Television in Ukraine
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Television has a long history inUkraine,where regulartelevisionbroadcasting started during the Soviet years in 1951. However the first ever TV broadcast took place on 1 February 1939 in Kyiv. Since then TV broadcasting has expanded, particularly after thefall of Communismin 1989, and now there are many different channels and groups in the Ukrainian TV market.
History[edit]
The first official broadcast took place inKyivon 1 February 1939.[1]It was 40 minutes long and showed the portrait ofSergo Ordzhonikidze.[1]After being interrupted byWorld War II,on 6 November 1951, transmissions resumed when the Kyiv TV Studios were opened with a live broadcast of the patriotic movie "The Great Glow" - 6 November has since then been marked as the birthday of Ukrainian television.[1]The next day the telecentre went on the air again celebrating the 34th anniversary of theOctober Revolutionwith a special live broadcast from central Kyiv, the first outdoor broadcasts in Ukrainian TV history.[1]
On 1 May 1952, Labor Day, a live concert was aired on film (shot in the small and only pavilion of the studios known as "Studio B" ) starring Ukrainian singers, soloists of the KyivTaras ShevchenkoOpera Theater.[1]The anchorwoman of the concert was the Kyiv Telecentre's first announcer –Novella Serapionova.[citation needed]In 1953, the construction of the building of the Kyiv Telecentre onKhreshchatykwas completed,[1]right afterMoscowandLeningrad's broadcasting studios wereb oth completed.[citation needed]Regular programming started to go on air beginning November 1956.[1]Until that year, the Kyiv TV Station went on air twice a day showing feature films or documentaries on a test basis.[1]Live broadcasting was the only form of broadcasting during those early years from Kyiv, as well as relays from Moscow via Smolensk and Rostov-on-Don transmitters and film sent from there.[1]Videotaped productions (save for news programming and special coverages that were aired live) became the usual form for many productions in the mid-1960s.[1]
As a result of an ongoing expansion of broadcasts to other parts of Ukraine thru the building of remote studios and broadcast transmitters, it was needed for DerTelRadio - the State Committee of Radio and TV of Ukraine, operators of the TV service - to consider stating nationwide broadcasts, coupled with the future launch of satellite broadcasting. The long-awaited national channel signed on at last on January 20, 1965, under the name UT-1 (Ukrainian television-1), todayPershyi,while on March 6, 1972, a second channel, UT-2, signed on - on the basis of part of the original 1956 channel.[1]The UT network switched to SECAM Colour in 1976, its 20th anniversary. In 1983, construction began on new broadcasting studios at 42 Melnyk Street, which opened after the fall of theSoviet Unionin 1993.[1]
After theOrange Revolution,Ukrainian television became more free.[2]In February 2009 the National Council for Television and Radio Broadcasting claimed that "political pressure on mass media increased in recent times through amending laws and other normative acts to strengthen influence on mass media and regulatory bodies in this sphere".[3]
As of January 2009,Ukrainian Prime Minister,Yulia Tymoshenkorefused to appear in Inter TV-programmes "until journalists, management and owners of the TV channel stop destroying the freedom of speech and until they remember the essence of their profession - honesty, objectiveness, and unbiased stand".[4]
In early March 2014, Ukraine-based TV channels were removed in Crimea ahead of theRussian annexationreferendum.[5]Later that month, the Ukrainian National Council for TV and Radio Broadcasting ordered measures against some Russian TV channels accused of broadcasting misleading information about Ukraine.[6][7]In February 2015 the law "On protection information television and radio space of Ukraine," banned the showing (on Ukrainian television) of "audiovisual works" that contain "popularization, propaganda, any action of law enforcement agencies, armed forces, other military or security forces of an invader" was enacted.[8]One year later Russian productions (on Ukrainian television) had decreased by 300 to 400 percent.[8]15 more Russian TV channels were banned in March 2016.[9]
According to the Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No.509 dated June 13, 2018, analogue broadcasting was disconnected on the territory ofKirovohrad Oblastand Kyiv from July 31, 2018. The date of the switch-off of analogue broadcasting on the rest of Ukraine is August 31, 2018[10]
AResearch & Branding GroupFebruary 2021 poll found that for the first time Ukrainians preferred theInternetas their primary news source instead of television (51% preferred the Internet and 41% TV).[11]
Digital television[edit]
In 2007 and 2008, experimental DVB-T broadcasts of few channels started in Kyiv andOdesa.Those turned out to be successful. Yet theDTTNational Program is not approved by the government, thus the process is stuck. Because there are two versions of the program submitted: from the Ministry of Transport and Communications as well as from the State Committee of Television and Radio, there is no particular progress in 2008.
On 26 November 2008, the National Program of the Ministry was approved, but the final version and the public announcement of this fact is still on hold. Current version of the program does not take into notice any kind of Government financing, and the budget is to be private only, which will highly affect the TV industry and commercial broadcasters.
Besides there are 3rd parties, such as Television Industry Committee and National Association of Broadcasters which represent the communities of National and regional broadcasters respectively. Both organizations help the switchover not to affect the business of over 20 National and over 150 regional broadcasters.
The International Forum 'Digital Broadcasting in Ukraine' is the annual event that takes place in Kyiv, Ukraine. Its mission is to gather the most of international consultants and Ukrainian specialists to solve industry's problems in the DTT field. In 2008 the 2nd International Forum took place in Kyiv also.BBC,Deloitteand the Ministry of Communications of Finland representatives share the vision of possible plan of DTT implementation in Ukraine, delivering the best experiences from UK, Finland, France and US. Still none was taken into notice yet. It is now confirmed[12][13]that Ukraine's national terrestrial TV network, which is scheduled to be launched in September 2011, will use the DVB-T2 standard for all four nationwideFTAmultiplexes, for both SD and HD broadcasts. Before settling for DVB-T2, Ukraine was testing both DVB-T/MPEG-2 and DVB-T/MPEG-4 options, and some experimental transmitters operating in those standards are still alive.
Other technologies[edit]
CommercialMMDSdigital TV services work in Kyiv and some other cities.
DVB-C services delivering premium channels (in addition to standard analogue channels) launched in cable networks ofKyiv,Odesa,Kremenchuk,Poltava,Donetskand some other cities.
Broadcasting[edit]
As of February 2019, television broadcasting in Ukraine is available in a colour digital format, via:
- digital TV
- satellite TV
- cable television (Volia,regional operators)
- online services and IPTV (the most famous ones are Divan TV, Sweet TV,MEGOGO,Handy TV)
There is a choice between several free-to-air commercial broadcasters as well as the public broadcaster, theSuspilne.In addition to its metropolitan asset,Pershyiand an art station,Suspilne Kultura,theSuspilnealso owns regional stations in all regions of Ukraine. A national parliamentary channel, Rada, is available too.
Commercial television is dominated by three major broadcasters:1+1 media,StarLightMediaand Inter Media Group, which is the smallest Ukrainian major broadcaster. One of the main Ukrainian news channels, Channel 5, belongs to a former president of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko.
Regional television in Ukraine consists primarily of independently owned networks not affiliated with major broadcasters in each region.
Subscription television consists of various providers. The largest providers areKyivstar,ViasatandVolia.In remote areas, there are many small independent providers that provide either satellite or cable television services.
Community television launched in mid-2010s to broadcastEuromaidanprotests. As of 2019, the sector is represented byHromadske.tvwhich is an Internet television station.
List of channels[edit]
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Terrestrial channels[edit]
Satellite and cable[edit]
- English Club TV
- Music Box UA
- 8 channel
- EU Music
- 4ever Music
- BoutiqueTV
- Eko-TV
- Milady Television
- Malyatko TV
- Pershyi Avtomobilny Channel
- Pershyi Dilovyi Channel
- Telekanal 24
- CHP.Info
- Nadiya (Hope Channel Ukraine)
- Sonce TV
- PORT-MONE TV
- CNL Ukraine
- Discovery Channel Ukraine
- TLC Ukraine
- National Geographic Channel Ukraine
- Da Vinci Learning Ukraine
- Deutsche Welle
Local[edit]
International[edit]
- 1+1 International
- Inter+
- FreeDom
- Kvartal TV International
Criticism[edit]
Some political and public activists[who?]criticize Ukrainian television, mainly some national channels, for broadcasting large amounts of content of Russian origin. According to calculations ofBoycott Russian Filmsactivists, in September 2014 the amount of Russian productions on the leading Ukrainian channels ( "Ukrayina","ICTV","NTN ","Novyi Kanal","Inter","STB","2+2","TET","K1 ","1+1") was approximately 40%. In October and December activists noticed increasing of amounts of Russian content on these channels, then Ukraine was at war with Russia.
Also activists[who?]criticise Ukrainian channels for their language policy. In October 2014 activists have published statistics on content language on Ukrainian channels. According to them, at the time 29% was completelyUkrainian languagecontent, 39.3% completelyRussian languagecontent, 23.5% Russian language content with Ukrainian subtitles, and 8.2% bilingual content (both Ukrainian and Russian).
2019 Ukrainian presidential election[edit]
During the2019 Ukrainian presidential election,various Ukrainian television channels supported a candidate for President of Ukraine.[17]
Five groups supported Poroshenko:
Petro Poroshenko'sChannel 5andPryamiysupported Poroshenko and were very critical ofVolodymyr ZelenskyyandYulia Tymoshenko.
Dmytro Firtash's very powerfulIntersupportedYuriy Boykoand Poroshenko.
Rinat Akhmetov'sTRK Ukraina,which is owned by Akhmetov'sSystem Capital Management Holdings,supported Poroshenko,Oleh Lyashko,andOleksandr Vilkul.Akhmetov'sOpposition Blocnominated Vilkul.
Viktor Medvedchuk'sChannel 112andYevheniy Murayev'sNewsOnesupported Poroshenko, Lyashko, and Boyko. Medvedchuk'sOpposition Platform — For Lifenominated Boyko. The godfather of Medvedchuk's daughter isVladimir Putin.
Petro Dyminskyi'sZIKsupported Poroshenko's allies allowing them to explain their story while they were under investigation.
Three TV groups were very critical of Poroshenko:
Ihor Kolomoisky's1+1media group supportedVolodymyr Zelenskyy.Kolomoisky and Zelenskyy are business partners.
Andriy Sadovyi'sChannel 24,supportedAnatoliy Hrytsenkoand opposed Poroshenko.
Yevheniy Murayev'sNash TVsupported Vilkul and was against Poroshenko but neutral to Tymoshenko and Lyashko.
Under the state-ownedNational Public Broadcasting Company,UA:Pershyiwas critical of Poroshenko.
Victor Pinchuk'sICTV,Novyi KanalandSTBwere neutral.
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine[edit]
Since the start of theinvasionon 24 February 2022, most Ukrainian television channels switched over to the signal ofRada TV.The channel was made state-owned at the end of 2021. Following 26 February 2022, the four biggest broadcasters including the TV channels1+1,2+2,24 Kanal,andTRC Ukrainabegan broadcasting a 24/7 united newscast calledUnited News(Єдині новини) that is produced in turn by the various channels and amended with official information by governmental agencies to "objectively and promptly provide comprehensive information from different regions of the country 24/7".[18][19][20]
See also[edit]
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