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T7 Television (abbreviated as T7, Albanian: Televizioni T7) is a private television station based in Kosovo, part of the MediaWorks group, owned and founded by Berat Buzhala and Leonard Kerquki. T7 was founded on March 16, 2018 by Berat Buzhala, to serve as a sister to its website counterpart, Gazeta Express.

Founding
Before T7's founding, Gazeta Express was producing a modest number of televised shows being aired on other TV stations and on YouTube (shows like Komiteti, Zona Express, Express Rozë and MeShukin). The idea was rooted in the suggestions of readers and friends of the gazette. The possibility of a television was finalized and discussed in a conversation between Berat Buzhala and Leonard Kerquki in Ulcinj during July 2017. The name "ExpressTV" was initially proposed, along with programming that included Gazeta Express's already existing productions. The name was changed in another conversation between the founders and Orhan Kerkezi. An unknown individual proposed the idea of "T7" (the person was never named because "these debates can cause physical conflict between those who were present at the time" ). After the name was decided, an article was posted to Gazeta Express on November 3, 2017, looking for employees. Around 500 candidates were evaluated during two weeks of interviews, followed by four months of preparation.

The launch of T7 was marked with a gala evening on March 16, 2018 at 22:30 Kosovo time, under the presence of many public figures. The first ever show to be aired was DPT me Fidanin (DPT with Fidan) hosted by Fidan Jupolli -- with the channel's founders as guests.