Football 1 (Ukrainian TV channel)

Television channel

Football 1
Футбол 1
Programming

Country	Ukraine
Headquarters	Kyiv, Ukraine
Language(s)	Ukrainian, Russian
Picture format	16:9 (576i, SDTV) 1080i, HDTV
Ownership
Owner	Media Group Ukraine
History
Launched	18 November 2008; 15 years ago (2008-11-18)
Closed	22 July 2022 (2022-07-22)
Former names	Football^[a] (18 November 2008 – December 2013)
Links
Website	footballua.tv

Football 1 (Football until December 2013) was first specialized TV channel in Ukraine, dedicated exceptionally to football broadcasts. Football 1, Football 2 and Football 3 broadcast Ukrainian and European club competitions, international matches and other football events.

These channels belong to the Media Group Ukraine. A new channel Football 3 was launched on 1 February 2020. It ceased broadcasting on 12 July 2022, after Ukrainian oligarch Rinat Akhmetov had exited his media assets (Football 1 belongs to Media Group Ukraine holding).^[1]^[2]

Coverage

Football TV Channel is available in packages of more than 500 cable operators all over Ukraine and on the satellite television platform Viasat. Technical coverage of the TV channel in cable networks exceeds 85% according to Gfk Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine data.

About the channel

The channel started broadcasting on 18 November 2008.^[3]

Football TV channel is the official broadcaster of the Ukrainian Premier League. Other national leagues which are broadcast include: England, Spain, Germany, France, Brazil; as well as national cup matches of Italy and England.

Oleksandr Denisov is the director of TV-channel, commentators are: Serhiy Panasyuk (until his death in 2015), Andriy Malynovskyi, Kyrylo Krutorogov, Viktor Vatsko, Oleksandr Myhaylyuk, Andriy Stoliarchuk, Roberto Morales.^[4]

Viktor Leonenko, Serhiy Morozov, Yozhef Sabo, Viktor Hrachov, Vadym Yevtushenko, Yevhen Levchenko, Oleksandr Sopko are invited experts of the channel.^[5]

Awards

2009, 2010: The Best Sport Satellite Channel, an award of monthly Mediasat^[6]^[7]

Notes

^ Ukrainian: Футбол

References

^ "UkrainianAkhmetov hands media business over to government – statement". Interfax-Ukraine. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
"National TV Council annuls licenses of Rinat Akhmetov's TV companies". Interfax-Ukraine. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
^ "Заявление Рината Ахметова относительно активов Медиа Группа Украина". Телеканал Футбол (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-07-12.
^ В Украине начал вещать телеканал «Футбол»
^ "О каналах".
^ "О каналах".
^ "Премия журнала MEDIASAT в сфере телеконтента и оборудования - 2009". Mediasat.net.ua. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
^ "Media & Sat Leaders 2010". Mediasat.net.ua. 2010-10-21. Retrieved 2012-07-30.