Television has a long history in Ukraine, where regular television broadcasting 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 the fall of Communism in 1989, and now there are many different channels and groups in the Ukrainian TV market.
5 Kanal is a television station in Ukraine formerly owned by businessman and fifth President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.
Inter is a Ukrainian television channel. It covers 99.7 percent of Ukraine's territory. According to Kyiv Post it is among the most-watched television channels in Ukraine.
Novyi Kanal is a Ukrainian television channel. The channel is a part of the Starlight Media broadcasting group, created by Viktor Pinchuk.
Nickelodeon was a Russian language children's television channel launched on November 15, 1998, across the post-Soviet states.
Teleexpo was one of the first commercial television channels in Russia. It was founded by the government of Moscow and by the commercial house Mosexpo. It began broadcasting on March 1, 1995 on the UHF band. It was only broadcast in the territory of Moscow and the Moscow Region.
TV Rain is an independent Russian-language television channel. Launched in Russia in 2010, it has been based in the Netherlands since 2023. It focuses on news, discussions, culture, politics, business reports, and documentaries. TV Rain is owned by journalist Natalya Sindeyeva. Its slogan is "Optimistic Channel."
2+2 is a national Ukrainian-language TV channel, owned by the 1+1 Media Group. Its program content is mainly aimed at a male audience, targeting a core age group of 25–44.
Belarus 1 is a state-owned television channel in Belarus.
Starlight Media is the largest Ukrainian broadcasting group, composed of six television stations and nine other media and advertising companies. It was founded 11 November 2009 in Kyiv. In 2013 its market share was 30.17% and in 2014 - 27.85% of the 14-49 audience. Its market share in 2012 was 34% for the audience aged 14–49 and in 2014 - 32%. In 2015 the group's share of the audience of 14-49 year olds was 27.33%. Its margin over its closest competitor is 46%, and for middle and upper income Ukrainians — 54%.
TET is a Ukrainian-language national entertainment TV channel broadcasting in Ukraine. It is part of the large 1+1 Media Group, and broadcasts to more than 100 cities in Ukraine, with a technical penetration of 92.4%. The target audience of the channel is 8–40 years old.
UNIAN TV is an all-Ukrainian language educational and information TV channel, owned by 1+1 Media Group.
Boycott Russian Films is a Ukrainian civic campaign that supports a boycott of Russian films and television series. It is a part of a broader boycott campaign called "Do not buy Russian goods!" started by the Ukrainian social movement Vidsich.
Dmitry Khorkin is a Ukrainian television and radio host and media manager, general producer of Ukrainian Radio. He is the main voice (narrator) of official events in Ukraine, well known as the voice of military parades. Merited artist of Ukraine. Board member of the National Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine.
Mir, known formally as the International Television and Radio Company "Mir" is a multinational public television broadcaster, broadcasting programs in Russian and featuring programming from all the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
The TSN or Television News Service is a Ukrainian daily news program of the 1+1 TV channel produced by 1+1 Media Group, broadcast from a television studio at the channel's headquarters in Podil, Kyiv since 2013. Before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, up to 8 TSN editions were broadcast on weekdays depending on the day of the week and one on Saturday and Sunday. TSN's main edition takes place at 7:30 p.m. From midnight on February 26, 2022 began on the informational TV channels 1+1 Media, in particular 1+1, started the broadcast of the television marathon United News, the creation of which was also joined by the TSN team.
United News, Telemarathon or UA together is a joint information telethon which was launched on February 24, 2022, at the start of Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. It began broadcasting at the start of the invasion on February 24, 2022, as #UAtogether and broadcast on Rada TV, the official television channel of the Verkhovna Rada.
Popular Resistance of Ukraine is a Ukrainian underground partisan organization operating in the territories of Ukraine occupied by Russian troops during the invasion of the country. The partisans operate in the rear and transmit the coordinates of important military facilities and the deployment of Russian troops to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"ICTV2" is a Ukrainian TV channel, part of the Starlight Media group. It launched in December 2022, replacing ICTV Ukraine, which had been an internationally oriented service.
Sergii Volodymyrovych Ivanov is a Ukrainian campaign manager, former prosecutor, television presenter, publicist and writer. He is the host of the ISLND TV channel, founded by pro-Russian propagandist and campaign manager Volodymyr Petrov.
