Volia adds new channels to line-up

Ukrainian cable operator Volia has added Kyiv news and cultural channel 4^th Channel to its programming line-up and has announced plans to expand its offering with the addition of a number of other regional and national channels.

4^th Channel will be available over Volia’s networks in the cities of Vinnytsia, Dnipro, Lviv, Rivne, Obukhiv, Ternopil, Ukrainka, Cherkassy and Khmelnytsky as part of its basic tier and above.

The addition of the channel follows the recent addition of local channel Terrnopil 1 from the western Ukrainian city of the same name. Volia said that Dnipro region channel Open would be added soon, alongside tow Ukrianian kdis channels, Niki and Niki Junior, which will be part of the operator’s dedicated kids package.

Volia recently signed a distribution agreement with leading commercial broadcaster 1+1 Media that will see Volia broadcast 22 TV channels from the group in its packages, alongside video-on-demand content.