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Publika TV was a Moldovan news channel based in Chișinău. It began broadcasting in April 2010, produced news in Romanian and Russian, and published through an associated news website.

News in Romanian and Russian

The channel's output combined regular bulletins with discussion of political and social developments, and its bilingual format was a defining feature. In 2017 it relaunched under the Romanian slogan "Aici sunt știrile" — here is the news — which marked its focus on current affairs rather than general entertainment.

Private television in Moldova

Publika's launch was part of the expansion of private news media in Moldova after 2009, when several channels were founded or relaunched. The country's television market is small, split between Romanian- and Russian-speaking audiences, and closely tied to its political divisions.

Suspended on 30 October 2023

Moldova's Commission for Exceptional Situations suspended Publika TV's broadcasting licence, along with the licences of several other stations, on 30 October 2023. The decision ended its licensed television transmission, and Moldovan cable listings continue to identify the channel as suspended.

What remains

The channel's website and archive outlasted its broadcast licence, as newsrooms' output usually does. Its case is part of the wider question of press freedom in Moldova, where licensing decisions during states of emergency have been contested by international media organisations.