Country | Ukraine |
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Programming | |
Picture format | 576i 16:9 (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Taras Kozak |
History | |
Launched | November 1, 2019 |
Closed | December 28, 2021 |
Links | |
Website | pnk |
First Independent is a closed pro-Russian[1] news channel in Ukraine, whose unofficial owner is pro-Russian oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk (through his associate Taras Kozak).[2]
The broadcaster was formally established on November 1, 2019, but for the first two years it did not broadcast as a full-fledged television channel and actually started operating only in February 2021, after it was bought by Medvedchuk's Novyny media holding.[3][4]