Viasat Ukraine
Encyclopedia
Viasat Ukraine is a Ukrainian
direct broadcast satellite
television distributor. It is owned by "Vision TV" which is a joint venture between the Strong Media Group (SMG) and the Swedish Modern Times Group
(MTG). It competes with NTV Plus Ukraine
and Poverkhnost which broadcast on the Eutelsat
system.
The service was launched April 21, 2008 using DVB-S
& DVB-S2
transponders on the Astra 4A, Hot Bird
and AMOS
satellites to broadcast channels compressed with MPEG-2
& MPEG-4 AVC codecs.
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
direct broadcast satellite
Direct broadcast satellite
Direct broadcast satellite is a term used to refer to satellite television broadcasts intended for home reception.A designation broader than DBS would be direct-to-home signals, or DTH. This has initially distinguished the transmissions directly intended for home viewers from cable television...
television distributor. It is owned by "Vision TV" which is a joint venture between the Strong Media Group (SMG) and the Swedish Modern Times Group
Modern Times Group
Modern Times Group is a Swedish media company. MTG was formed out of the media holdings of investment company Kinnevik, which in 1997 was distributed to the company stockholders. Among the assets were Viasat and Metro International...
(MTG). It competes with NTV Plus Ukraine
NTV Plus
NTV Plus is the brand name for the Russian digital satellite television service from NTV, transmitted from Eutelsat's W4 satellite at 36.0°E & from Bonum 1 at 56.0°E...
and Poverkhnost which broadcast on the Eutelsat
Eutelsat
Eutelsat S.A. is a French-based satellite provider. Providing coverage over the entire European continent, as well as the Middle East, Africa, India and significant parts of Asia and the Americas, it is one of the world's three leading satellite operators in terms of revenues.Eutelsat’s satellites...
system.
The service was launched April 21, 2008 using DVB-S
DVB-S
DVB-S is an abbreviation for Digital Video Broadcasting — Satellite; it is the original Digital Video Broadcasting forward error coding and demodulation standard for satellite television and dates from 1994, in its first release, while development lasted from 1993 to 1997...
& DVB-S2
DVB-S2
Digital Video Broadcasting - Satellite - Second Generation is a digital television broadcast standard that has been designed as a successor for the popular DVB-S system. It was developed in 2003 by the , an international industry consortium, and ratified by ETSI in March 2005...
transponders on the Astra 4A, Hot Bird
Hot Bird
Hot Bird is the name of a popular family of satellites operated by Eutelsat, located at 13°E over the Equator and with a transmitting footprint over Europe, North Africa and the Middle East....
and AMOS
Amos (satellite)
AMOS is a name for a series of Israeli communications satellites. All AMOS satellites are operated by Spacecom and are developed by its partner, Israel Aerospace Industries ....
satellites to broadcast channels compressed with MPEG-2
MPEG-2
MPEG-2 is a standard for "the generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information". It describes a combination of lossy video compression and lossy audio data compression methods which permit storage and transmission of movies using currently available storage media and transmission...
& MPEG-4 AVC codecs.
Movies
- TV1000TV1000 EastTV1000 East is a movie television channel targeting the Baltic countries, Ukraine, Russia and other Eastern European countries. It is owned by the Swedish media conglomerate Modern Times Group and was launched in 2004. TV1000 East was rebranded in December 2009.- External links :* * *...
- TV1000 Russkoe KinoTV1000 Russkoe KinoTV1000 Russkoe Kino is a television channel broadcasting Russian language movies owned by Modern Times Group....
- TV1000 ActionTV1000 Action EastTV1000 Action East is a television channel broadcasting action movies to Russia, Ukraine, CIS countries and the Baltic states. It broadcasts action movies from the United States and Europe...
- K1
- K2
- Enter Film
- Kino
- TV XXI
- MGM Channel
- Hallmark ChannelHallmark ChannelThe Hallmark Channel is a cable television network that broadcasts across the United States. Their programming includes a mix of television movies/miniseries, syndicated series, and lifestyle shows that are appropriate for the whole family...
- TCMTurner Classic MoviesTurner Classic Movies is a movie-oriented cable television channel, owned by the Turner Broadcasting System subsidiary of Time Warner, featuring commercial-free classic movies, mostly from the Turner Entertainment and MGM, United Artists, RKO and Warner Bros. film libraries...
(22 - 7 EETEastern European TimeEastern European Time is one of the names of UTC+02:00 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used in some European countries that also use Eastern European Summer Time as a summer daylight saving time.- Usage :...
) - Feniks+Kino
- Kontakt Chance TV
- NSTV
- AXN Sci-Fi
- Russkij Illusion
Variety
- ICTVICTV (Ukraine)ICTV is a privately-held TV channel in Ukraine. Its coverage area allows it to be received by 56.6 % of the Ukrainian population, making the channel the fourth in the nation in terms of coverage , and third by the viewers' ratings.The channel is owned by...
- Novyi KanalNovyi KanalNovyi Kanal is a Ukrainian television channel.- History :The channel was launched on August 15, 1998. At first, it was broadcast only in Kiev, but since 1999, it has extended its range to six other regions of Ukraine, and from 2000, is received in more than 17 major cities...
- STBSTB (Channel)STB is a Ukrainian commercial television network. Today, the coverage area of the network is 85% of Ukraine's territory. It is broadcast in all oblast centers and all Ukrainian cities with a population greater than 50,000...
- TViTVI (channel)-History:TVI launched on March 17, 2008. The station covers over 65% of households in Ukraine. The target audience are people from 18 to 54 years old in cities with...
- Tonis
- TRK "Ukraina"Ukraina (TV channel)Telekanal Ukrayina is one of the most popular television channels in Ukraine. Its broadcast range covers 95% of the Ukrainian territory. The corporate mission of the channel is to maintain one general interest channel and few theme channels, such as the "Football TV channel", that was launched in...
- TRK "ERA"
- TRK "OK"
- Tisa 1Tisa 1Tisa-1 is a regional Ukrainian-speaking TV channel. It is the brand name of the Transcarpathian Regional Television and Radio Company.Its headquarters is situated in Uzhhorod. ZODTRK it is based in 1968. Tisa-1 was launched in November, 2005 covering only Uzhhorod and Uzhhorod Raion. In September,...
- TRK "Zakhid"
- Pershiy NacionalniyUT1 (Ukraine)Pershyi Natsionalnyi is the state-run television channel in Ukraine, operated by the National Television Company of Ukraine. It is the only Ukrainian TV channel covering over 97% of Ukraine's territory. Its programs are oriented on all social layers of the Ukrainian society and national minorities...
- 1+11+1- History :TV channel "1+1" was founded in August 1995, headed by its original President Alexander Rodnyansky who also was its general director from 1996 to 2002...
- InterInter (TV channel)Inter is the major TV channel in Ukraine. Based on it later was formed the whole new media group with variety of different other channels. Inter is among the top-rated networks in Ukraine, competing with such as 1+1 and Pershyi Natsionalnyi channels...
- Citi TV
- TET
- Perviy Kanal Europe
- TVCiTV CenterTV Center is a state-run Russia TV station with the fourth largest coverage area in Russia, after Channel One, Rossiya and NTV. It is owned by the administration of the city of Moscow and is dedicated to programming that highlights various aspects of Moscow life.The channel is broadcast in the...
- RTR PlanetaRTR PlanetaRTR-Planeta is the international service of VGTRK, a state-owned broadcaster in Russia. It is available throughout the world via cable and satellite. In fact, RTR Planeta is the only provider of Russian-language programming to the Asia-Pacific region covered by the AsiaSat2 Satellite...
- R1
- SARAFANSarafanA Sarafan is a traditional Russian long, shapeless jumper dress worn as Russian folk costume by women and girls.Chronicles first mention it under the year 1376, and since that time it was worn well until the 20th century. It is now worn as folk costume for performing Russian folk songs and folk...
- Slavonic Channel InternationalSlavonic Channel InternationalSlavonic Channel International is a slavonic English, Russian, Ukrainian speaking TV channel.Creating a global ethnical informative Slavonic Channel International focused on the international audience...
- TV5MONDE EUROPE
Entertainment
- Fox LifeFox LifeFox Life is a television network, launched by the Fox Broadcasting Company, which airs across Latin America, Europe and Japan . Its basic programming include numerous television series, sitcoms and movies, among others, which includes some original programming in certain regions...
- Fox CrimeFox CrimeFox Crime is a television network, launched by the Fox International Channels, which airs across several countries of Europe and Asia, such as Italy, Spain, Portugal, Slovenia and Bulgaria...
- QTV
- Gumor TV
- Zone RealityZone RealityZone Reality is a European reality television channel.Zone Reality broadcasts in both analogue and digital to over 120 million viewers throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America....
- Fine Living Network
- Luxe.tvLuxe.tvLuxe.TV is a worldwide TV network broadcasting content related to "luxuries". The channel is based in Luxembourg but broadcasts across the world.-History:Luxe.TV was started by Jean Stock and his son Jean-Baptiste in June 2006...
- 2T
- Kiko
- Planeta
- Svit
- English Club TVEnglish Club TVEnglish Club TV is a TV channel for those who study English. The channel’s content consists of documentaries, feature films, cartoons and music videos, which are adapted for learning English. The program schedule is divided into several blocks that correspond to different levels and age groups. The...
- Babay TV
- Tur-Buro
- R TV
- KRT
- Novy Dim
- Menu TV
- Design TV
- GoldBerryGoldberryGoldberry is a supporting character from J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Also known as the "River-woman's daughter," she is the wife of Tom Bombadil...
- People
Documentaries
- Viasat HistoryViasat HistoryViasat History is a pan Nordic television channel showing documentaries about history, culture and society which is very similar to the History Channel....
- Viasat ExplorerViasat ExplorerViasat Explorer is a television channel owned by Modern Times Group showing documentaries about wild animals, extreme sports, adventure, travel and technology. It was launched in January 2002 in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. On November 1, 2003 it expanded into Ukraine, Russia, Kazahstan,...
- Viasat NatureViasat Nature/CrimeViasat Nature/Crime is a television channel broadcasting nature documentaries and crime movies and series. It is broadcasting to Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. Since 2010, Viasat Nature became available in Ukraine....
- Discovery ChannelDiscovery ChannelDiscovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
- Discovery WorldDiscovery World (TV channel)Discovery World is a European television network known as Discovery Civilisation from 1999 - 2008. Discovery World offers an experience of the very best factual programming from around the globe. Discovery World showcases a rich and colourful selection of high quality factual programmes from around...
- Discovery ScienceDiscovery Science Europe/MEDiscovery Science Europe/ME is a television channel targeting the European countries and the Arab World, focusing on programmes relating science and technology. It is broadcast from Discovery Networks Europe in the United Kingdom using a broadcasting license from Ofcom.It is available from numerous...
- Russian Travel GuideRussian Travel GuideRussian Travel Guide is international documentary and travel television channel that airs programs covering nature, science, culture, and history of the Russian Federation....
- Idealni Mir
- National Geographic ChannelNational Geographic ChannelNational Geographic Channel, also commercially abbreviated and trademarked as Nat Geo, is a subscription television channel that airs non-fiction television programs produced by the National Geographic Society. Like History and the Discovery Channel, the channel features documentaries with factual...
- Nat Geo Wild
- 24 Techno
Sports & Hobbies
- EurosportEurosportEurosport is a pan-European television sport network operated by French broadcaster TF1 Group. The network of channels are available in 59 countries, in 20 different languages providing viewers with European and international sporting events...
- Eurosport 2Eurosport 2Eurosport 2 is a European sports television network. It is a sister channel to Eurosport and Eurosport News. Several different versions of the channel exist across Europe, where television rights for sport differ.-Launch:...
- Extreme Sports ChannelExtreme Sports ChannelThe Extreme Sports Channel is a Netherlands-based extreme sports television channel available across Europe and the Middle East. Al Gosling had the idea for the channel in 1998.-History:...
- Viasat SportViasat Sport EastViasat Sport East is a television channel available in Russia, the CIS countries and the Baltic states. The channel heavily features American sports such as the National Hockey League and Major League Baseball....
- Ohota I Rybalka
- Pershiy Avtomobilniy
- Drive
- Futbol
- MegasportMegasportMega , previously known as Megasport, is a television channel in Ukraine, a member of the "Inter" TV-Family. Until 2010, it was known as "Megasport" and positioned itself as a sport channel.-External links:*...
- ESPN ClassicESPN Classic (UK)The British version of ESPN Classic launched on 13 March 2006 on Sky channel 442, the first channel in the UK under the ESPN branding. On 3 August 2009, ESPN Classic launched on Virgin Media channel 533 as a part of the XL pack, and in early 2011 video on demand content started to appear on the...
News
- News 24
- Kanal 5Kanal 5 (Ukraine)5 Kanal is a television station in Ukraine controlled by businessman Petro Poroshenko. It became well known as the first major broadcaster during the 2004 presidential election offering balanced or critical broadcasting on candidate Viktor Yanukovych...
- BBC World News
- Russia TodayRussia TodayRussia Today may refer to:* Russia Today, an English language 24-hour television news channel from Russia. It was launched in 2005 and is not related to an online news service of the similar name operated by EIN News...
- CNN InternationalCNN InternationalCNN International is an international English language television network that carries news, current affairs, politics, opinions, and business programming worldwide. CNN is one of the world's largest news organizations. It is owned by Time Warner, and is affiliated with CNN, which is mainly...
- Bloomberg TelevisionBloomberg TelevisionBloomberg Television is a 24-hour global network broadcasting business and financial news. It is distributed globally, reaching over 200 million homes worldwide. It is owned and operated by Bloomberg L.P...
- EuronewsEuroNewsEuronews is an international multilingual news television channel.It covers world news from what it claims to be a 'European' perspective.Criticisms are that the perspective is in fact that of the European Commission - a major and growing funder of Euronews....
- DW-TV
- France 24 FrançaisFrance 24France 24 is an international news and current affairs television channel. The service is aimed at the overseas market, similar to BBC World News, DW-TV, NHK World and RT, and broadcast through satellite and cable operators throughout the world. During 2010 the channel started broadcasting through...
- Russia 24
- Pogoda TV
- Real Estate TV
- Al Jazeera International
- Rada TVRada TVParliamentary TV-channel «RADA» is an official television channel of the Ukrainian parliament: the Verkhovna Rada. It shows live broadcasts of the parliament's meetings, and others programs related to the law-making process....
Kids & Family
- Nickelodeon
- Cartoon NetworkCartoon Network (Europe)Cartoon Network is a pan-European digital television channel created by Turner Broadcasting, a unit of Time Warner and dedicated to showing animated programming...
(7 - 22 EETEastern European TimeEastern European Time is one of the names of UTC+02:00 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used in some European countries that also use Eastern European Summer Time as a summer daylight saving time.- Usage :...
) - Oulibka RebyonkaSmile of a ChildSmile of a Child TV is a Christian children's channel affiliated with Trinity Broadcasting Network that offers programming 24 hours per day, seven days a week...
- KidsCoKidsCoKidsCo is an international children's entertainment brand founded by Canadian broadcaster Corus Entertainment's Nelvana Enterprises, American-based producer DIC Entertainment, and European broadcaster Sparrowhawk Media Group in April 2007. By the end of 2007, Sparrowhawk was purchased by media...
- Detskiy
Music
- VH1 Russia
- MTV UkraineMTV UkraineMTV Ukraine is a Ukrainian language music channel, owned by MTV Networks Europe, a division of Viacom. The channel was launched on 24 August 2007, 6:00 a.m. local time and is available to the whole country of Ukraine through cable and satellite: in Kiev, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Lutsk, Lviv and...
- O-TV Music
- RU TV
- RU Music
- Enter Music
- Music Box Russia
- Music Box Ukraine
- Star TV
- M1
- M2
Religious
- Glas
- TBN RussiaTrinity Broadcasting NetworkThe Trinity Broadcasting Network is a major American Christian television network. TBN is based in Costa Mesa, California, with auxiliary studio facilities in Irving, Texas; Hendersonville, Tennessee; Gadsden, Alabama; Decatur, Georgia; Miami, Florida; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Orlando, Florida; and New...
- CNL Ukraine
- Life TV
Radio
- UR 1Radio UkraineThe National Radio Company of Ukraine is the publicly-funded radio broadcaster in Ukraine.- Current broadcasting :The National Radio Company of Ukraine broadcasts 97.5 hours daily on its three home channels and "Radio Ukraine International"...
- Radio ProminRadio UkraineThe National Radio Company of Ukraine is the publicly-funded radio broadcaster in Ukraine.- Current broadcasting :The National Radio Company of Ukraine broadcasts 97.5 hours daily on its three home channels and "Radio Ukraine International"...
- UR 3Radio UkraineThe National Radio Company of Ukraine is the publicly-funded radio broadcaster in Ukraine.- Current broadcasting :The National Radio Company of Ukraine broadcasts 97.5 hours daily on its three home channels and "Radio Ukraine International"...
- Radio Ukraine InternationalRadio Ukraine InternationalRadio Ukraine International is the official international broadcasting station of Ukraine....
- Radio Era
- Love Radio
- Emmanuel svitle radio
- Luks FM