Comedy Central (Ukraine)
Former Ukrainian version of Comedy Central
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Comedy Central was a Ukrainian youth entertainment channel, acting as the local version of the American channel of the same name. The channel started broadcasting in November 2017 as Paramount Comedy.
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| Country | Ukraine |
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| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Kyiv |
| Programming | |
| Language | Ukrainian |
| Picture format | 576i |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | 1+1 Media Group (Vision Media LLC)[1] |
| History | |
| Launched | 22 November 2017 |
| Closed | 1 January 2025 |
| Former names | Paramount Comedy (2017–2023) |
| Links | |
| Website | paramountcomedy |
History
In November 2017, 1+1 Media announced that it had acquired the local license of Paramount Comedy from Viacom. Regarding the language of the channel, Oksana Petryshyn was working for the service to operate 100% in Ukrainian. The license stipulated 12 hours of local programming (including an hour a day of original content) and 12 hours of foreign content, mainly American series dubbed in Ukrainian. Test broadcasts started on the Astra 4A satellite on 3 October 2017 from 1+1 Media's uplink station using Verimatrix encryption. As of November, the group didn't make an official statement on the tests.[2][3][4][5] On 22 November, test broadcasts of the Ukrainian version started on Lanet Network's cable system.[6]
In the period between the second half of December 2017 and the first half of January 2018, 1+1 Media started regular broadcasts of Paramount Comedy Ukraine and the channel was made available on the following operators: 18 December 2017 on Kyivstar (Domashnye TV package);,[7] in early January 2018 on Viasat Ukraine;,[8] 1 January 2018 on Misto-TV;[9] 2 January 2018 on Triolan; 5 January 2018 on Xtra TV (removed on 1 March 2019, returned on 12 January 2021);[10] and 10 January 2018 on Volia.[11]
The channel started its official website on 22 June 2018, in accordance with the demands of both 1+1 Media and Viacom.[12]
From 28 February to 31 May 2022, the channel broadcast the United News Marathon uninterruptedly.[13] On 1 June 2022, the channel resumed regular programming.[14]
On 1 March 2023, the channel was renamed to Comedy Central. Its first premiere under the new name was the new season of Beavis and Butt-Head that premiered in the United States the previous year.[15]
The channel closed on 1 January 2025.
Programming
All of the programming was dubbed in the Ukrainian language by Studio 1+1 and Tak Treba Production. The bulk of the foreign output consisted largely of American shows from the Paramount back catalog, as well as some shows from other American production companies.