Direct 8

Direct 8 was a national French TV channel, owned by Vincent Bolloré. It was available through digital terrestrial television network "TNT" and the Astra 1H satellite position.

Direct 8

Country	France
Broadcast area	France
Network	Direct Star (48%)
Headquarters	Puteaux, France
Programming
Language(s)	French
Picture format	576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	Bolloré Group
History
Launched	24 July 2001 (experimental transmissions) 31 March 2005 (official launch)
Founder	Vincent Bolloré Philippe Labro
Closed	7 October 2012
Replaced by	D8
Links
Website	www.direct8.fr
Availability
Terrestrial
TNT	Channel 8

As the name suggests ('direct' is French for 'live'), Direct 8 was originally intended to broadcast live shows only (except during night times and holiday seasons).^{[citation needed]} This is no longer the case.

Following its purchase by Canal Group, the channel was rebranded on 7 October 2012 and relaunched as D8.

See also

• D8 (TV channel)

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