:Draft:TV3 Group (Baltics)

{{Short description|Baltics TV network group (article has been updated with additional third-party references)}}

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{{about|a Baltic region commercial broadcasting company with operations in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania||Channel 3}}

TV3 Group (Baltics) is a pan-Baltic commercial broadcasting company owned by Providence Equity Partners through Bitė Group in Lithuania, previously a part of Viasat operations and then Modern Times Group. It is considered "the leading media group operating across Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania".{{cite web |last1=Clover |first1=Julian |title=TV3 migrates from on-prem servers to AWS Cloud with Redge |date=19 April 2024 |url=https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2024/04/19/tv3-migrates-from-on-prem-servers-to-aws-cloud-with-redge/ |publisher=Broadband TV News |access-date=25 January 2025}}

Television networks within the group include:{{cite web |title=TV3 Group |url=https://tv3group.eu/ |publisher=TV3 Group |access-date=6 December 2024}}

The group also owns Power Hit Radio in Lithuania.

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, TV3 Group announced that it would cease broadcasting content produced in Russia.{{cite news |title=TV3 Group suspends distribution of content produced in Russia |url=https://www.baltictimes.com/tv3_group_suspends_distribution_of_content_produced_in_russia/ |access-date=16 March 2025 |publisher=Baltic Times |date=28 February 2022}}

Sports Coverage

Since at least 2023, TV3 Group has carried NBA and WNBA games across its 3-country territory.{{cite web |title=NBA and TV3 Group expand partnership to provide most extensive NBA coverage ever in the Baltics |url=https://pr.nba.com/nba-tv3-partnership-baltics/ |website=nba.com |publisher=NBA |access-date=21 June 2024 |date=2 June 2022}}

TV3 is also the longstanding television partner of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).{{cite web |title=Baltic nations to benefit from more international basketball coverage than ever before |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/news/baltic-nations-to-benefit-from-more-international-basketball-coverage-than |publisher=FIBA Basketball |access-date=4 December 2024 |date=15 October 2024}}

In 2024, TV3 Group acquired the live sports portfolio of Viaplay Group, which includes coverage of the Premier League, UEFA Champions League, men’s national team association football, Formula One, and the National Hockey League.{{cite web |title=Viaplay, TV3 Group enter Baltic deal |url=https://www.advanced-television.com/2024/02/01/viaplay-tv3-group-enter-baltic-deal/ |publisher=Advanced Television |access-date=16 March 2025 |date=1 February 2024}}{{cite news |title=Premier League, Champions League, F1 and NHL to stream on Go3 in Baltics as Viaplay offloads sports rights |url=https://www.sportspro.com/news/premier-eague-champions-league-1-nhl-viaplay-go3-tv3-baltics-rights-streaming/ |access-date=16 March 2025 |publisher=SportsPro |date=2 February 2024}}

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