reportedly the Bulgarian television channel with the largest viewing audience. It was previously owned by Balkan News Corporation, part of News Corporation. On February 18, 2010, News Corp announced that it had agreed to sell 94% of bTV to Central European Media Enterprises, after many months of negotiations. The US$400M deal was completed in the second quarter of 2010. bTV has a 37% market share in Bulgaria.
VIP Brother 1 was the first season of the celebrity version of the Bulgarian reality television show Big Brother. In it, the Housemates are only famous people. The show follows the original Big Brother rules, but with some changes. For example, in VIP Brother, the show's duration is shortened to a month. The nominations and evictions are twice a week.
DIEMA is a Bulgarian television channel, part of Nova Broadcasting Group, owned by United Group. The channel airs mainly films and action series. Along with Nova Sport and Diema Sport airs sports, including matches from the English FA Premier League, the FA Cup and the UEFA European Football Championship qualifications, as well as the England national football team home matches.
Diema Family is a Bulgarian television channel, part of Nova Broadcasting Group, owned by United Group.
Diema Sport is a Bulgarian paid sports television channel, part of Nova Broadcasting Group, owned by United Group. It is part of Diema Extra premium sport package, which also includes the channels Diema Sport 2, Diema Sport 3 and Trace Sports Stars HD. The channel broadcasts premium live sports events such as the Bulgarian A Football Group, Premier League. The channel also features magazine sports shows, commentator sports studios and talk shows.
VIP Brother is a Bulgarian reality television game show in which a number of celebrity contestants live in an isolated house trying to avoid being evicted by the public with the aim of winning a large cash prize or collecting money for charity. The first three seasons of the show to date have aired in the spring in 2006, 2007 and 2009, and last six seasons in the autumn.
VIP Brother 2 was the second season of the celebrity version of the Bulgarian reality television show Big Brother. It was aired on Nova Television. The show started on 26 March 2007 and ended on 27 April 2007. It lasted for 33 days, 4 days longer than the previous season, because of the high ratings. The show was hosted by Niki Kanchev.
VIP Brother 3 was the third season of the celebrity version of the Bulgarian reality television show Big Brother. It was launched on Nova Television on 16 March 2009, and ended on 10 May 2009 with an eleven-hour season finale starting at 3:00 pm and finishing after 1:00 am.
Nova+ was a Bulgarian reality TV channel. The channel launched with the start of the first season of Big Brother (Bulgaria) in 2004, which was also the first reality show in Bulgaria. During Big Brother 1 the name of the channel was simply Big Brother Live, but its name was changed into Nova+ after the start of the first season of Star Academy Bulgaria on 11 April 2005. The channel aired only during the Big Brother seasons from season 1 to 4.
Gospodari Na Efira is the highest rated and longest running original daily comedy TV show in Bulgaria, which aired for 15 years from 2003 to 2018. The show was hosted by two presenters and together with the "Adrenaline girls", they rotate every three to four months. Some of the most beloved Bulgarian comedians have hosted the show. Apart from showing TV blunders, the show has developed a strong satire profile of the program, which is based on serious political and social issues within Bulgarian society.
Ruslan Maynov is a Bulgarian actor and singer of Bessarabian Bulgarian origin.
Balgariya tarsi talant is the Bulgarian version of the Got Talent series. It launched on bTV on 1 March 2010. Singers, dancers, comedians, variety acts, and other performers compete against each other for audience support. The winner of the show will receive 60,000 leva.
Dimitar Minkov Rachkov is a Bulgarian actor and television host, including on the show Gospodari Na Efira.
Magarditch "Magi" Halvadjian is a Bulgarian TV and movie producer and director. He has been involved in directing since 1992.
Peesh ili luzhesh is a Bulgarian television mystery music game show series based on the South Korean programme I Can See Your Voice. It premiered on Nova on 3 November 2016, and has been aired for two seasons.
The seventh season of Bulgarian reality singing competition Glasat na Bulgaria premiered on February 23, 2020, and broadcast at 20:00 every Sunday until June 14, 2020, on bTV. Kamelia, Grafa Ampov, Ivan Lechev returned for their fourth season as coaches on the show while Mihaela Fileva returned for her second season.
Stani bogat is a Bulgarian game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The show is hosted by Mihail Bilalov, previously by Niki Kanchev. The top winning prize is 100,000 Bulgarian lev and may be reached by answering 15 questions correctly. There are three "lifelines," which offer help to the player during the game. They are 50/50, phone a friend, and ask the audience. As of 2023, no person has won 100,000 leva. There is one milestone at 500 leva and a floating one, a change from 2021.
The second season of the Bulgarian television mystery music game show Peesh ili luzhesh premiered on Nova on 22 September 2024; this also marked the series' return after an eight-year hiatus that formally announced during the twelfth season finale of Kato dve kapki voda.
