Kanal D (Romania)

{{short description|Romanian television channel}}

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| name = Kanal D Romania

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| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2007|3|1|df=y}}

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| picture_format = 16:9 (576i SDTV/1080i HDTV)

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| owner = Doğan Media International SA (4.2%)
Light Digital Televisions International SA (3.1%)

| country = {{flag|Romania}}

| area = Romania, Moldova

| headquarters = Bucharest, Romania

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| sister_channels = Kanal D2

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| website = {{URL|www.kanald.ro}}

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Kanal D Romania (short form of Kanal Doğan) is a nationwide television channel in Romania and a part of Doğan Holding, which is owned by the Turkish media tycoon Aydın Doğan. The channel was launched on 1 March 2007.{{cite web |url=https://business-review.eu/business/media-marketing/16-years-of-kanal-d-dogan-media-international-group-expands-its-operations-in-romania-242261 |title=16 years of Kanal D. Dogan Media International Group expands its operations in Romania |date=2023-03-01 |website=business-review.eu |publisher=Business Review |access-date=2023-09-08}}

In 2012, Kanal D Romania was ranked among the top three channels in Romania. Kanal D Romania has also been in the first place with many of its television programs in prime-time, such as Turkish television series and Turkish soap operas.{{Cite web|url=https://www.totalsoft.ro/en/news/latest-news/totalsoft-implements-charisma-hcm-at-kanal-d|title=Kanal D implements TotalSoft's advanced human resources management system {{!}} TotalSoft - Top Quality Software Solutions|publisher=TotalSoft|website=www.totalsoft.ro|language=ro|access-date=2017-07-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320230829/https://www.totalsoft.ro/en/news/latest-news/totalsoft-implements-charisma-hcm-at-kanal-d|archive-date=2018-03-20|url-status=dead}}

In 2016, in Prime Time (20:00 - 24:00), Kanal D ranked second among the top TV channels in Romania, both in the All Urban target (an increase from 2015 of +21%) and National (an increase from 2015 of +26%).Kantar Media (2015-2016), target: All Urban și Național, Prime Time: 20:00 – 24:00