Be Mad (TV channel)
Be Mad is a Spanish free television channel, belongs to Mediaset España Comunicación and was launched on April 21, 2016.[1]
Country | Spain |
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Broadcast area | Spain |
Slogan | Make a difference |
Headquarters | Madrid |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Spanish |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Mediaset España Comunicación |
Sister channels | Telecinco Cuatro Factoría de Ficción Divinity Energy Boing |
History | |
Launched | 21 April 2016 |
Links | |
Website | www.bemad.es |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
DVB-T | Check local frequencies |
Cable | |
Vodafone TV | Channel 162 |
R | Channel 41 or Channel 62 |
Telecable | Channel 69 |
Euskaltel | Channel 970 or Channel 62 |
IPTV | |
Movistar+ | Channel 86 |
Streaming media | |
Mitele | Direct |
History
In October 2015, Mediaset España Comunicación was announced as one of the winning companies of a high definition digital terrestrial television license.[2] Initially, the owner company transmitted HD versions of the Boing and Energy channels on that signal. In March 2016, it was announced that this signal would be occupied by a new channel called Be Mad,[3] which finally began broadcasting on April 21, 2016.
Programming
The channel's programming is based on topics related to sports, adventure and action. There are several programmatic blocks in which the different contents of the channel are categorized: Be Mad Travel, Be Mad Nature, Be Mad Mechanic, Be Mad Planet, Be Mad Investigation, Be Mad Extreme, Be Mad Food, Be Mad Live!, Be Mad History, Be Mad Movies, Be Mad Science, Be Mad Mystery and Be Mad Sports.
References
- "Nace Be Mad, el canal para las mentes inquietas". Mediaset España (in Spanish). 21 April 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- "Atresmedia, Mediaset, Secuoya, El Real Madrid y 13 TV se quedan con las nuevas licencias TDT". prnoticias (in Spanish). 30 September 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- "Mediaset desvela el nombre de su nuevo canal: Be Mad". elmundo.es (in Spanish). 18 March 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2019.