NTV-PLUS Ukraine will stay without Ukrainian channels?

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Early April the packages of NTV-PLUS Ukraine satellite operator will exclude two Ukrainian channels like NTN and Channel 5.

Currently the news Channel 5 and all-format NTN channel remain the only channels of Ukrainian production, available within the Light Ukraine package with a price of just 19 Russian rubles (about 7 hryvnias as for NBU rate at the time of publishing). This package totals 55 TV channels of any target orientation.

NTN and Channel 5 are also available for the subscribers or previous configuration of TV programs within the packages like NTV-PLUS Ukraine and Basic Ukraine, but starting in April this platform’s subscribers will also lose the option of watching those channels.

Early March the NTV-PLUS Ukraine’s subscribers had to bid farewell to TV5 Monde French-speaking TV channel. Mid-February, pursuant the decision of the National Television and Radio Broadcasting Council of Ukraine, the Channel One Worldwide Network of Russian production ceased its broadcasting on the platform. And early this year the TV audience had to say goodbye to the channels like Park razvlechenii (amusement park), RU.TV and CNN International.

Last autumn the worldwide known channels of Discovery family ceased their work on the NTV-PLUS Ukraine’s platform, along with a number of other educational and entertainment channels.

We shall recall that NTV-PLUS Russian Satellite Company started its official operation on the Ukrainian territory in 2006. The company’s official partner representing it in Ukraine became Novye televizionnye technologii (new television technologies) (NTT). Originally for Ukrainian subscribers there were available TV packages similar to the ones offered in Russia. And in November 2008 a new NTV-PLUS Ukraine package was launched, containing 28 channels.

NTV-PLUS is one of the largest satellite operators on the Russian pay TV market. The TV Company was founded in 1996, being incorporated into the Gazprom-media holding.

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