Volia launches HD movie service

Ukrainian cable operator Volia is launching a high definition movie channel. The operator is launching Voila Kino HD and Voila HD+1, which it says are the first two HD premium movie channels in the country.

Customers who subscribe to the Volia HD package and take its film package will have free access to the channels, which will air a raft of action, adventure and fantasy movies from local studios and international producers.

The service will be available initially in Kyiv, Sevastopol, Lviv, Donetsk, Sumy, Kharkiv, Khmelnytsky, Dnipropetrovsk and Poltava.

Volia Kino HD will air about 50 new titles a month, and plans to add library content and kids movies over time. Most titles will be made available in Ukrainian and Russian.