1+1 media is expanding its distribution portfolio with new TV channels of the ViacomCBS media holding
Group 1+1 media and ViacomCBS Networks International , one of the world's leading entertainment companies and a global producer of high-quality content, has expanded its cooperation. Now Ukrainian viewers will have access to new channels, including high-quality content for the whole family.
As part of continuing cooperation with ViacomCBS , the 1+1 media group concluded a new long-term agreement on the broadcasting of the media holding's TV channels in 2020. According to the agreement , 1+1 media remains the only distributor of ViacomCBS channels in Ukraine , and also expands its portfolio with Paramount TV channels Channel and NickToons . Both have already passed the adaptation procedure and received permission to rebroadcast on the territory of Ukraine. In addition, the 1+1 media group additionally launches HD versions of Paramount TV channels in Ukraine Channel and Spike . New TV channels are already available in the networks of domestic cable, satellite and IPTV / OTT providers .
Paramount Channel is an entertainment channel that offers viewers the best movie hits - stories that touch everyone and keep them from the screen. Paramount Channel viewers can see the main blockbusters of the new millennium, the legendary classics of cinema and the best genre cinema. The TV channel shows works that have won international festivals in recent years from such directors as Roman Polanski, Paolo Sorrentino and Wes Anderson, as well as current talk shows with the participation of world stars, for example, "The Graham Norton Show" and "BAFTA - life in pictures".
The NickToons TV channel is created for children aged 6 to 10 and broadcasts exclusively cartoons. Currently, the program network of the TV channel already has more than 600 hours of the most famous cartoon series, every year it is replenished with 200 new episodes. The channel's content includes such well-known and children's favorite series as "SpongeBob SquarePants", "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", "Kung Fu Panda", "Penguins" from Madagascar "(The Penguins of Madagascar)," Monsters vs. Aliens "(Monsters vs. Aliens) and others.
"The appearance of new thematic TV channels in our portfolio is a response to the needs of Ukrainian viewers. We understand exactly what kind of content they would like to see more of, and therefore the expansion of cooperation with ViacomCBS, whose channels we have been distributing for more than a year, is the result of our joint desire to provide viewers with legal access to iconic television products," comments Andriy Malchevskyi. Director of the Broadcasting Network Distribution and Development Department.
"We are glad to expand cooperation with the 1+1 media group, our long-term partner in Ukraine. Film content and animated series for children are among the most popular categories among modern viewers. Now Ukrainian viewers have two new channels that broadcast the world's best movie hits and animated series loved by millions of children," said Maurice Halls, executive vice president and general manager of ViacomCBS Networks International in the Benelux countries, Scandinavia, Ukraine, Russia, CIS and the Baltic States.
About ViacomCBS
ViacomCBS Networks International, a division of ViacomCBS Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAC), owns known in to everything the world by media brands , among which Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount Network, Network 10, Channel 5, Telefe, Viacom 18, ViacomCBS International Studios, Pluto TV and others _ Except granting innovative television services and digital products , ViacomCBS Networks International owns large-scale opportunities for production , distribution content and promotion for partners on five _ _ continents in more than 180 countries .
