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MEGOGO (Ukrainian: Мегого) is an international OTT/VOD service, the largest in the CIS countries and Eastern Europe. It is an entertainment service with over 55 million users and a catalog of about 200 thousand hours of content: movies and documentaries, cartoons, series, TV programs and shows, sports broadcasts and cultural events, travel-shows, football matches, audiobooks, podcasts etc. Also, it streams TV channels: there are over 4000 local and foreign TV channels. This number includes over 100 movie and serial interactive channels created by MEGOGO. The service has signed contracts with the major Hollywood studios – FOX, Universal, Sony, Walt Disney, MGM, Miramax, Warner Brothers, Paramount Pictures, BBC, Euronews, Discovery Communications, Scripps, Viacom. It is among the exclusive broadcasters of European football leagues La Liga, Ligue 1, Serie A, etc.[1][2][3]

In January 2021, MEGOGO announced that it had become the exclusive broadcaster of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League matches for the 2021–2024 seasons in Ukraine.[4][5]

History

Officially, the project was launched on November 22, 2011. In March 2012, the number of visitors of the website hit 4.5 million. In April of the same year, the site of online movie theater was adapted for watching videos on iPod, iPhone and iPad devices.[6]

In May 2012, MEGOGO opened offices in Belarus and Latvia. In June 2012, free access to MEGOGO was made available in the LG TVs with Smart TV.[7][8] Also, the embedded video-player was created, which can be placed on any site and social network. In August, the entire MEGOGO video content was made available to users of VK social network.[9]

In November 2012, MEGOGO apps were launched for Panasonic's Smart Viera TVs and in the Windows Store. At this point the monthly number of users has reached 13 million. In January 2013, the monthly audience hit 17.5 million, and in February it reached 20 million.[10]

In the beginning of 2014, MEGOGO has launched the TV section, where the broadcast of linear channels is streamed. In February 2015, the number of monthly unique users reached 32 million, when the service started streaming 4K content.[11]

At the end of 2019, the company broadened the range of its activities to become a mediaservice for the whole family. Before MEGOGO has positioned itself as a video service of movies, series, cartoons, shows and TV. Currently the company has launched its own channels, audio content with podcasts and audiobooks, and creates its own content.[12]

In 2020, Discovery and MEGOGO announced a partnership. As part of the cooperation, subscribers received access to the content of the Discovery+ online entertainment service.[13]

As of February 2022, MEGOGO is the exclusive broadcaster in Ukraine of such sports events: matches of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League, La Liga, Ligue 1, DFB-Pokal, Copa América and Brazilian Championship A Series, Top Rank fights, K2 Promotions Ukraine, Bellator and much more.[14][15][16]

In February 2022, MEGOGO removed all Russian-made content and closed access to the service in Russia, suspending any of the Russian Federation.[17][18]

References

  1. ^ ""Megogo": "Netflix" ienākšana Latvijas tirgū ir vairāk pozitīva nekā negatīva ziņa". Pilseta24.lv (in Latvian). 2016-01-22. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ Дубовая, Мария (2018-08-16). ""Казахфильм" разместил 150 отечественных кинолент на видеосервисе Megogo". informburo.kz. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ "Керуючий партнер компанії Megogo долучився до спільноти національних інвесторів БІЗНЕС100". business.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  4. ^ Данькова, Наталія (2020-11-30). "Megogo виграв тендер на показ в Україні футбольних єврокубків на 2021-2024 роки — джерела". detector.media (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  5. ^ "Megogo транслюватиме спортивні змагання «Дабл Тріпл Snow Fest» у Києві". detector.media (in Ukrainian). 2020-12-19. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  6. ^ "🥳 9 років MEGOGO — підсумки та аналіз роботи сервісу". Na chasi. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  7. ^ "LG и Megogo запускают сервис бесплатного онлайн-доступа к фильмам на телевизорах Smart TV". Profit.kz — ИТ в Казахстане (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-03-13. Приложение Megogo для LG Smart TV было разработано в Украине, и сразу после запуска станет доступным так же в Латвии, Литве, Эстонии, Казахстане и Кыргызстане.
  8. ^ "Megogo.net запустив розділ відеоновин Голлівуду". Телекритика (Новини). 2012-05-11. Archived from the original on 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
  9. ^ Прес-служба компанії. "Megogo.net випустив застосунок для iPad". Telekrytyka.ua (Новини). Archived from the original on 2014-02-02.
  10. ^ "Megogo представив однойменне розширення для браузерів, які працюють на рушії Chrome". chernigov.ua. Інтернет-користувачі країн СНД отримали можливість…
  11. ^ "Український онлайн кінотеатр Megogo повернув на екрани легендарний мультсеріал Козаки". Новое Время. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  12. ^ "От видео- до медиасервиса: MEGOGO подводит итоги 2019 года". sostav.ua. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  13. ^ "Discovery відкриває доступ до свого стрімінгового сервісу для клієнтів Megogo". detector.media (in Ukrainian). 2020-11-10. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  14. ^ "Megogo запускає музичний канал з програмами власного виробництва". 2018-10-21.
  15. ^ "Кодування супутникового телесигналу не вплине на роботу телеком-ринку в Україні - керівник відеосервісу Megogo". Інтерфакс-Україна (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  16. ^ "Олександра Кучеренко стала новою ведучою MEGOGO". sostav.ua. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  17. ^ "Megogo припинив будь-яку співпрацю із Росією". detector.media (in Ukrainian). 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  18. ^ ""Русские фильмы, идите нах..": Megogo удалил все российские киноленты". Экономическая правда (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-04-06.

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