Pro TV is a Romanian free-to-airtelevision network, launched in December 1995 as the third private TV channel in the country. It is owned by CME, which is 75% owned by WarnerMedia. Targeting urban adults aged 30 to 50, Pro TV uses a programming strategy of top international series and movies, as well as a wide variety of local productions including news programming, local entertainment and local fiction.
Programmes
The station's local productions include entertainment shows, news programs and TV series.
Știrile Pro TV is a news programme which won the 2008 International Emmy award.
Vocea României. The Romanian version of "The Voice" franchise.
Las Fierbinți, a Romanian sitcom set in a rural place. The series follows the social and romantic lives of the inhabitants of the village.
Ce spun românii, is one of the Romanian versions of Family Feud.
România, te iubesc!, a show where the reporters try to show the beauty of the country and some special people who make Romania better, while also casting documentaries and investigations aimed to reveal local illegalities to be corrected by the authorities under public opinion's pressure.
I like IT is a TV programme featuring technology and IT news, as well as computer games and robots. The programme's host is George Buhnici.
Ce se întâmplă, doctore?, a programme dealing with health problems, nutrition, maintaining health and self-care strategies. The programme is presented by Oana Cuzino.
Apropo TV, an entertainment programme presented by Andi Moisescu discussing social themes, popular culture and local/worldwide ads
După 20 de ani, a weekly talk-show containing interviews with Romanian politicians, economists and social scientists. The name refers to the time elapsed since the Romanian Revolution.
MasterChef România. The Romanian version of the Masterchef franchise. The show is hosted by Răzvan Fodor.
La Măruță, hosted by Cătălin Măruță, is a one-hour live entertainment show with news about celebrities and show business.
Știrile ProTV is the most popular newscast in Romania, with 9.3 rating points and 25.1% of the television market share in the country. It is followed by over a million viewers internationally. ProTV News won the "International Emmy Award News of 2008" in September 2008. Andreea Esca is the longest-standing newscaster in Romania. She began her career over 25 years ago, and has spent 23 years with ProTV.
In September 2008, Pro TV News' social campaign “Any idea what your kid is doing right now?” won the International Emmy Awards for “News”, being the first TV station in Eastern Europe to win this award. At the beginning of 2009, Pro TV won the NAB International Broadcasting Excellence Award for the social campaigns Pro TV News had developed in the previous two years.
Sports competitions
Pro TV was the main television channel to broadcast the UEFA Champions League in Romania between 2000 and 2009. From 2009 to 2015 it broadcast Cupa României, at football, the matches with Romanian teams from UEFA Europa League and the preliminaries of UEFA Champions League. From 2015, Pro TV takes back the rights for UEFA Champions League and in 2016, it obtains the rights for UEFA Euro 2016.
