National Television Company of Ukraine
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National Television Company of Ukraine is the national television broadcaster in Ukraine
. It is state-run, and operates the television channel Pershyi Nazional'niy
, the only Ukrainian TV channel that has a coverage over 97% of Ukraine's territory. It is the only state-owned national channel. Its programs are oriented at all social layers of the Ukrainian society and national minorities
. Among priority directions of the network are informative publicism, popular scientific, culturologic, entertaining and sport-oriented ones. According to the viewer's rating the First Channel significantly trails all of his more recent privately held rivals.
It is planned that the National Television Company of Ukraine (NTCU) will be changed to Public Television Network in 2009. The government will lose its direct control over the national network. The Public Television Network will contain of several channels, such as, "First Channel", "Second Channel", "Euronews Ukraine" and "Ukraine and the World".
Together with Telewizja Polska
NTCU holds the broadcasting rights of UEFA Euro 2012.
was made on February 1, 1939. The shooting was made in a tiny studio in Kiev
. The first live broadcasting was 40 minutes long. It showed the portrait of Sergo Ordzhonikidze.
After a long pause that lasted since the first day of World War II
, the second birth of Ukrainian television took place. On November 6, 1951, the Kiev
Telecentre made a debut with the broadcasting of a patriotic movie "The Great Glow". Next day the Telecentre went on air again by broadcasting the solemn measures of celebreating the 34th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution. On May 1, 1952, a concert went on air (shot in the only studio of the Telecentre - Studio B) of great Ukrainian singers, soloist of the Kiev Opera
. The anchorwoman of the concert was the Kiev Telecentre's first announcer - Novela Separionova. In 1953, the construction of the building of the Kiev Telecentre on Khreshchatyk, 26, was finished right after the finishing of the Moscow
and Leningrad
Telecentres. Regular programs started to go on air since 1956. Until that year, the Telecentre went on air twice a day showing feature films or documentaries. Live broadcasting (which makes TV announcers proud today) was the only form of broadcasting. Recording video became usual in mid-1960s.
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. It is state-run, and operates the television channel Pershyi Nazional'niy
Pershyi Nazional'niy (Ukraine)
Pershyi Natsionalnyi is the state-run television channel in Ukraine, operated by the National Television Company of Ukraine. It is the only Ukrainian TV channel covering over 97% of Ukraine's territory. Its programs are oriented on all social layers of the Ukrainian society and national minorities...
, the only Ukrainian TV channel that has a coverage over 97% of Ukraine's territory. It is the only state-owned national channel. Its programs are oriented at all social layers of the Ukrainian society and national minorities
Demographics of Ukraine
The Demographics of Ukraine is about the demographic features of the population of Ukraine, including population growth, population density, ethnicity, education level, health, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population....
. Among priority directions of the network are informative publicism, popular scientific, culturologic, entertaining and sport-oriented ones. According to the viewer's rating the First Channel significantly trails all of his more recent privately held rivals.
It is planned that the National Television Company of Ukraine (NTCU) will be changed to Public Television Network in 2009. The government will lose its direct control over the national network. The Public Television Network will contain of several channels, such as, "First Channel", "Second Channel", "Euronews Ukraine" and "Ukraine and the World".
Together with Telewizja Polska
Telewizja Polska
Telewizja Polska Spółka Akcyjna is Poland's public broadcasting corporation...
NTCU holds the broadcasting rights of UEFA Euro 2012.
History of Kiev Telecentre
The first official attempt to broadcast live in UkraineUkraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
was made on February 1, 1939. The shooting was made in a tiny studio in Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
. The first live broadcasting was 40 minutes long. It showed the portrait of Sergo Ordzhonikidze.
After a long pause that lasted since the first day of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, the second birth of Ukrainian television took place. On November 6, 1951, the Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
Telecentre made a debut with the broadcasting of a patriotic movie "The Great Glow". Next day the Telecentre went on air again by broadcasting the solemn measures of celebreating the 34th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution. On May 1, 1952, a concert went on air (shot in the only studio of the Telecentre - Studio B) of great Ukrainian singers, soloist of the Kiev Opera
Kiev Opera
The Kiev Opera group was formally established in the summer of 1867, and is the third oldest in Ukraine, after Odessa Opera and Lviv Opera. Today, the Kiev Opera Company performs at the National Opera House of Ukraine named after Taras Shevchenko in Kiev....
. The anchorwoman of the concert was the Kiev Telecentre's first announcer - Novela Separionova. In 1953, the construction of the building of the Kiev Telecentre on Khreshchatyk, 26, was finished right after the finishing of the Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
and Leningrad
Leningrad
Leningrad is the former name of Saint Petersburg, Russia.Leningrad may also refer to:- Places :* Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia, around Saint Petersburg* Leningrad, Tajikistan, capital of Muminobod district in Khatlon Province...
Telecentres. Regular programs started to go on air since 1956. Until that year, the Telecentre went on air twice a day showing feature films or documentaries. Live broadcasting (which makes TV announcers proud today) was the only form of broadcasting. Recording video became usual in mid-1960s.