Country | Ukraine |
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Broadcast area | Internet |
Headquarters | Kyiv, Ukraine |
Programming | |
Picture format | 16:9 (Full HD, 1080p) |
Ownership | |
Key people | Vadim Denisenko and Vitaly Pyrovych (chief editors) |
History | |
Launched | November 2013 |
Links | |
Website | Official Site |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Zeonbud (Ukraine) | MUX3 (26) (DVB-T2) |
Telecentras (Lithuania) | Local MUX in various regions (DVB-T) |
Digital radio (Ireland) | Local MUX in Dublin (5B DAB+) |
Streaming media | |
LIVE | LIVE |
Espreso TV (Ukrainian: Еспресо TV) is an Internet television station in Ukraine that started to operate in November 2013. Espreso TV enabled the Euromaidan protests to be broadcast worldwide.[1][2][3][4]
Ownership
The channel is owned by the media company Goldberry LLC.[5]
Prior to August 2017 99% of Espreso TV belonged to Larysa Knyazhytska, the wife of Mykola Knyazhytsky.[5]
In August 2017 Inna Avakova (the wife of former Minister of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov) acquired 40% of Goldberry LLC and Arseniy Yatsenyuk (former Prime Minister) acquired 30%; the remaining 30% of Goldberry LLC stayed in the possession of Larysa Knyazhytska.[5]
In December 2017 the US Atmosphere Entertainment became a major shareholder of Espresso TV by purchasing 77.5% stake in Goldberry LLC that runs Espresso TV in Ukraine. The final beneficiary of the US company is Ivan Zhevago. [6]
History
On 22 January 2014, a journalist of Espreso TV Dmytro Dvoychenkov was kidnapped, beaten, and taken to an unknown location. He was later released.[7]
References
- ↑ Espresso TV brings Kiev protests to world’s screens with ToolsOnAir
- ↑ Ukraine's revolution is being live-streamed
- ↑ "A Ukrainian TV news host mixes work with protesting in the streets". Public Radio International. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
- ↑ Merchant, Brian (2014-02-19). "Ukraine's Newest Media Company Is Ensuring the Revolution Will Be Televised". Vice. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
- 1 2 3 Espreso TV, Institute of Mass Information
Goldberry LLC, Institute of Mass Information - ↑ . InVenture 02 January 2018
- ↑ Police assault journalist providing live video for Espresso TV. Kyiv Post. 22 January 2014