1+1 media starts broadcasting in HD quality
Since September, the 1+1 media group has started showing the channels of the media holding in HD format. The first channel that will speak in HD version will be 1+1. From September 19, the pay television platform "Domashne TV " , a joint project of 1+1 media with the telecom operator " Kyivstar " , has already received an exclusive opportunity to broadcast it .
"Ukrainian TV continues to rapidly move towards quality television, and this cannot help but please. We continue to create additional value for the subscriber, giving a qualitatively different "picture", and continue to give additional advantages to progressive operators who invest in technology. It is important that this is a full-fledged HD version of the channel, which differs from SD in one way - it is a much better image. More than 90% of the content on the channel is already in high quality. As for the exclusivity of "Home TV", they were the first to sign the rights contract in 2020, accordingly, they are the first to get access to this content ," commented Yaroslav Pakholchuk, head of pay TV, executive director of 1+1 media .
Currently, the opportunity to watch programs of channel 1+1 in HD quality is available to users of "Home TV" from Kyivstar of all tariff plans without additional charge. The "Home TV" service is included in the "All Together" tariff line, which includes mobile communication services, home fixed Internet and, directly, television, which allows you to save up to 50% on the payment of these services. You can find out more about "All together" tariff plans at the link.
The main advantages of "Home TV" are a large selection of TV channels, high image and sound quality, more than 1,000 movies and series in the video library, as well as the "Pause" and "TV archive" functions. For one subscription fee, Kyivstar customers can watch various movies and programs on four devices (TV, computer, tablet and smartphone). Currently, the service is available for connection from UAH 80. per month for all clients of the company who use Kyivstar fixed Internet.
The group also emphasized that the next steps of the holding team are to launch HD versions of channels 2+2 and TET already in early 2020.
