Ukraine’s 1+1 launches Comedy Central channel

Ukrainian broadcaster 1+1 media is set to launch the channel Comedy Central in the region, replacing Paramount Comedy.

Comedy Central will be available via OTT-platforms, packages of the satellite communication operator Viasat and cable broadcast.

Owned by Paramount, Comedy Central delivers comedy content across series and TV specials. It reaches around 300 million households in more than 150 countries.

The channel’s slate of titles include The Big Bang Theory, South Park, Friends,  Workaholics, Key and Peele , Aquafina – Nora from Queens, Young Sheldon, The Good Place, How I Met Your Mother and Supermarket, joined by exclusive premieres yet to be announced.

“The content of the Comedy Central TV channel has been proven over the years and has made Ukrainians fall in love with it. Therefore, the launch of the TV channel is a response to the request of viewers who, more than ever, need positive and life-affirming content,” said Oksana Petryshyn , general producer of the TET TV channel and Comedy Central.