English Club TV

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English Club TV
TypeEducational television channel
Country
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom
Headquarters Dnipro, Ukraine
Programming
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
Ownership
OwnerOleg Naumov
Key peopleAndrii Semchenko (CEO)
History
LaunchedAugust 2008
Links
Website www.english-club.tv

English Club TV is a British-Ukrainian [1] [2] educational television channel dedicated to learning the English language, which first started broadcasting in August 2008. The author of the idea, the owner and general producer of the TV channel Oleg Naumov, a TV personality from Dnipro, [3] [4] where the Ukrainian division of English Club TV operates. [5]

The content of the English Club TV channel consists of documentaries, feature films, cartoons and music videos, which are adapted for learning English according to the communicative method of learning foreign languages. The program schedule is divided into several blocks that correspond to different levels and age groups.

After the launch of the Da Vinci Ukraine in 2009, the interests of this TV channel in Ukraine have been represented by the British company "English Club TV". [6]

History

In August 2008, the British TV channel English Club began broadcasting from the Sirius 4 satellite. In January 2009, an agreement was signed with Universal Communications to distribute the channel in Russia and Kazakhstan. [7] In January 2010, the channel began broadcasting in Russia/CIS countries. September-November 2011 - the beginning of broadcasting in Central and Western Europe. May 2012 — the launch of the English Club TV On-the-Go service. November 2012 saw launch of broadcasting in Asia and Africa; in January 2013 the launch of the HD version; and in June 2013, the start of broadcasting in North and Latin America. [8]

The channel made co-operation agreements in 2012 with English leaning houses such as International House and the British Council, especially in the children's demographic. With Macmillan Education, they launched the educational reality series E-Lab. [9] In September 2012 the channel was added to Viasat Ukraine. [10]

The Ukrainian regulator has registered the Ukrainian broadcasting license of English Club TV on 31 October 2023, alongside Warner Bros. Discovery's DTX. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ English Club TV. english-club.tv. 2021
  2. ↑ English Club TV: about. v-english.club. 2021
  3. ↑ «Головне — бути наполегливими й терплячими». Сім запитань Олегу Наумову. day.kyiv.ua/uk/. 22 March 2019
  4. ↑ English Club TV подав заявку на одержання ліцензії на телемовлення. detector.media. 21 May 2008
  5. ↑ ТОВ Англійський клуб ТБ. nrada.gov.ua. 2021
  6. ↑ Английский Клуб ТВ, ООО / Angliyskiy Klub TV, LLC  — EEBC Telecom & Broadcasting 2009
  7. ↑ "Російська Universal Communications поширюватиме канал English Club TV у Росії та Казахстані". Detector Media. 27 January 2009.
  8. ↑ English Club TV: history. english-club.tv. 2021
  9. ↑ "Телеканал English Club TV: про спільні проекти". Detector Media. 12 March 2012.
  10. ↑ "Телеканал English Club TV з'явився у пакеті каналів компанії Viasat". Detector Media. 14 September 2012.
  11. ↑ "Нацрада зареєструвала один з каналів Discovery та English Club TV". Detector Media. 31 October 2023.
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