Slovenia live TV

About TV in Slovenia

Slovenian television reflects a small but self-sufficient media market. The public broadcaster RTV Slovenija commands two national channels, TV SLO 1 and TV SLO 2, plus a regional network and a 24-hour news channel, providing documentary series, cultural programming, and the authoritative evening news at 19:00. Commercial rivals POP TV and Kanal A dominate primetime with locally produced reality formats, drama series (nanizanke), and movie nights. A third commercial player, Planet TV, launched later and focuses on entertainment and sports. Dubbing is reserved almost exclusively for children's content; everything else, movies, series, documentaries, arrives with Slovenian subtitles, a practice that keeps the local dubbing industry small but the film literacy high. Sports coverage is a major draw: football (both domestic PrvaLiga and international tournaments), handball, basketball, and winter sports like ski jumping and alpine skiing command massive live audiences. The small language market means imports are heavily dubbed into Slovenian for kids, but adult programming remains subtitled, creating a distinctive split. Unlike neighboring Balkan countries with sprawling private networks, Slovenia's TV landscape is compact and regulated, with a strong public service ethos. Documentary viewing is unusually popular for a market this size, partly thanks to RTV SLO's commitment to in-house factual production. The result is a television culture that feels more Central European than Balkan, polished, modest, and surprisingly diverse for just 5 channels.