Although it aired in the Persian language along with the programme's title, with Iranian immigrants and descendants working in the staff, it carried Swedish subtitles.
[2] The three Salehi brothers (Bijan, Behruoz and Behzad), who had studied film and television in Sweden, were part of a larger group of Iranians who fled Iran in the years following the Islamic Revolution of 1979.
[2] The Salehis wanted to collaborate with Sveriges Television, but upon SVT's rejection, they set up Miniatyr through their production company ISB Movieproduction.
With Nordic Channel at launch having a policy where independent production companies bought airtime,[3] the Salehis accepted the challenge and premiered Miniatyr on 1 January 1992.
[2] Miniatyr left Femman (at the time, it was in the process of being renamed as Kanal 5) in 1996, as the new owners decided to halt the airing of programmes from minority interest groups.
[2] The channel was named DTU7 and its license was submitted by Behrouz Salehi, for a slot on Boxer TV Access, commencing broadcasts in 2001.
Bijan Salehi claimed that they were the first to use the number 7 in the channel's name, but Aftonbladet and Millennium Media Group rejected potential dialogue.