Vizion Plus
Vizion Plus is a satellite frequency, private television station founded in 1999 in Tirana, Albania, part of Edil-Al construction group and WAZ-Mediengruppe. Besides being found terrestrially throughout Albania, the station can be found in Europe through Tring Digital, North America on IPTV and around the world through its website's stream. At the end of 2007, the station unsuccessfully tried to obtain the third national coverage TV license in Albania. In 2002, it ranked sixth with 3.4% audience share. Latest opinion polls, have listed it as one of the favorite television channels of Albanians, on main top 3 TV channels in the Albanian Market.
Programs
Vizion Plus bought the rights to Zonë e Lirë, 2007-2011 considered as the highest rated talk show hosted by a former news editor, Arjan Çani. The channel collaborates with the most famous film studios, Sony Pictures Universal & Paramount Picture and has successfully fulfilled in the quality of media partner such activities as the editions of Miss Albania 2006, 2007 and 2008, Albanian Clip Nights, Miss Globe 2008, Editions of Shkodra Jazz Festival, Jazz Fest Tirana, the 5th edition of the Microphone Festival of Arts and editions of Cult Awards Academy. Recently, in collaboration with Tring Digital, Vizion Plus successfully bought the rights of the first Albanian edition of Dancing with the Stars and improvised comedy show Apartmenti 2XL. These two shows marked record audience.
Awards and Controversies
Vizion Plus has won the following awards: First Prize at International Festival "Orsini" for best documentary film, the Award "Cult 2005" for the documentary cycle "Tunnel" and 5 awards given by the Academy of Radio and TV Annual Evaluation. Mero Baze, the anchor of investigative show Faktori Plus was assaulted by a businessman at a Tirana restaurant. In 2010, Baze's show was ordered to close down.
Programs
Nationally created shows currently broadcast by Vizion Plus (as of May 2010)
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Format |
Origin |
| By Pass Show |
criticizing and problem-raising show |
Albania |
| Chic Plus |
arts and entertainment magazine |
Albania |
| Faktori Plus |
current affairs |
Albania |
| Zip |
morning show |
Albania |
| Zonë e Lirë |
talk show |
Albania |
| Dancing with the Stars Albania |
variety show |
Albania, United Kingdom |
| Apartmenti 2XL |
comedy |
Albania |
| Sketch Show (Albania) |
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| Inside |
investigative |
Albania |
| Zone e Ndaluar |
documentary |
Albania |
| Dita Ime |
talk show |
Albania |
| Mos u Nxeh |
game show |
Albania |
| Mos e Beso po Deshe |
reality show |
Albania |
| Histori Dashurie |
talk show |
Albania |
| Debat nga Alfred Peza |
current affairs |
Albania |
| Next |
entertaining show |
Albania |
| Ora 5pm |
talk show |
Albania |
| Daily Dancing |
daily show of DWS |
Albania |
| Dancing With The Stars Albania 2 Forum |
talk show |
Albania |
| Përrallë me Piratë |
game show |
Albania |
| Familja |
game show |
Albania |
Internationally created shows broadcasted by Vizion Plus (as of July 2009)
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*Based on signal coverage in more than 4 counties in Albania as of 2007, KKRT [1].
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