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TV8 (formerly TV7) is a nonprofit television network based in Chișinău, Moldova.[1] It is owned by the Public Association “Media Alternativa”, whose executive director is Natalia Morari. TV8 uses a programming strategy of international movies and tv shows, as well as local talk shows and news broadcasting. In 2017 the then owner of the channel, Chiril Lucinschi, transferred his ownership to "Media Alternativa". After the transfer, TV7 rebranded to TV8.[2] The television channel was launched on 1 March 2006 as TV7 and changed its name to TV8 on 29 June 2017, 11 years after it was called TV7.
2020: TV8 was the only television network included in the Moldovan Mass Media White Book published by the Independent Journalism Center.[2]
2020: The network’s executive director, Natalia Morari won the „Stories of Injustice” prize awarded by the Czech NGO People in Need for promoting democratic values.[3]
2019: The network won the National Journalistic Ethics and Deontology Prize awarded by the Press Council of Moldova[4]
According to a survey conducted between 16 November 2019 and 8 December 2019 on behalf of the International Republican Institute, TV8 was considered to be the most trustworthy channel for political information by 13% of nationwide respondents and 15% of respondents from Chișinău (ranked fifth). In addition, 18% of nationwide respondents and 26% of respondents from Chișinău said they watched the channel for political information (ranked sixth).[5]
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