1+1 Media Group

1+1 Media Group is a Ukrainian media conglomerate whose core activities are television broadcasting, audiovisual production, news publishing and digital distribution. Established in 1995 and headquartered in Kyiv, the group developed around the 1+1 television service and later assembled a portfolio of channels intended for different audiences and programming categories. Its principal broadcast brands include 1+1, 2+2, TET, PLUSPLUS, Bigudi, UNIAN, Serial and 1+1 International. The group has also operated or controlled a substantial collection of online media properties, including TSN.ua, UNIAN, Glavred.info, Telekritika and Dusia. The group’s business is broader than channel ownership. Through 1+1 Production, it develops original television formats and adapts international formats for broadcast across the group’s channels and for external customers. Its production activity has covered entertainment, reality and dating programs, talent formats, scripted reality, television series, sitcoms, documentaries, sports programming and news or informational content. A separate digital division, 1+1 Digital, develops and maintains the group’s online resources and supports the movement of its content from conventional television to web and mobile platforms. 1+1 Media has periodically pursued audiences outside the domestic linear-television market. The group launched 1+1 International in 2006 for Ukrainian viewers living abroad and made an international-language initiative with Ukraine Today, an English-language satellite channel launched in August 2014. Ukraine Today was later discontinued in 2016. In July 2018, the group announced a streaming application for 1+1 International. On 4 November 2024, it launched the 1+1 Worldwide application, which offers FAST channels including 1+1 News and 1+1 Travel; the latter provides English- and Spanish-dubbed versions of Dmytro Komarov’s The World Inside Out. The company has also undertaken environmental and social initiatives. Its Green Office project began in 2012 and sought to reduce the environmental impact of its operations. In November 2017, the group launched the You Are Not Alone charitable fund, supporting projects for children with serious illnesses, people with disabilities and veterans of Ukraine’s Anti-Terrorist Operation period. The group has been associated with Ukrainian business interests linked to Ihor Kolomoyskyi, although the available reference material does not establish a complete current ownership structure. Its relationship with Solutions, LLC is described as close; the company has been associated with Vision TV, the operator of the Viasat satellite television business in Ukraine, and with Plus TV, which operates Kyivstar TV. These relationships and historical affiliations should not be treated as a complete statement of present ownership without additional corporate-registry or company disclosures. The group’s general director is Yaroslav Pakholchuk. 1+1 Media remains an active Ukrainian television and digital-media business, but detailed current financial information and a fully documented ownership chart are not established by the supplied sources.

1+1 Media Group was established in Ukraine in 1995 and grew from a television-centered operation into a diversified media group. Its principal business became the operation of several Ukrainian television channels, including 1+1, 2+2 and TET, later supplemented by PLUSPLUS, Bigudi, UNIAN, Serial and 1+1 International. The portfolio allowed the group to address broad entertainment audiences as well as viewers interested in drama, news, children’s programming and other specialized content. The company expanded beyond linear broadcasting through online publishing and digital distribution. Its media properties have included TSN.ua, UNIAN, Glavred.info, Telekritika and Dusia. The group’s digital activities are organized in part through 1+1 Digital, which develops and maintains online resources. This expansion reflected the growing importance of web, mobile and on-demand access to audiovisual and news content. Content creation became another important part of the group’s structure. 1+1 Production produces in-house television formats and adapts international formats for the group’s channels. Its work has included reality and dating shows, talent competitions, scripted-reality programs, series, sitcoms, documentaries, sports programs, original programming and information broadcasts. The production unit also serves customers outside the group, making it both an internal supplier and an external production business. 1+1 Media pursued international audiences through 1+1 International, launched in 2006 for the Ukrainian diaspora. In August 2014, it launched Ukraine Today as an English-language satellite channel, representing an effort to extend the group’s reach into international television. Ukraine Today was shut down in 2016. The group later announced a streaming application for 1+1 International in July 2018. Its international digital strategy continued with the launch of the 1+1 Worldwide application on 4 November 2024. The application includes FAST channels such as 1+1 News and 1+1 Travel, with the travel service offering English- and Spanish-dubbed versions of Dmytro Komarov’s The World Inside Out. The group’s non-commercial initiatives include the Green Office project, begun in 2012 to reduce the environmental effects of its operations. In November 2017, it created the You Are Not Alone charity fund, whose projects address the needs of children with serious illnesses, people with disabilities and veterans of the Anti-Terrorist Operation period. The supplied reference identifies financial interests in the group associated with Ihor Kolomoyskyi. It also describes a close relationship with Solutions, LLC, whose historical or reported beneficiaries include Yaroslav Pakholchuk and the chief executive of Vision TV, the Ukrainian satellite television operator doing business as Viasat. Vision TV is described as owning Plus TV, which operates Kyivstar TV. Earlier individuals associated with the business included former 1+1 Media director Oleksandr Tkachenko and Timur Mindych. These references establish historical relationships but do not provide a sufficiently complete basis for stating the group’s present ownership structure. Yaroslav Pakholchuk is identified as the group’s general director.

1. 20241+1 Worldwide launches

   The group introduces an application with FAST channels for news and international travel content.

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2. 2019UNIAN TV digital-license application is rejected

   Ukraine’s National Council of Television and Radio refuses to grant UNIAN TV a digital license, a decision challenged by the group.

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3. 20181+1 International streaming app is announced

   The group announces a streaming application connected with its international channel.

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4. 2017You Are Not Alone charity fund is launched

   The group establishes a charitable fund focused on children with serious illnesses, people with disabilities and veterans.

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5. 2016Ukraine Today closes

   The group discontinues its English-language satellite channel.

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6. 2014Ukraine Today launches

   1+1 Media launches an English-language satellite television channel aimed at international audiences.

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7. 2012Green Office project begins

   The group starts an environmental initiative intended to reduce the negative impact of its operations.

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8. 20061+1 International launches

   The group launches 1+1 International to serve Ukrainians living outside Ukraine.

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9. 19951+1 Media Group is established

   The Ukrainian media group is founded and begins developing its television-centered business.

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A broad Ukrainian television and digital-media group combining national broadcast channels, original production, online news and international content distribution.

• 1+1Television channel

  The group’s principal television brand and one of its central broadcast services in Ukraine. It forms the foundation of the 1+1 Media portfolio and is associated with broad television programming, including entertainment, news and locally produced content.

• 2+2Television channel

  A Ukrainian television channel within the group’s multi-channel portfolio. It contributes to the group’s domestic broadcasting offer, although the supplied references do not provide a complete account of its programming history or audience strategy.

• TETTelevision channel

  A television channel operated by 1+1 Media for the Ukrainian market. It is one of the group’s established broadcast brands, alongside 1+1 and 2+2, but detailed historical positioning is not specified in the supplied material.

• 1+1 InternationalInternational television and streaming service2006

  An international-facing service launched in 2006 for Ukrainians living abroad. The group later announced a streaming application associated with the service, extending its distribution beyond conventional domestic television.

• 1+1 ProductionTelevision production

  The group’s production company creates original formats and adapts international formats for 1+1 Media channels and outside customers. Its work spans reality and dating shows, talent programs, scripted reality, series, sitcoms, documentaries, sports programming and information content.

• 1+1 DigitalDigital media services

  A division responsible for developing and maintaining the group’s digital resources. It supports the publication and distribution of television, news and other media content through online channels.

• 1+1 WorldwideFAST and streaming application2024

  An international digital application launched in November 2024. Its initial offer includes FAST channels branded 1+1 News and 1+1 Travel, with the travel service carrying English- and Spanish-dubbed versions of The World Inside Out.

• 2017You Are Not Alone

  Ukraine

  A charitable fund and associated projects supporting children with serious illnesses, people with disabilities and veterans of the Anti-Terrorist Operation period.

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• 2012Green Office

  Ukraine

  An environmental initiative intended to reduce the negative environmental impact of the group’s operations.

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• 2024Launch of 1+1 WorldwideProduct launch

  The group pursued international digital distribution through ad-supported streaming channels.

  What changed. The group launched the 1+1 Worldwide application with FAST channels including 1+1 News and 1+1 Travel.

  Aftermath. The service included English- and Spanish-dubbed versions of The World Inside Out through its travel offering.

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• 2019Challenge to the UNIAN TV licensing decisionOther

  The Ukrainian National Council of Television and Radio refused to grant the group’s UNIAN TV news channel a digital license.

  What changed. 1+1 Media contested the refusal and stated that it was unfounded and politically motivated.

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• 20181+1 International streaming applicationProduct launch

  The group was extending its international television offer to online distribution.

  What changed. 1+1 announced the launch of a streaming application for 1+1 International.

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• 2014Launch of Ukraine TodayProduct launch

  1+1 Media sought to extend its television presence beyond Ukraine and reach international audiences with English-language news and programming.

  What changed. The group launched Ukraine Today as an English-language satellite television channel.

  Aftermath. The channel was later shut down in 2016.

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• 20241+1 Worldwide app launches with FAST channels

  The group launched 1+1 Worldwide, an application offering FAST channels including 1+1 News and 1+1 Travel, with dubbed international versions of The World Inside Out.

  Product launchProduct generation
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• 2019Ukrainian regulator refuses UNIAN TV digital license

  The Ukrainian National Council of Television and Radio declined to grant 1+1’s UNIAN TV news channel a digital license. The group disputed the decision and characterized it as politically motivated.

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• 20171+1 Media launches the You Are Not Alone charitable fund

  The group established a charitable fund supporting children with serious illnesses, people with disabilities and veterans of Ukraine’s Anti-Terrorist Operation period.

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• 2016Ukraine Today is discontinued

  The group shut down its English-language satellite channel Ukraine Today after its international television initiative.

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• 20141+1 Media launches Ukraine Today

  The group launched Ukraine Today, an English-language satellite television channel intended to reach an international audience.

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1. 1+1 Media Group
2. 1+1 Media official website