1+1 (channel)
"1+1" (in Ukraine: один плюс один, liter.: "odyn plujs odyn") is a national Ukrainian-speaking TV channel, a leader in Ukrainian TV production as it is one of the favourite channels of Ukrainian viewers. Once it became the favorite on Ukrainian television market, standing between the three chief Ukrainian TV channels next to such as "Inter" and "First Channel", it remained so for a number of years so far.
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| Type | Broadcast television network |
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| Availability | National; also distributed in North America |
| Owner | "Studio 1+1"(O.Rodnyanskyy, B.Fuksman);Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. (R.Louder) |
Launch date | 1996 |
Official website | [1] |
History
TV channel "1+1" was founded in August 1995, being headed by its original President Oleksandr Rodnyanskyy and straightaway became a big event in the Ukrainian TV industry, even though in the very beginning the channel was oriented solely on movie broadcasting. It started its first broadcast within two months, i.e. in September 1995 and since 1997 has been continuing in broadcasting on Ukrainian Second National TV Channel (UT-2) (Ukrainian - Другий загальнонаціональний канал (УТ-2), liter.: "Druhyj zagalnonatsionalnyj Kanal"), having the appropriate license of the Ukrainian National Television and Radio Council.
Straight after its foundation, the channel became a big event in the Ukrainian TV industry, even though in the very beginning its programme was oriented on movies broadcasting purely. This, actually, makes no surprise since after the collapse of the USSR, television development was in a huge distortion in Ukraine. Until 2004 "1+1" used to broadcast only 15 hours per day - from 7am. till 10am., followed by the break for the next four hours and continuing working live from 2pm. till 2am. But from 30 June 2004 the channel was given official permission to broadcast 24 hours per day. Since then, the work team of "1+1" was given a chance to fulfill their programme in fully logical and complete broadcast network.
At the moment the company is owned by two independent companies - 40% shares- "Studio 1+1" (O.Rodnyanskyy, B.Fuksman); 60% shares - Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. (R.Louder) (even though Ukrainian legislation claims that a foreign company is allowed to own only 30% of the shares of a national enterprise).
Programming and current schedule
Thanks to the well organized and brightly fulfilled programme that the channel presents to its viewers daily, it has earned a great admiration and attraction by a big and varied audience. The presenters are all well known to the viewers because of their long term activities on the channel and have became true friends for the millions of TV viewers. "1+1" was the first of TV projects in Ukraine to start actively inviting popular TV stars and public persons to take part in their live-shows. The following is the list of programmes, that are currently being offered to the "1+1" viewers during the week:
TSN
TELEVISION SERVICE OF NEWS (TSN) is a news service programme, which has been operating on the channel from the start, and even its presenters mainly remain the same. Such names as Ala Mazur (on TSN since January 3rd, 1997; 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001 - awarded as the best news presenter of the year), Ljudmyla Dobrovolska, Oles Tereshenko and some others are very familiar to those who live in Ukraine, and according to the research, these people have got the highest level of trust between the news viewers. The TSN series come on the screens daily at 7.30 pm except Saturday. Oles Tereshenko leads the concluding TSN series of the day at 00.00 and of the week as well every Sunday at 7.30 pm with the overview of political, social and cultural life of Ukraine and the world. Due to the high level of professionalism, that the TSN has been providing for years, CNN offered "1+1" to take a part in its live broadcasting and now TSN especially is taking part in the news on CNN International in the project "World report".
No Taboo
Created in September 2000 by Olga Gerasymjuk and Andrij Nesterenko, the programme has become unique in the way that it films incredible stories of real lives of people who contact the presenters to show on TV the stories of their lives. People come to the studio, get filmed in front of the live audience and tell their stories in public. No taboo means here no prohibitions on the topics, emotions, feelings or support. The main achievement that the author Olga Gerasymjuk has been getting for years is the backward connection to the participants of her programme.
Cinema Document and Cinema Document Plus
This time it’s an intellectual show, that consists of two parts. In the first one the leading persons Yurij Makarov and Anatolij Yarema invite to their studio people, well known in culture, art and history within the country borders and conduct conversations including live phone calls with questions from the screen audience. In the second part of the programme they show up a Ukrainian documentary movie always, which has actual connection to our days.
I Think So
A TV challenge - that is the format for strong only. Ana Bezulyk - the presenter and the creator- thinks so. The programme started at the time of Presidential elections in Ukraine in 2004 and originally was meant to be a political ring. Various political leaders were invited to the studio as the opponents without any preparation or knowing the topics of today's speech and with the help of the live and phone audience were lead to the conversation considering their point of view and positions in the society. But after the elections ended, ‘‘‘I Think So never stopped going on so far. Who ever can apply to be the participant in one of the series? [[2]]
Breakfast with "1+1" and Breakfast Plus
Working actively since 2002, the Breakfast is the early morning programme, offering to spend your morning with lots of fun and star a good day. Its schedule always consisted of bright songs, cartoons, news series, as well as the presenters with this guests in the studio. Originally, it was the Monday to Friday Breakfast, but since 2006 a weekend breakfast is "cooked" as well, adding such activities in its "menu", as Fitness, Fashion Stuffs, Relax!, Don't sleep and travel and many others. Each one can take interactive part in the programme conduction. Use the following reference [[3]].
Activities
"1+1 International" started in March, 2006
International version of "1+1" TV channel started in March 2006, called "1+1 International". The branch of a Ukrainian-language TV channel for people from the Ukrainian diasporas in the USA and Canada, and just ordinary compatriots abroad. It started broadcasting in the USA and Canada network requiring payment. "1+1" TV channel's transoceanic partners are DIRECTV and GlobeCast WorldTV companies. "1+1 International" received a 24 hour broadcasting license. From March 10, 2006, "1+1 International" starts only technical broadcasting in test mode – three four-hour blocks. The base of broadcasting network for the starting period will be formed of TSN (Television News Service) production live from Kyiv and the best author programs of "1+1" production: cultural projects "Document" , "Telemania" , "Svoye Kino" , "Proty Nochi", "Monology" , "Ostannya Barykada" , talk show "Tabu" , "Bez Tabu" , documentary films and popular TV series produced by "1+1", such as "Den Narodjennya Burjuya" (The Bourgeois Birth Day) and "Ukradene Shchastya" (Stolen Happiness), etc. The start of the special project "WEB Cam" is planned to fill the technical broadcasting intervals and show the central square of Kyiv, Maydan Nezalezhnosti, and further – other cities. Anatoliy Yerema has been appointed General Producer and Chief Director of "1+1 International".
Filming
Except the sponsoring of various public and cultural projects, "1+1" takes part in filming as well. The channel and its employees have a big list of filmed movie, that had got a great success in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Poland etc. The list of these movies includes :
- The New Year Musical "Metro"
- Holiday comedy "The New Year Killer"
- TV series "Critical state"
- Vitaliy and Vladimir Klichko in the film "Brothers by blood"
- Comedy TV series "My wonderful family"
- TV series "Bourgeois's birthday"
- TV series "Bourgeois's birthday – 2"
- Mystical thriller "Better not to know"
- Documentary "Great Starvation"
- Fedor Bondarchuk's "Combat Company 9"
Social Projects
There are no children without parents – the joint project of "1+1", Family and Youth Ministry and the Center of Child Adoption.
Last myth – discussion – Victor Suvorov's discussion of the historical events presented in the documentary investigation "Last myth"
Political Projects
- Election 2006. TV-marathon - the election race during the long-term TV-marathon on March 26-27, 2006
- 2006 Elections. TV Debates - live TV debates for parties and political coalitions
- Debates 2002 – election run up coverage
- Five by Five – election run up coverage
- The Night of Choice – coverage of presidential electoral campaign in Ukraine on the night of October 31/November 1 and November 14/15 1999.
- Space bridges – live space bridges with the most popular in their countries TV channels GRT (Russia) and POLSAT (Poland)
- Dialogues with democracy – the meeting of the US Secretary of State Madlen Albright with the Ukrainian youth on air of "1+1"
- US President Bill Clinton address to the Ukrainian people
- Big race – the first and unique experience of satirical coverage of current political life of Ukraine on the Ukrainian TV.
TV Projects on "1+1"
The Brainiest - a true intellectual combat competition for children up to 18, where children show their knowledge in various frankly and openly by giving answers to several hundreds of intricate questions from various areas of knowledge.
Hercules Games - a competition for those, who are able to carry 120-kilogram barrels or a car, push 100- kilogram blocks, and squat with a 200-kilogram platform with rocks. It's the way of entertainment in the extreme and unique show "Hercules Games" with the participation of the Ukrainian super athletes, who have already become the winners several times. Concurrently with the competition shows strong men carry out the activity for Guinness Book of Records.
Awards and recognition
The brand of the channel has become a traditional sign of quality in Ukrainian TV industry. That's why, during the years of its existence, the company's work and separate presenters have been recognized and highly evaluated not only by national specialists and experts in TV production, but as well by many international experts and at TV forums.
- Mr. Rodnyansky is a winner of over 20 international cinema festivals like NICE (the best movie in CIS, twice) and "FELIX" (the European Cinema Academy nominee).
- "You are not alone" social project was rewarded for the original content and philosophical understanding of the Ukrainian culture in the context of the world culture.
- 2006 - design department won the first prizes of Promax and BDA international associations which unite design and promotion specialists of the whole world. Silver - "The New Year Masquerade" in the category "Holiday Image Campaign".
- 2005 - The Omni intermedia Awards: silver – "Poor Nastia", TV series titles
- 2002 – National Ukrainian TV and radio broadcasting council award.
- 2000 – third prize at "Anigraph" festival.
- 1997, 1998 - "Golden Era", the Ukrainian annual television competition first prize won by the "1+1" programs.
- 1998 - "1+1" was chosen the best TV company at the Fourth Ukrainian Festival of Journalism according to the national poll. The authors and presenters of "1+1" programs became the first and the brightest stars of the Ukrainian television. Olga Gerasimyuk, Yuriy Makarov, Alla Mazur, Lyudmila Dobrovolska, Oles Tereschenko, Sergiy Polkhovskiy, Yevgen Zinchenko, Anna Bezulik, Anatoliy Borsuk and Olga Sumska were nominated and became winners of multiple TV forums, competitions and festivals.
- 1997 - Channel "1+1" was chosen the best TV station and received the prizes at the Ukrainian national programs "Person of the Year" and "Fortune Wheel".
Criticism
Channel "1+1" has been subject to continuing criticism during 2004-2005 Presidential elections, when it was heavily criticised for supporting the political party of Viktor Yushchenko (the president of Ukraine).
In 1999, after "1+1" has been broadcasting on UT-2 24h per day for two years with an appropriate license, the channel sent a claim to the Supreme Court of Ukraine requesting the TV company AITI, who used to hire UT-2 9h broadcasting time earlier before, to give up its license as it had stopped its programming for a year. In the year 2000 the claim was decided for the "1+1" preference.
In October 2006 O.Rodnyanskyy, the General Producer of Studio "1+1", won a hard appeal process in The Supreme Court of Ukraine, after the court gave ownership of 70% of the company's shares to Mr. O.Kolomyyskyy, as the last has claimed, that in June 2005 there has been an agreement signed between him and Mr. Rodnyanskyy, that 70% of the company's shares were sold to Mr. Kolomyyskyy (approx.70 miln USD).
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