1+1 Ukraine (1+1 Україна) is a Ukrainian television channel. It is part of the media conglomerate 1+1 Media, whose owners are Ihor Kolomoiskyi and Ihor Surkis.
In December 22, the National Council issued a temporary permit for broadcasting "1+1 Ukraine" during the period of martial law in Ukraine for broadcasting in the MX-2 multiplex of the DVB-T2 digital broadcast network for a period of one year.[2]
The TV channel started broadcasting on December 24.[3] The launch of the channel was given mainly due to marketing issues, as the main 1+1 channel, the most valuable asset of the group, was affected by the broadcast of the United News marathon.[4]
On November 23, 2023, the channel took part in a bidding contest to take part in the digital terrestrial (DVB-T2 standard) MX-2 multiplex under the legal entity «Віжн 1+1».[5]
On January 1, 2024, the regulator changed the logo of the «ТРК „Студія 1+1“» entity for satellite broadcasting from 1+1 Ukraina to 1+1 Marafon. As the same time, 1+1 Ukraina changed its legal entity to «Віжн 1+1».[6]
On July 11, 2024, the channel won a license to operate on the MX-1 multiplex under the name "1+1 Україна+", on August 8, the license changed its logo to "1+1 Україна", and on the next day, it moved from MX-2 to MX-1.[7][8]
In the autumn season, the channel brought back Argument Kino for the first time since 2016, where the airing of a Ukrainian movie was accompanied by relevant commentary.[9]TSN: A Special View was broadcast in November, a cycle of themed TSN documentaries in conjunction with the 2024 United States presidential election.[10] In December 2024, the channel started plans for an adaptation of Wheel of Fortune.[11]
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