Stingray Brava

Stingray Brava

Stingray Brava Logo
Launched 1 July 2009
Owned by Stingray Digital
Picture format 576i (16:9, SD)
Country Netherlands
Broadcast area Netherlands
Belgium
Headquarters Almere, Netherlands
Formerly called Netherlands:
BravaNL (2009-2013)
brava nl klassiek (2013-2015)
Belgium:
Cultuur 7 (2013-2015)
Sister channel(s) Stingray Brava HD
Stingray Djazz
Stingray Lite TV
Website www.brava.tv
Availability
Cable
Ziggo (Netherlands) Channel 607
CAIW (Netherlands) Channel 43
Kabel Noord (Netherlands) Channel 362
Telenet (Belgium) Channel 50 (Flanders)
Channel 135 (Brussels)
IPTV
KPN (Netherlands) Channel 432
Proximus (Belgium) Channel 110
Streaming media
Horizon GO Horizon.tv (Netherlands only)

Stingray Brava is a Dutch cultural television channel aimed at the Dutch and Belgian market. The programming consists of opera, ballet, and concertos. Productions are recorded in opera houses such as the Royal Opera House, the Teatro Real, and the La Scala. The productions consists of stage performances such as La bohème, Othello, Aida, Swan Lake, Tosca, Zoroastre and Così fan tutte.

History

The channel launched as BravaNL in the Netherlands on 1 July 2009. BravaNL was founded by Jur Bron and Gerard Ardesch.[1] It was co-owned by Strengholt BV between 23 December 2011 and 31 July 2015.[2][3] It changed its name to brava nl klassiek in May, 2013.[4] The Canadian company Stingray Digital took over brava nl klassiek on 31 July 2015.[5] In October, 2015 Stingray acquired the Flemish television channel Cultuur 7.[6] Cultuur 7 and Brava NL Klassiek merged into Brava on 1 December 2015.[7] The channel changed its name into Stingray Brava on 1 October 2016.[8]

Former Logos

Netherlands

2009-2013 
2013-2015 
2015-2016 

Belgium

2013-2015 
2015-2016 

See also

References

  1. "Over brava". Brava. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  2. Jarco Kriek (23 December 2011). "Strengholt stapt in Brava en SchlagerTV" (in Dutch). Totaal TV.
  3. Robert Briel (23 December 2011). "Strengholt neemt belang in Brava en SchlagerTV" (in Dutch). Broadband TV News.
  4. Jan-Hein Visser (16 May 2013). "BravaNL verder als brava nl klassiek" (in Dutch). Totaal TV.
  5. Mathieu Péloquin (31 July 2015). "Stingray Announces Closing of Transaction with Brava TV Group". Stingray Digital.
  6. Chris Dziadul (6 October 2015). "Stingray's Brava buys Cultuur 7". BroadbandTVNews.com.
  7. "Cultuur 7 gaat op 1 december over in Brava". Brava. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  8. "Brava in een nieuw jasje". Brava. Retrieved 1 November 2016.


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