 Logo used since 7 May 2025 | |
| Country | Estonia, uk |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Ukraine Estonia Latvia Lithuania Europe |
| Programming | |
| Languages | English Latvian Russian |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Viasat World |
| Sister channels | Viasat Kino Action |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 March 2003 (2003-03-01) |
| Closed | 31 March 2023 (2023-03-31) (Ukraine, for a time) |
| Former names | TV1000 East (2003–2023) |
| Links | |
| Website | https://viasatkino.com/ |
Viasat Kino is a movie television channel targeting the Baltic countries. It is owned by the international broadcaster Viasat World[1] and was launched on 1 March 2003 by Swedish media conglomerate Modern Times Group.[2][3]
On 1 March 2023, from TV1000 East renamed to Viasat Kino channel.[4][5]
On 31 March 2023, Viasat World TV channels stopped broadcasting in Ukraine, the reason was a conflict of interests with the Russian owners.[6]
On 9 June 2023, Viasat World TV channels resumed broadcasting on a Ukrainian satellite provider Viasat Ukraine and other cable providers.[7][8][9] However, Ukraine's regulator the National Council said it does not recommend the distribution of Viasat channels, despite the fact that they have a three-month licence issued in another EU country.[10]
External links
References
- Ashford, Holly (October 2015). "MTG sells pay-TV channels businesses". TV Europe. Europe. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- "TV1000 launched in Russia". MTG. Spring 2003. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- "Канал TV1000 отмечает два года со дня начала вещания в России | Новости СПУТНИКОВОГО ТV | TECHNO-SAT.RU |" [TV1000 celebrates two years of broadcasting in Russia]. www.techno-sat.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "ребрендинг канала TV1000 в Viasat Kino (Балтия) (1.03.2023)" [Rebranding TV1000 to Viasat Kino]. YouTube. March 2023. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- "Viasat World". Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
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- "Оновлення каналів в пакетах Viasat" [Updating channels in Viasat packages]. viasat.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 31 March 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ""Viasat" TV channels have stopped broadcasting in Ukraine since March 31. What happened?". babel.ua. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- Stuart, Thomson (31 March 2023). "Viasat World channels to be excluded from Ukraine". Digital TV Europe. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- "Оператор супутникового телебачення Viasat відновив мовлення тематичних каналів Viasat | Mediasat" [Viasat satellite TV operator resumes broadcasting of Viasat thematic channels]. mediasat.info (in Ukrainian). Mediasat. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- "Канали Viasat повертаються на ТВ!" [Viasat channels are back on TV!]. viasat.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Viasat Ukraine. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- "McLaut відновив мовлення каналів Viasat у своїй мережі" [McLaut resumes broadcasting Viasat channels on its network]. mediasat.info (in Ukrainian). Mediasat. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- "Ukraine says no to Viasat channels". Broadband TV News. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.