The nationwide informational telethon was launched on February 24 – the day Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began.
Minister of Culture and Information Policy Oleksandr Tkachenko said the nationwide telethon United News will continue until Ukraine wins the war. According to Tkachenko, the experience of running the marathon over the past few months showed that the decision to launch it was correct.
The nationwide informational telethon was launched on February 24 – the day Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began.
Leading media groups and TV channels united to participate in the marathon in February: Public, 1+1, TRK Ukraine (Ukraine 24), ICTV/STB, Council and Inter.
Channel 5, Direct and Espresso TV channels are not included in the nationwide telethon. Svobodnye media LLC, which owns Channel 5 and Direct, has repeatedly appealed to the National Council, the National Security and Defense Council and the Ministry of Culture with a request to give them part of the airtime in the national marathon and include they are on the editorial team.
However, on the evening of April 4, the channels were excluded from digital broadcasting. As reported by Detector Media in connection with the company’s statement, no one has yet taken responsibility for turning off the TV channels from the digital air and did not explain what legal grounds this happened.
On July 11, 2022, Rinat Akhmetov announced that Media Group Ukraine was renouncing all broadcast and satellite television licenses of its channels and its print media licenses in Ukraine in favor of the state. According to him, the decision is dictated by the law to the oligarchs.
On July 21, the National Council on Television and Radio Broadcasting canceled the licenses of 14 companies owned by businessman Rinat Akhmetov.
According to Media Detector, Ukrainian Media Group’s slot in the national marathon will be awarded to 1+1 or Rada. Direct and Channel 5 did not receive offers to join the national marathon.
Remember, Tkachenko said that now in Ukraine there are no budget funds for the production of films, the minister called for cooperation with foreign partners to raise funds for cinematography.
Source: korrespondent
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