{{short description|National Ukrainian-language TV channel}} {{Infobox television channel | name = UNIAN. Serial | logo = УНІАН. Серіал.svg | logo_size = 200px | logo_caption = | language = [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]] | area = [[Ukraine]] | headquarters = [[Kyiv]], [[Ukraine]] | country = [[Ukraine]] | picture_format = [[16:9]] ([[576i]], [[SDTV]])<br>[[16:9]] ([[1080i]], [[HDTV]]) | owner = [[1+1 Media Group]] | launch_date = 28 July 2010 | former_names = UNIAN TV (2010–2025) | website = https://unian.tv | terr_serv_1 = Zeonbud | terr_chan_1 = MX-1 (8) }}
'''UNIAN. Serial''' ([[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]: УНІАН. Серіал) is an all-[[Ukrainian language]] film TV channel, owned by [[1+1 Media Group]].
==History== On July 28, 2010, a test broadcast of the UNIAN TV channel ([[Ukrainian Independent Information Agency]]) of the eponymous news agency began, which, like [[1+1 Media Group]], is then-part of Igor Kolomoisky's "Privat" financial and industrial group.
From June 1, 2017, it broadcasts in 16:9 format. In 2017, the TV channel taught Ukrainians English in the channel's promo blocks.
Since the same year, UNIAN TV has been publishing news from the UNIAN website. Earlier, until the end of 2017, there were live broadcasts from this news agency.
On December 20, 2019, the National Council of Ukraine on Television and Radio Broadcasting renewed the licenses of the TV channels of the 1+1 Media Group - [[PLUSPLUS]] and UNIAN, allowing them to "exchange logos" and program concepts. That is, networks of channels. On November 20 of the same year, the National Council allowed UNIAN TV channel to enter the national digital network DVB-T2 without a competition, moving to the MX-3 multiplex. At the same time, the UNIAN TV channel changed its legal entity from UNIAN TV LLC to Gravis LLC.<ref>{{Cite web|title="ПлюсПлюс" замість каналу УНІАН потрапив у мультиплекс "Зеонбуду"|url=https://detector.media/rinok/article/173447/2019-12-21-plyusplyus-zamist-kanalu-unian-potrapiv-u-multipleks-zeonbudu/|website=detector.media|date=2019-12-21|accessdate=2019-12-26|language=uk|first=Мар'яна|last=Закусило}}</ref> On December 26, 2019, PLUSPLUS began broadcasting in the MX-3 multiplex of the national digital network DVB-T2.
Since January 2020, UNIAN has been broadcasting instead of [[PLUSPLUS]] in the regional multiplex of the RRT Concern in [[Odesa Oblast]].
On September 1, 2020, the TV channel started broadcasting in the [[High-definition television|high definition]] standard (HD).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Телеканал УНІАН групи 1+1 media починає мовити в HD-якості|url=https://www.unian.ua/economics/telecom/telekanal-unian-grupi-1-1-media-pochinaye-moviti-v-hd-yakosti-novini-11131073.html|website=www.unian.ua|accessdate=2020-09-05|language=uk}}</ref>
On December 8, 2021, the TV channel received a license to broadcast in the MX-3 multiplex of the digital terrestrial network DVB-T2 by changing the logo of the TV channel "Argument TV" to "UNIAN TV" and reissuing the license from MX-4 to MX-3. "Argument TV" was created on October 28, 2021 with a digital license from the [[M2 (Ukraine)|TV channel "M2"]] (LLC "Djivan").<ref>{{Cite web|title=Цифрова ліцензія М2 перейшла до каналу групи "1+1"|url=https://detector.media/rinok/article/194582/2021-12-08-tsyfrova-litsenziya-m2-pereyshla-do-kanalu-grupy-11/|website=detector.media|date=2021-12-08|accessdate=2021-12-10|language=uk|first=Наталія|last=Данькова}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Коломойський придбав ще один телеканал|url=https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/kolomoyskiy-priobrel-eshche-odin-telekanal-1639042400.html|website=РБК-Украина|accessdate=2021-12-10|language=ru}}</ref>
On December 22, at the request of 1+1 Media Group, the National Council reissued the satellite license of the TV channel to Djivan LLC, revoking Gravis LLC.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Канал УНІАН змінив юридичну особу та отримав нову супутникову ліцензію|url=https://detector.media/rinok/article/195030/2021-12-22-kanal-unian-zminyv-yurydychnu-osobu-ta-otrymav-novu-suputnykovu-litsenziyu/|website=detector.media|date=2021-12-22|accessdate=2021-12-22|language=uk}}</ref>
On January 1, 2022, the TV channel started broadcasting in the MX-3 multiplex of the DVB-T2 digital terrestrial network.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Інструкція з налаштування прийому телеканалу УНІАН у Т2|url=https://media.1plus1.ua/ua/news/instruktsiia_z_nalashtuvannia_pryiomu_telekanalu_unian_u_t2|website=media.1plus1.ua|accessdate=2022-01-01}}</ref>
In connection with the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], from February 24 to November 27, 2022, the TV channel broadcast the informational marathon "Edyny Novyny".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-09 |title=Телеканал "Рада" вестиме марафон до 12.00, і з 00.00 до 6.00 - Детектор медіа. |url=https://detector.media/infospace/article/196947/2022-02-26-telekanal-rada-vestyme-marafon-do-1200-i-z-0000-do-600/ |access-date=2024-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309094854/https://detector.media/infospace/article/196947/2022-02-26-telekanal-rada-vestyme-marafon-do-1200-i-z-0000-do-600/ |archive-date=2022-03-09 }}</ref> From November 28, the TV channel partially resumed independent broadcasting, changing the program grid.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ТРМ під час воєнного стану - Сторінка 32 |url=https://forum.ukrtvr.org/index.php?PHPSESSID=iul9gdadqa57r2vc5mae7pj8q8&topic=51315.465 |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Ефірне телебачення та радіомовлення в Україні |language=uk-UA}}</ref> Russian-language programs are broadcast in Ukrainian dubbing.
On February 16, 2023, the National Council reissued the license of three regional TV channels for broadcasting under a single brand: "UNIAN. Zaporizhia", "UNIAN. Dnipro", "UNIAN. Kharkiv" in local MX-5 multiplexes on 44, 47 and 53 TECs, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Данькова |first=Наталія |date=2023-02-16 |title=Телеканал "УНІАН" змінив концепцію, але виходити з марафону не планує |url=https://detector.media/rinok/article/208067/2023-02-16-telekanal-unian-zminyv-kontseptsiyu-ale-vykhodyty-z-marafonu-ne-planuie/ |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=detector.media |language=uk}}</ref>
On January 1, 2024, the TV channel almost completely resumed independent broadcasting: "Edyny Novyny" broadcasts from 01:00 to 07:00.<ref>{{Cite web |title=УНІАН [DVB-T2/супутник] - Сторінка 2 |url=https://forum.ukrtvr.org/index.php?PHPSESSID=9gc99j68c8bug2emb50oenguur&topic=51299.15 |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Ефірне телебачення та радіомовлення в Україні |language=uk-UA}}</ref>
On July 24, the regulator reissued the logo of the legal entity Digivan LLC for broadcasting from UNIAN to UNIAN. Serial.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://detector.media/rinok/article/242888/2025-07-24-telekanal-unian-zminyv-logotyp-na-unian-serial/ |title=Телеканал «УНІАН» змінив логотип на «УНІАН. Серіал» |last=Данькова |first=Наталія |date=2025-07-24 |website=detector.media |language=uk |access-date=2025-07-24}}</ref>
==Programming== * Zahublenny svit (Lost World) * [[The World Inside Out|Svit navyvorit z Dmytrom Komarovym (The world inside out with Dmytro Komarov)]] * Istoriya pytannya (History question) * Ukrayina. Povernennya svoyeyi istoriyi (Ukraine. Reclaiming your story) * Pomsta pryrody (Revenge of nature)
== Archive ==
* TSN. Week * Spetskor (Special correspondent) * Pravo na vladu (The right to power) * DzheDAI (Ledi) * Hroshi (Money) * Ukrainski sensatsii (Ukrainian sensations) * Sekretni materialy (Secret materials) * Zbroia (Weapons) * TSN. Spetsproekt (Special project) * ProFutbol (About football)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{official website|https://unian.tv/}} {{in lang|uk}}
{{Television in Ukraine}} {{1+1 Media Group}}
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