Antena 1 (Romania)

Antena 1
Country	Romania
Broadcast area	Romania
Programming
Picture format	1080i HDTV; (downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	Antena TV Group (Intact Media Group)
Sister channels	Antena Stars; Antena 3 CNN; Happy Channel; ZU TV; Antena Internaţional
History
Launched	November 29, 1993; 31 years ago
Links
Website	a1.ro; observatornews.ro

Antena 1 (Romanian pronunciation: [anˈtena ˈunu]) is a Romanian free-to-air television network owned by the Antena TV Group, part of the Intact Media Group. Its programming consists of television news programs, soap opera shows, football matches, entertainment programmes, movies and television series.

Antena 1's headquarters was seized by the Romanian state on 8 August 2014, due to a judicial sentence against Dan Voiculescu, the founder of Intact Media Group. The building may be sold in order for the state to recuperate the loss brought to it as a result of the fraudulent privatization of the Institute for Alimentary Research in 2003.^[2] After company employees destroyed the interior of the building whilst moving out, the building required refurbishment before being placed on sale.^[3] The National Agency for the Management of Seized Assets (ANABI) has placed the building for sale on its website.^[4]

Current Programs

The station's top-rated local productions include entertainment shows, news programs and TV series.

News

Observator Observator is the channel's daily newscast (that airs at the Observator 12 from Monday to Friday) it is one of the most watched newscasts in Romania. It has fifth daily editions, starting at 6.00 AM, 12.00 PM on weekdays or 1 PM on weekend, 5.00 PM, 7.00 PM, and 11.00 PM/11.30 PM. Its flagship daily evening newscast is Observator 19.00, anchored by Alessandra Stoicescu on weekdays, and Nadina Cămpean on weekend.

The daily morning edition of Observator is broadcast at 6.00 AM. Its hosts are Iuliana Pepene and Bogdan Alecsandru on weekdays,^[5] Mihai Jurca and Andra Petrescu on weekend are the hosts for Observator 6.00 AM. Florin Căruceru and Mădălina Iacob are the hosts for Observator 13.00. From Monday to Friday, Mihaela Călin, Olivia Păunescu and Valentin Butnaru are the hosts for Observator 12.00, Valentin Butnaru and Oana Ormenișan are anchoring the broadcast at 17:00. Also, from Monday to Thursday, Observator has a nightly news edition, hosted by Marius Pancu.

On November 28, 2016, when Antena 1 launched its own HD feed, Observator debuted a new set, which includes a new studio, a new logo, opening theme and a new graphics package.^[6] The Observator website, observator.tv, was also relaunched at the end of November 2016.^[7] On April 19, 2020, Observator came with a new graphics package and its website changed its name and domain to observatornews.ro,^[8] launching also a news application.

Original TV Series

Antena 1 Original TV Series
Program	Status/Season	Debut	Current airtime
Iubire cu parfum de lavandă	1	2024	Thursday-Friday at 20:30 (EEST)
Bravo, tată!	3	2023	Saturday at 23:30 (EEST)

Entertainment

Variety shows

Antena 1 variety shows
Program	Status/Season	Debut	Current airtime
Chefi la Cuțite	14	2016	Monday-Wednesday at 20:30
iUmor	17	2016	N/A
Neatza cu Răzvan și Dani	16	2008	Monday−Friday at 08:00 (EEST)
Te cunosc de undeva!	20	2012	N/A
X Factor	11	2011	Sunday at 20:00
Asia Express	7	2018	N/A
Insula Iubirii	8	2015	N/A
MediCOOL	6	2021	Saturday at 12:00 (EEST)
Hello Chef	7	2021	Saturday at 14:30 (EEST)
Mireasa	10	2020	Monday-Friday at 14:00 (EEST)

Imported TV Series

Past Programs

2k1, host Mirela Boureanu-Vaida
Aici eu sunt vedeta, host Dan Bittman
Adela, was a Romanian television drama
Acces Direct, hosts Mirela Vaida and Adrian Velea – now aired on Antena Stars
Băieți de oraș, sitcom starring Mihai Bendeac and Vlad Drăgulin
Burlacul, was a Romanian reality television show and the Romanian version of The Bachelor, host Cătălin Botezatu
Burlăcița, was a Romanian reality television show and the Romanian version of The Bachelorette, host Cătălin Botezatu
Câștigi în 60 de secunde, host Dan Negru
Comanda la mine!
Danseaza Printre Stele, was a Romanian show and one of the Romanian versions of Dancing with the Stars
Din Dragoste, host Mircea Radu
FamiliaDA, (Family Olympics) was one of the Romanian versions of Family Feud, host Cosmin Seleși.
FANtastic Show, host Florin Ristei
Gashka Mare, was a Romanian television summer show, host Pepe
Ghicește vârsta (Guess my age), host Dan Negru
Ham talent, was a Romanian television talent show for pets, host Liviu Vârciu
IE, Românie, host Mircea Radu
Iadul Bucatarilor, was a Romanian television cooking competition, based on the Hell's Kitchen, host Virgil Mănescu.
În gura presei, host Mircea Badea – now aired on Antena 3 CNN
În puii mei, was a Romanian television comedy show, host Mihai Bendeac
Lasă-mă, îmi place! Camera 609, was a Romanian television comedy
Lia - soția soțului meu, was a Romanian television drama
Liber ca pasărea cerului, was a Romanian television comedy
Mangalița, starring eXtra Factor's Ilona Brezoianu
Marele câștigător, was a Romanian reality game show and the Romanian version of The Biggest Loser. The show features obese people competing to win a cash prize by losing the highest percentage of weight relative to their initial weight.
Marele Zid, was a Romanian game show, host Valentin Butnaru
Mireasă pentru fiul meu, was a matrimonial reality show. The competition was hosted by Mirela Boureanu-Vaida and was similar with Noră pentru mama who was aired on Kanal D Romania and whose continuation was, in fact Mireasă pentru fiul meu.
Mireasa - Măștile iubirii, was a Romanian matrimonial reality show, host Gabriela Cristea
Nuntă cu scântei, was a matrimonial reality show, host Ana Morodan
Nu te supăra frate, was a Romanian entertainment, hosts Pepe and Robert Tudor
Observator Special, was a Romanian monden news, host Octavia Geamănu
Plasa de stele, was a Romanian television pranks show, host Dan Negru
Poftiți în vacanță, host Marin Barbu
Prietenii de la 11, was a Romanian television entertainment hosts Florin Ristei and Diana Munteanu
România Dansează, was a Romanian television dancing competition, host Jorge
Să te prezint părinților
Șerifi de România, host Dan Negru
Splash! Vedete la apă, was a Romanian television diving competition between TV stars, hosts Pepe, Roxana Ionescu, Bianca Drăgușanu, Alina Pușcaș, Diana Munteanu
Superbingo Metropolis, host Cornel Palade, Romică Țociu, Raluca Lăzăruț and Escu
Sacrificiul, was a Romanian television drama
Te pui cu blondele?, host Dan Negru
Totul e permis, host Cosmin Seleși
Zaza Sing, was a Romanian television karaoke, competition, host Liviu Vârciu

References

External links

[1] "Pe scurt: La Antena 1, in 18 ani libertatea cuvantului a ramas constanta". Hotnews.ro. 29 November 2011.

[2] "Dosarul "I.C.A." - Dan Voiculescu - HotNews.ro". 24 June 2010.

[3] "FOTO Antena 3 a fost aici. Ce-a rămas în urmă după ce Antenele şi-au schimbat sediul".

[4] "Fostele sedii ale Antenei 3, prezentate pentru vânzare pe site-ul ANABI care urmează să le comercializeze pentru recuperarea a 60 de milioane de euro".

[5] "Iuliana Pepene și Mircea Ivan au preluat ștafeta la Observatorul Matinal".

[6] "Antena 1 relanseaza Observatorul pe 28 noiembrie, cand posturile Intact trec la emisia HD - Media & Publicitate - HotNews.ro". 14 November 2016.

[7] "Din 28 noiembrie, sub sloganul "Vezi ce trăiești"! Digital Antena Group relansează site-ul observator.tv".

[8] "Noua identitate vizuală a Observatorului, dezvoltată împreună cu britanicii de la Red Bee".

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v t e Antena 1 programming (current and upcoming)
Primetime	Chefi la Cuțite (since 2016) iUmor (since 2016) Iubire cu parfum de lavandă (since 2024) Bravo, tată! (since 2023) Te cunosc de undeva! (since 2012) X Factor (since 2011) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Early morning/daytime	'Neatza cu Răzvan și Dani (since 2008) Neatza de Weekend (since 2021)
Week-end	Neatza de Weekend (since 2021) Hello Chef (since 2021) MediCOOL (since 2021)
Afternoon	Mireasa (since 2020)
News	Observator (since 1993)