Espreso TV
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]
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| Country | Ukraine |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| DVB-T2 | MX-3 (23) |
| Streaming media | |
| LIVE | LIVE |
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]
On 22 January 2014, a journalist of Espreso TV Dmytro Dvoychenkov was kidnapped, beaten, and taken to an unknown location. He was later released.[6]
See also
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.
- Espreso TV, Institute of Mass Information
Goldberry LLC, Institute of Mass Information - Police assault journalist providing live video for Espresso TV. Kyiv Post. 22 January 2014