Canal 180

Country	Portugal
Broadcast area	Portugal
Programming
Picture format	16:91080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	OSTV
History
Launched	25 April 2011
Links
Website	Canal 180

Canal180 is aPortuguese editorial platform,digital cable andopen source TV channel entirely dedicated to culture, arts and creativity.

Launched on 25 April 2011 by the media company OSTV, Canal180 was founded by João Vasconcelos, its current executive director, and by Nuno Alves. Rita Moreira, who previously worked at Portuguese radio channelAntena 3, is the channel's announcer.^[1] Available on Portuguese cable TV on position 180, the channel is distributed byNOS,MEO andVodafone TV.

Starting as a TV channel, Canal180 has over time morphed into an ecosystem of broadcast, social media content, and content production not dedicated for TV.

Part of the funding for Canal180 came from the Creative Industries National Award, an award appointed byUnicer andSerralves Foundation, in 2010. Theident of the channel was awarded the Bronze Lion atCannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in 2012.^[2] Canal180 introduced several innovations never seen before on Portuguese TV: it's the first national channel completely dedicated to culture and creativity. Based on alow cost business model, the transmission of Canal180 consists on video blocks. There are no studios orrégies.^[3] Also, the channel reclaims the title of being the first open source TV channel in the world.^[4] The daily TV grid is composed of national content produced by Canal180, like the dailyMag, a series that goes throughPortugal's cultural agenda, and also international series such as Focus Forward, The Avant/Garde Diaries, Fubiz TV, Gestalten TV and Like Knows Like, among others. Several of these contents are funded by well-known brands likeMercedes-Benz,GE orOrange.

Another original project produced by Canal180 is180 ID, a series of short documentaries featuring artists like David Wilson, Hiro Murai, Andreas Johnsen, Kirsten Lepore,Nico Casavecchia,Kristoffer Borgli, and Layzell Bros. In 2014, the channel extended the open source model to a short film onOptimus Primavera Sound Porto 2013,Driving Without License, a collaborative work between the audience and Canal180's team.^[5] The channel, based inPorto, regularly covers popular music festivals likeOptimus Primavera Sound andParedes de Coura Festival. In 2012, Canal180 was also a partner of theGuimarãesEuropean Capital of Culture initiative.

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