MIP: Apart from on-air broadcasting it is necessary to develop cable network in the frontal area

The Monitoring mission of the Ministry of Information Policy of Ukraine made a visit to the frontline city of Hirske of Luhansk region.

Advisor to the Minister of Information Policy, MP of Ukraine Oleksandr Brygynets has held a meeting with the acting mayor Tуtiana Penkina, who reported that residents have the opportunity to watch via antennas 5 Ukrainian TV channels including "Inter", "1 + 1", "STB", "Novyy kanal" and "Ukraina".

The residents of apartment buildings, with the installed cable network, have wider access to Ukrainian broadcasting, in particular to several dozen Ukrainian TV channels. Inhabitants of the private sector in Hirske have to be satisfied with the above-mentioned channels, but almost every house has a satellite antenna.

According to Oleksandr Brygynets, this suggests that people are not just trying to expand the range of channels, but strive to obtain information from Ukrainian broadcasters.

"It is particularly pleasing to see the satellite antennas in the frontal area, where the access is simplified to occupation TV channels. This means that people want to watch Ukrainian TV, and that is why they install antennas because occupation TV channels are available without such antennas," Oleksandr Brygynet emphasized.

He noted that the presence of five Ukrainian TV channels on the air in the frontal zone is a very high figure. However, it is necessary to develop cable network. This will allow us to expand broadcasting in the cities and towns of the frontal zone, where the Ukrainian terrestrial TV channels are not accessible.

"The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and the Ministry of information policy, and the National Council of Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine are working out  decisions, which will give additional impetus to the development of cable television in the frontline zone," said the Advisor to the Minister.

Also, Oleksandr Brygynets said that the Internet network is well-developed in Hirske, thanks to which the owners of computers, smartphones, tablets have access to Ukrainian news websites, and the Internet television.