Inter (Channel)
| Inter Інтер |
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| Launched | October 20, 1996 |
| Owned by | GDF Media Limited |
| Picture format | 16:9 (576i, SDTV) |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Broadcast area | Ukraine Europe (As Inter+) United States (As Inter+) |
| Headquarters | Kiev |
| Replaced | ORT |
| Website | http://inter.ua/ |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| Available in most cities | Check local listings for channels |
| Cable | |
| Available on most cable systems | Check local listings for channels |
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| Inter Live | Free |
Inter (Ukrainian: Інтер) is among the most-watched television channels in Ukraine. It covers 99.7 percent of Ukraine's territory (according to the channel's own information).
Inter is among the top-rated networks in Ukraine. Inter features a general programming mix appealing to both young and old, including movies, music, drama, documentaries, news, kids' programs and much more.
The channel was founded by the Ukrainian Independent TV-Corporation in 1996.
Besides its international version of the channel as the business project, Inter now consists of several similar projects. Those are 07 Production - a studio of the documentary films, NIS - an information studio featuring Podrobytsi, Pirat Production - a studio of the entertaining shows.
There are also over five other independent channels such as NTN, K1, K2, Megasport, Enter-Film, and Enter-Music (an Ukrainian version of MTV).
On September 15, 2016, Kateryna Shkuratova was appointed Chairperson of the Board of Inter TV channel.
Inter Plus (Ukrainian: Інтер+) is the international network of Inter Channel that broadcasts the 'best of Inter' programming to Ukrainians abroad in North America & Europe. The channel first started broadcasting on January 13, 2003, available via Dish Network in the United States and in Germany through Kabel Deutschland and encrypted in Europe & Russia on Sirius 2 & ABS 1 satellites. As of March 30, 2011, Inter Plus is no longer available on Dish Network.
Inter+ is also available in Canada via IMB+ Records, an IPTV provider.
The channel was founded by the Ukrainian Independent TV-Corporation in 1996. The Ukrainian independent TV-corporation's shareholders were Dilovyi Svit 51%, Russian Channel One 29%, Pegas Television 20%. About 82.5% of Pegas Television was the personal property of Ihor Pluzhnikov. The other shares of the company were split between Pegas and Overseas sales Ltd. 17.3% and Bersted Ukraina .2%. Those two companies were his property as well. Besides Pegas he had some share in the Dilovyi Svit which consisted of Bersted Ukraina, RIF-Service, Play Enterprise, insurance company Sindek, and legal services of Konnov and Sozanovskyi. In 2005 unexpectedly died Ihor Pluzhnikov in a hospital. His death caused a lot of discussions on the political level. In August all of the shares Dilovyi Svit and half of Pegas Television (total of 61%) became a property of what later became known as Ukrainian Mediaproject headed by Valeriy Khoroshkovsky. Pegas was overtaken by Pluzhnikov's wife, Svitlana, who has 10% ownership of the Ukrainian independent TV-corporation. There speculations that she does not have any influence on the business of the telechannel, Inter. As of December 2012 61% of the shares are owned by Ukrainian Mediaproject, 29% by Channel One and 10% by Pluzhnikov's widow. According to Yaroslav Porokhniak, head of the management board of Inter, the Russian shareholders have no say in the channel's editorial or programming policies.
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