History of 1+1 media
1+1 media group is Ukraine's oldest media holding and one of the largest media holdings in Eastern Europe. Our story began in the fall of 1995, when Oleksandr Rodnyansky founded Studio 1+1 Production Company. Over time, other TV channels, a news agency, online media, platforms, educational and charitable projects, etc. appeared, and the number of initiatives grew every day.
It was on September 3, 1995, that the words «Hello, Studio 1+1 is on the air» were first heard from the presenter Lyudmyla Klepakova on the air of UT-1 Channel.
From the first days of its existence, the 1+1 media group embodied progressive ideas, began to speak in Ukrainian and about Ukrainian, started trends in the media market, and broadcast a new vision of the world:
- Domestic television began to speak Ukrainian precisely on 1+1;
- "Plus" started the trend of purchasing foreign content and provided dubbing, which became, without exaggeration, legendary;
- TV channel TET became the first entertainment channel in Ukraine;
- "Look!" was the first program in the infotainment genre on domestic TV on TET;
- TSN on 1+1 was the first to declare among its priorities "showing real news for real people," getting rid of the templates inherent in that time;
- The "Breakfast with 1+1" project is the longest-running live broadcast and the highest-rated morning show in the country;
- 1+1 media became the first company in the media sphere which comprehensively deals with the development of the employer's brand and takes care of corporate culture;
- PLUSPLUS TV channel started mass production of children's television projects in Ukraine;
- 1+1 media became the first media group to develop its project formats with successful implementation abroad;
- TV channel 1+1 has introduced a trend for live broadcast projects in Ukraine;
- 1+1 media was the first to start differentiating YouTube channels by the project.
Key events
24 January 1992 year
Creating TET channel
15 March 1993 year
Creating Unian channel
3 September 1995 year
Birthday of 1+1
1 January 1997 year
The first episode of the Television News Service (TSN) with presenter Alla Mazur was broadcast
31 March 1997 year
The beginning of the morning show «Breakfast with 1+1»
1 March 2006 year
1+1 International TV Channel started broadcasting
21 April 2008 year
VIASAT, a partner of 1+1 media, was founded
21 August 2008 year
The TSN.ua news site was launched
28 July 2010 year
UNIAN TV Channel started broadcasting
30 August 2010 year
2+2 TV channel started broadcasting
4 August 2012 year
PLUSPLUS TV channel started of broadcasting
26 November 2012 year
Opening of the 1+1 media office at 23 Kyrylivska Street
20 September 2013 year
The High School of Media & Production (now 1+1 media school) educational project was launched
13 January 2014 year
Bihudi TV channel started broadcasting
19 October 2015 year
"Home TV" (since December 11, 2019 it’s "Kyivstar TV") was launched
4 August 2016 year
Kvartal TV channel started of broadcasting
22 March 2017 year
1+1 media created its own Uplink satellite transmission station
2 June 2017 year
1+1 media completed the stage of transition of all TV channels of the group to the 16:9 broadcast format.
7 September 2017 year
«1+1 video» platform was launched
16 November 2017 year
1+1 media launches the Ukrainian-language version of the Paramount Comedy channel
11 December 2019 year
1+1 media and Kyivstar launch joint service "Kyivstar TV.
2 March 2020 year
TV channels UNIAN TV and 1+1 International started broadcasting on an open satellite
23 April 2020 year
TV channel PLUSPLUS of the 1+1 media group starts broadcasting in HD quality
6 September 2021 year
Bihudi and two partner channels - Kvartal TV and Paramount Comedy - began to speak in HD
24 February 2022 year
The 1+1 media group joined the country's joint information broadcast "United News"
24 December 2022 year
The TV channel 1+1 Ukraine has started broadcasting
1 March 2023 year
Comedy Central was added to the portfolio of partner TV channels of 1+1 media
21 April 2023 year
Bigudi TV channel has been available on T2 digital airwaves
26 July 2025 year
UNIAN TV channel updated its positioning and aired under the brand name "UNIAN Series."
To be continued!