SAT.1

Sat.1 SatellitenFernsehen GmbH is a privately-owned German television broadcasting station. Sat.1 was the first privately owned television broadcasting station and started one day before RTL Television.

Related Topics:
German - Television - RTL Television

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It started in January 1984 as PKS, initially a joint venture of various publishing houses. The first broadcast could only be seen by a few people who had cable.

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Early programs included old films, mainly from the archives of KirchMedia, American hit-series and gameshows.

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Later, the station acquired a name for its homemade series and TV films.

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SAT.1 is currently owned by the Saban Group.

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