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]

Espreso TV
Еспресо TV
CountryUkraine
Broadcast areaInternet
HeadquartersKyiv, Ukraine
Programming
Picture format16:9 (Full HD, 1080p)
Ownership
Key peopleVadim Denisenko and Vitaly Pyrovych (chief editors)
History
LaunchedNovember 2013
Links
WebsiteOfficial Site
Availability
Terrestrial
Zeonbud (Ukraine)MUX3 (26) (DVB-T2)
Telecentras (Lithuania)Local MUX in various regions (DVB-T)
Digital radio (Ireland)Local MUX in Dublin (5B DAB+)
Streaming media
LIVELIVE

Ownership

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]

In December 2017 the US Atmosphere Entertainment became a major shareholder of Espresso TV by purchasing 77.5% stake in Goldberry LLC that runs Espresso TV in Ukraine. The final beneficiary of the US company is Ivan Zhevago. [6]

History

On 22 January 2014, a journalist of Espreso TV Dmytro Dvoychenkov was kidnapped, beaten, and taken to an unknown location. He was later released.[7]

References
  1. Espresso TV brings Kiev protests to world’s screens with ToolsOnAir
  2. Ukraine's revolution is being live-streamed
  3. "A Ukrainian TV news host mixes work with protesting in the streets". Public Radio International. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  4. Merchant, Brian (2014-02-19). "Ukraine's Newest Media Company Is Ensuring the Revolution Will Be Televised". Vice. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  5. Espreso TV, Institute of Mass Information
    Goldberry LLC, Institute of Mass Information
  6. . InVenture 02 January 2018
  7. Police assault journalist providing live video for Espresso TV. Kyiv Post. 22 January 2014
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