CCMA - Televisió de Catalunya

Televisió de Catalunya, S.A. (TVC) is the public television broadcaster of Catalonia. It was founded in 1983 with the mission of restoring the Catalan language and culture to their rightful place. Today it is Catalonia’s main communication medium and the TV network that is most watched by the country’s citizens.

TVC follows the model adopted by public broadcasting corporations elsewhere in Europe and its programming is firmly committed to social and democratic values, pluralism, and public service. TVC mirrors the diversity and special traits of Catalan society, but it is also open to the wider world. It seeks quality and innovation and strongly differentiates its output from that of other networks. At the same time, it does everything to ensure that its programs reach as many viewers as possible. Over the years, the network has won widespread international recognition for the quality of its programs.

TVC is located in Sant Joan Despí near Barcelona on a 4.5 hectare site. There are four main buildings with a total floor area of 34,000 m2. With a staff of nearly 2,000, TVC is a large producer of TV content. Its in-house production covers a wide range of genres (news programs, documentaries, sports programs, fiction, entertainment, etc.), providing close to 60% of its broadcasting. But TVC also co-produces with private companies and has contributed to creating a thriving audiovisual industry in Catalonia.

Funding for the network is mixed – 52% comes from public sources while the remaining 48% is provided by advertising income, sponsorship, merchandising, and sales. A “Contract-Program” with the Catalan government periodically establishes the amount of public funding for the network based on the various public service functions by TVC.

TVC leads Catalonia in the migration to Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT). All the network’s channels are broadcast in both DTT and analogue formats. TVC is also pioneering interactive applications that allow viewers to access a wide range of complementary services.

Right from the start, TVC has committed itself to being present on the web. CCRTV Interactiva manages the various portals and web sites, which have become a great favorite with users seeking information in Catalan on the Internet and since December 2004, through the web portal www.tv3.cat, viewers can access 3alacarta, TV3’s innovative service that allows viewing of many of its programs and seeing live Internet broadcasts from the network’s channels (TV3, 33/K3, 3/24 and TVCi). The programs are sent over broadband connection links (ADSL and cable). This new service overcomes geographical barriers giving viewers a new way of watching television from anywhere in the world and at any time of the day.

Mission

Televisió de Catalunya’s mission is to offer all the citizens of Catalonia quality and efficient public service broadcasting, committed to ethical and democratic principles while promoting the Catalan language and culture. Efficiency will be foremost in the management of this production and broadcasting service, while striving for maximum public acceptance.

One of Televisió de Catalunya’s main objectives is to help consolidate and expand the use of the Catalan language, culture and identity, and disseminate knowledge of Catalan culture abroad, while reflecting the diversity of contemporary society.

Televisió de Catalunya must work to reinforce the presence of Catalan audiovisual media throughout all Catalan-speaking territories. It must foster development in social and economic fields and work closely with the educational system. It must promote the development of the Catalan audiovisual industry and of audiovisual productions in Catalan. It must also provide an impetus for content employing new technologies and kinds of public communication such as DTT, Internet, and mobile telephones.

All of these functions must be performed while being a reference for quality and innovation.


	Mission TVC Channels Televisió de Catalunya, S.A. (TVC) is the public television broadcaster of Catalonia. It was founded in 1983 with the mission of restoring the Catalan language and culture to their rightful place. Today it is Catalonia’s main communication medium and the TV network that is most watched by the country’s citizens. TVC follows the model adopted by public broadcasting corporations elsewhere in Europe and its programming is firmly committed to social and democratic values, pluralism, and public service. TVC mirrors the diversity and special traits of Catalan society, but it is also open to the wider world. It seeks quality and innovation and strongly differentiates its output from that of other networks. At the same time, it does everything to ensure that its programs reach as many viewers as possible. Over the years, the network has won widespread international recognition for the quality of its programs. TVC is located in Sant Joan Despí near Barcelona on a 4.5 hectare site. There are four main buildings with a total floor area of 34,000 m2. With a staff of nearly 2,000, TVC is a large producer of TV content. Its in-house production covers a wide range of genres (news programs, documentaries, sports programs, fiction, entertainment, etc.), providing close to 60% of its broadcasting. But TVC also co-produces with private companies and has contributed to creating a thriving audiovisual industry in Catalonia. Funding for the network is mixed – 52% comes from public sources while the remaining 48% is provided by advertising income, sponsorship, merchandising, and sales. A “Contract-Program” with the Catalan government periodically establishes the amount of public funding for the network based on the various public service functions by TVC. TVC leads Catalonia in the migration to Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT). All the network’s channels are broadcast in both DTT and analogue formats. TVC is also pioneering interactive applications that allow viewers to access a wide range of complementary services. Right from the start, TVC has committed itself to being present on the web. CCRTV Interactiva manages the various portals and web sites, which have become a great favorite with users seeking information in Catalan on the Internet and since December 2004, through the web portal www.tv3.cat, viewers can access 3alacarta, TV3’s innovative service that allows viewing of many of its programs and seeing live Internet broadcasts from the network’s channels (TV3, 33/K3, 3/24 and TVCi). The programs are sent over broadband connection links (ADSL and cable). This new service overcomes geographical barriers giving viewers a new way of watching television from anywhere in the world and at any time of the day. Mission Televisió de Catalunya’s mission is to offer all the citizens of Catalonia quality and efficient public service broadcasting, committed to ethical and democratic principles while promoting the Catalan language and culture. Efficiency will be foremost in the management of this production and broadcasting service, while striving for maximum public acceptance. One of Televisió de Catalunya’s main objectives is to help consolidate and expand the use of the Catalan language, culture and identity, and disseminate knowledge of Catalan culture abroad, while reflecting the diversity of contemporary society. Televisió de Catalunya must work to reinforce the presence of Catalan audiovisual media throughout all Catalan-speaking territories. It must foster development in social and economic fields and work closely with the educational system. It must promote the development of the Catalan audiovisual industry and of audiovisual productions in Catalan. It must also provide an impetus for content employing new technologies and kinds of public communication such as DTT, Internet, and mobile telephones. All of these functions must be performed while being a reference for quality and innovation. TVC Channels: Televisió de Catalunya currently has five channels, two of which – K3 and 33 – share the same frequency band and broadcast during day and evening slots, respectively. TV3 This is the main, generalist channel targeted at majority and family audiences. Its programs are very varied and it has a strong news orientation. The channel began broadcasting in September 1983. It has been Catalonia’s top ratings leader on many occasions since then. K3 This is the children and youth channel and is easily the one most watched by young Catalan viewers. Created in April 2001, it rests on two pillars - Club Super 3, a framework for a wide range of children’s programs, and the 3xl.net slot, geared towards teenage audiences. 33 This channel offers programs that either complement or provide an alternative to those on TV3 and caters to more specialized audiences. It is strongly oriented towards documentaries, educational and cultural programs. Channel 33 also experiments with new audiovisual languages and formats. 3/24 3/24 is a round-the-clock news channel in Catalan. This channel was created specially for DTT, although right now it can be seen on TVC’s analogue broadcasts. TVCi This is TVC’s international channel. Established in September 1995, it broadcasts by satellite to Western Europe and most of America. Its programming is based on a selection from TVC’s other channels. 300 300 is an all-fiction channel and can only be seen on DTT. It transmits from 21:00 to 7:00 and features series and films.

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