Betevé

Betevé, stylized betevé, formerly called Barcelona Televisió, is a Spanish free-to-air television channel in Catalan language, that is broadcast in Barcelona and its neighboring county, owned by the City Council of Barcelona.

betevé
The word Betevé in orange
CountrySpain
Broadcast areaBarcelonès
HeadquartersBarcelona
Programming
Language(s)Catalan
Picture format1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerCity Council of Barcelona
History
Launched3 November 1994
Former namesBarcelona Televisió (1994–2017)
Links
Websitehttps://beteve.cat/

History

During the government of Pasqual Maragall, the municipal television system of Barcelona was launched, however, originally there were 10 different channels, one for each urban district of the city, on November 3, 1994, the city council decided to unify the ten channels into a single one called Barcelona Televisió with the aim of providing legal coverage to the local public television system, since the district television stations broadcast in an illegal situation as they did not have the respective official licenses. From its foundation it was decided that the channel would be broadcast in Catalan.[1]

In 1997, the first reform of the channel was carried out, it began to broadcast public service programming aimed at a minority audience, which included debate programs, independent films, a cultural agenda and even newscasts aimed at immigrants residing in Barcelona.[2] In 2001, the programming of newscasts and long-term programs increased, which brought the channel closer to achieving a figure close to 1% share.[3] In 2005 BTV began its broadcasts in the Digital terrestrial television, being the first local television channel in Spain to implement the new technology.[4]

In 2014 BTV increased its coverage by assuming the management of the local radio station, called Barcelona FM.[5] In 2017 the most recent reform of the channel was carried out, the channel was renamed as betevé and the programming was focused on information, public service and proximity, as well as cinema and sports in some time slots.[6]

In October 2019, the channel gained national and international notoriety by the live coverage of the demonstrations that took place in Barcelona in reaction to the judicial conviction of nine Catalan pro-independence leaders.[7]

Programming

Betevé's programming is focused on the city of Barcelona and its surrounding area, which is why informative, public service and local programs occupy a large part of the daily programming. Additionally, the channel also broadcasts movies and sporting events of the local teams that play in the lower categories of Spanish football as CE Europa, UE Sant Andreu or UE Sants. The own production programming is broadcast in Catalan, however, some films or television series are broadcast in Spanish due to the absence of Catalan dubbed versions of these productions.[8]

References
  1. "En marxa betevé, la televisió municipal de Barcelona". betevé (in Catalan). 9 October 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  2. "BTV reinventa la televisión". manuelhuerga.com (in Spanish). 22 August 1999. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  3. "La audiencia de BTV aumenta casi el 90% en los últimos dos años". El País (in Spanish). 14 July 2003. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  4. "Origen, evolución y tendencias en la tecnología audiovisual de betevé". TM Broadcast (in Spanish). 18 August 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  5. "La nova ràdio pública de la ciutat de Barcelona es dirà Barcelona FM". ara.cat (in Catalan). 28 January 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  6. "BTV cambia su marca y se convierte en betevé". El Periódico (in Spanish). 31 January 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  7. Vilajosana, Marc (23 October 2019). "La sorpresa de betevé o cómo una televisión local se ha convertido en la referencia de las protestas en Barcelona". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  8. "Betevé, 25 años como el 'Gran hermano' de Barcelona". El Periódico (in Spanish). 2 November 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
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