TV1000 East
Encyclopedia
TV1000 East is a movie television channel targeting the Baltic countries
, Ukraine
, Russia
and other Eastern European countries. It is owned by the Swedish media conglomerate Modern Times Group
and was launched in 2004. TV1000 East was rebranded in December 2009.
Baltic countries
The term Baltic states refers to the Baltic territories which gained independence from the Russian Empire in the wake of World War I: primarily the contiguous trio of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania ; Finland also fell within the scope of the term after initially gaining independence in the 1920s.The...
, Ukraine
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...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and other Eastern European countries. It is owned by the Swedish media conglomerate Modern Times Group
Modern Times Group
Modern Times Group is a Swedish media company. MTG was formed out of the media holdings of investment company Kinnevik, which in 1997 was distributed to the company stockholders. Among the assets were Viasat and Metro International...
and was launched in 2004. TV1000 East was rebranded in December 2009.