Comedy Central (Ukrainian TV channel)

Comedy Central
CountryUkraine
Broadcast areaNationwide
HeadquartersKyiv, Ukraine
Programming
Language(s)Ukrainian
Picture format16:9 (576i, HDTV)
Ownership
Owner1+1 Media Group (Vision Media LLC)[1]
History
Launched22 November 2017
Closed1 January 2025
Former namesParamount Comedy (2017-2023)

Comedy Central was a Ukrainian youth entertainment channel, acting as the local version of the American channel of the same name. The channel started broadcasting in November 2017 as Paramount Comedy.

History

In November 2017, 1+1 Media announced that it had acquired the local license of Paramount Comedy from Viacom. Regarding the language of the channel, Oksana Petryshyn was working for the service to operate 100% in Ukrainian. The license stipulated 12 hours of local programming (including an hour a day of original content) and 12 hours of foreign content, mainly American series dubbed in Ukrainian. Test broadcasts started on the Astra 4A satellite on 3 October 2017 from 1+1 Media's uplink station using Verimatrix encryption. As of November, the group didn't make an official statement on the tests.[2][3][4][5] On 22 November, test broadcasts of the Ukrainian version started on Lanet Network's cable system.[6]

In the period between the second half of December 2017 and the first half of January 2018, 1+1 Media started regular broadcasts of Paramount Comedy Ukraine and the channel was made available on the following operators: 18 December 2017 on Kyivstar (Domashnye TV package);,[7] in early January 2018 on Viasat Ukraine;,[8] 1 January 2018 on Misto-TV;[9] 2 January 2018 on Triolan; 5 January 2018 on Xtra TV (removed on 1 March 2019, returned on 12 January 2021);[10] and 10 January 2018 on Volia.[11]

The channel started its official website on 22 June 2018, in accordance with the demands of both 1+1 Media and Viacom.[12]

From 28 February to 31 May 2022, the channel broadcast the United News Marathon uninterruptedly.[13] On 1 June 2022, the channel resumed regular programming.[14]

On 1 March 2023, the channel was renamed to Comedy Central. Its first premiere under the new name was the new season of Beavis and Butt-Head that premiered in the United States the previous year.[15]

The channel closed on 1 January 2025. On Triolan, the channel slot was replaced by the 1+1 Media travel channel Svit+, which had launched two months earlier on the Ukrainian terrestrial platform.[16] The channel closed at the tail end of an episode of the eleventh season of South Park, after which the channel was replaced by a test card with the channel's logo and a message regarding the channel's closure.[17]

Programming

All of the programming was dubbed in the Ukrainian language by Studio 1+1 and Tak Treba Production. The bulk of the foreign output consisted largely of American shows from the Paramount back catalog, as well as some shows from other American production companies.

References

  1. ^ "ВІЖН МЕДІА ТОВ". National Radio and Television COuncil of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023. Archived 2023-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Закусило, Мар'яна (16 November 2017). ""1+1 медіа" проліцензувала свій новий телеканал Paramount Comedy (ДОПОВНЕНО)". detector.media (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  3. ^ ""1+1 медіа" готується запустити канал Paramount Comedy українською мовою - ЗМІ". detector.media (in Ukrainian). 7 October 2017. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  4. ^ "1+1 медіа запускає україномовну версію каналу Paramount Comedy | УНІАН". 3 December 2017. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  5. ^ "1+1 медіа запускає україномовну версію каналу Paramount Comedy". media.1plus1.ua. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Ланет.TV - UP: канал включено також у пакет /CORE.... | Facebook". Facebook. 17 January 2018. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Зміни в переліку каналів послуги "Домашнє ТБ" | Київстар". 17 January 2018. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Зміни в програмній пропозиції Viasat абонентам "Домашнього ТБ". Зустрічаємо нові телеканали! | цифрове супутникове телебачення viasat". 17 January 2018. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2020. Archived 2018-01-17 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "Paramount Comedy в мережі Місто-ТВ. Для перегляду даного телеканалу необхідно переналаштувати телевізійні приймачі". 17 January 2018. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2020. Archived 2018-01-17 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Новини". 17 January 2018. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  11. ^ "ВОЛЯ — ВОЛЯ додає в пакети канал Paramount Comedy". 17 January 2018. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2020. Archived 2018-01-17 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ Кокотюха, Андрій (25 June 2018). "(Column) Української державної ідеології та пропаганди не існує. До дискусії". detector.media (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Телеканал "Рада" вестиме марафон до 12.00, і з 00.00 до 6.00". detector.media (in Ukrainian). 26 February 2022. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  14. ^ Друзі, а в нас гарна новина😉 on Facebook
  15. ^ "1 березня 1+1 media запускає телеканал Comedy Central". media.1plus1.ua. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  16. ^ Triolan.Me on Telegram
  17. ^ Закрытие Comedy Central Ukraine (01.01.2025)