# BNT 4 > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/BNT_4 > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/BNT_4.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BNT_4 > Source revision: 1355264585 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Bulgarian international television network}} {{Infobox television channel | name = BNT 4 (БНТ 4) | logo = Logo of BNT 4 (2018-).svg | logo_size = 150px | logo_caption = | logo_alt = | image = | established = | launch_date = {{Start date|1999|05|02|df=y}} | closed_date = | picture_format = [HDTV](/source/HDTV) [1080i](/source/1080i)
{{small|(downscaled to [16:9](/source/16%3A9_aspect_ratio) [576i](/source/576i) for the SD feed}} | network = | owner = [Bulgarian National Television](/source/Bulgarian_National_Television) | parent = | motto = | country = [Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria) | language = [Bulgarian](/source/Bulgarian_language) | area = International | affiliates = | headquarters = [Sofia](/source/Sofia), [Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria) | former_names = TV Bulgaria {{small|(1999–2008)}}
BNT Sat {{small|(2008–2010)}}
BNT World {{small|(2010–2018)}} | replaced = | replaced_by = | sister_channels = [BNT 1](/source/BNT_1), [BNT 2](/source/BNT_2), [BNT 3](/source/BNT_3) | timeshift_service = | website = http://www.bnt.bg/bnt4/shows | webcast = http://tv.bnt.bg/bnt4 | terr serv = | terr_chan_1 = }} '''BNT 4''' ({{Langx|bg|БНТ 4|translit=Be ne te chetiri}}, previously BNT World and BNT Sat) is [a Bulgarian-language](/source/Bulgarian_language) [public](/source/Public_television) international [television channel](/source/television_channel) owned and operated by [Bulgarian National Television](/source/Bulgarian_National_Television). BNT 4 broadcasts by satellite free to air. The channel currently offers a wide range of programs from news to culture, such as news reports, music shows, documentaries, and talk shows. In the past, the channel also produced programs catering the Bulgarian diaspora; original production will resume by late 2026. ==History== The channel was launched on 2 May 1999 under the name "TV Bulgaria" using a Eurelsat satellite to deliver its signal to Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and parts of Asia. From 2000 to 2004 it was delivered to North America using the Telstar 5 satellite.[https://www.predavatel.com/bg/tv/bnt4 БНТ 4] The first program director of TV Bulgaria was Agnesa Vasileva. The channel began with the repetition of the best fund of the [BNT](/source/BNT), Bulgarian feature films and music programs. The music channel signal "Tell Me My Le White Cloud" was recorded specifically by Theodosius Spasov. TV Bulgaria has had very successful productions - "Ambassadors of Bulgaria" and "One Flew Over the night." On 2 May 2005, the channel unveiled a new identity, keeping the music by Theodosius Spasov, but adopting a new logo. During the first five weeks upon its introduction, eight new original programs were added.[https://www.dnes.bg/a/29-televiziya/6080-osem-novi-predavaniya-tragvat-po-satelitniya-kanal-na-bnt Осем нови предавания тръгват по сателитния канал на БНТ] On 14 September 2008, the channel name was changed to BNT SAT. On 20 December 2010, the channel was rebranded to BNT World.[https://bntnews.bg/bg/a/43125-bnt_sat_stana_bnt_world BNT Sat стана BNT World], BNT Novini, 15 December 2010, retrieved 20 May 2026On 10 September 2018, the channel was further rebranded to BNT 4.[https://offnews.bg/medii/kanalite-na-bnt-s-nova-vizia-i-imena-687749.html Каналите на БНТ с нова визия и имена], OFFNews, 10 September 2018, retrieved 20 May 2026 On 3 March 2021, BNT signed an agreement with [Makedonski Telekom](/source/Makedonski_Telekom) (of [North Macedonia](/source/North_Macedonia)) to carry the channel on its platform.[https://bntnews.bg/news/bulgarian-national-television%E2%80%99s-channel-bnt4-will-be-broadcast-in-the-republic-of-north-macedonia-1308939news.html Bulgarian National Television’s channel BNT4 will be broadcast in the Republic of North Macedonia], BNT Novini, 4 March 2021, retrieved 20 May 2026 The channel as of 2025 lost its original productions and was simply relaying programs made for [BNT 1](/source/BNT_1), [BNT 2](/source/BNT_2) and [BNT 3](/source/BNT_3), and was only distributed via satellite. In May of that year, Emil Koshlukov requested that, based on these criteria, BNT 4 should be shut down, causing the broadcaster to alleviate its stress on sports rights and saving 1,4 million lev.[https://www.plovdiv24.bg/novini/Bylgaria/Emil-Koshlukov-iska-da-zakrie-BNT4-2574422 Емил Кошлуков иска да закрие БНТ4], Plovdiv24, 30 May 2025, retrieved May 20, 2026] In April 2026, it announced a plan to include more in-house programs on the Bulgarian diaspora.[https://bntnews.bg/news/bnt-podgotvya-nova-koncepciya-za-kanala-bnt-4-1388367news.html БНТ подготвя нова концепция за канала БНТ 4], BNT Novini, 14 April 2026, retrieved 20 May 2026 The resumption of such programming was welcomed by Emil Jakota, Ambassador of Moldova in Sofia.[https://paragraf.bg/nova-kontseptsiya-za-bnt-4-kanalat-se-prevrashta-v-most-kam-balgarskite-obshtnosti-v-chuzhbina/ Нова концепция за БНТ 4: Каналът се превръща в мост към българските общности в чужбина] Paragraf, 6 April 2026, retrieved 20 May 2026] ==References== {{reflist}} {{Bulgarian television}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bnt 4}} Category:Television networks in Bulgaria Category:Bulgarian-language television stations Category:Television channels and stations established in 1999 Category:1999 establishments in Bulgaria {{bulgaria-tv-station-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [BNT 4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BNT_4) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BNT_4?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.