OTV (Romanian TV channel)
| Country | Romania |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Romania |
| Headquarters | Bucharest |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Romanian |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Dan Diaconescu |
| Sister channels | DDTV |
| History | |
| Launched | 19 December 2000 1 April 2004 |
| Closed | 12 September 2002 (first licence retraction) 22 January 2013 |
| Links | |
| Website | www.otv.com.ro (archived at Wayback Machine) |
OTV, formally known as Oglinda TV (Mirror TV), was a Romanian TV channel owned by Dan Diaconescu, best known for its talk show, Dan Diaconescu Direct. Although it had a large audience, the channel had very often been criticized for its excessive use of sensationalism and tabloid journalism. On 22 January 2013, it was closed as its licence was retracted by the National Audiovisual Council of Romania for not having paid a large sum of money consisting of fines received in the past years, and also for having repeatedly violated Romanian audiovisual legislation.