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The official introduction of new top managers of CJSC "Ukrainian Independent TV Corporation" (Inter TV Channel) was held on December 23 at the press centre of the agency "Ukrainian News".
Yaroslav Porokhniak was nominated the Chairman of CJSC "UITC" and its Executive Director, as previously reported. Sergey Amelitschev, who worked before as a head of Star Media group of companies, now is a Vice Chairman of the Board of CJSC "UITC".
A new Executive Producer of Inter TV Channel Vladimir Zelensky and Vice Executive Producer Sergey Shefir were appointed as a part of The Board of CJSC "UITC" as well.
While summing up the results of 2010, the Chairman of the Board of Directors CJSC "Ukrainian Independent TV Corporation" Yaroslav Porokhniak noted, that Inter has managed to maintain and strengthen its leadership position in the Ukrainian TV market. Inter's programs take 17 positions in the ranking of the top 20 programs of the year for the audience 18 + (50 thousand +). A boxing match Vitaliy Klitschko - Shannon Briggs, which was held on October 16, 2010, has become a leader of people's choice. This broadcasting headed the Top List of the most popular products of Ukrainian TV in 2010 - rating for 18 + audience (cities of 50 thousand +) was 16.1%, to an audience of all-Ukrainian panel (4 +) - 14,8%. The share was – 65,6%/66,6%, relatively. Other boxing matches, which were broadcasted by TV channel, enjoyed great popularity as well.
Traditionally, "The Evening Quarter" collects high rates. The best episode of the program was rated 16%/13.8% and the share was 35.7%/32.6%. New comic product of "The Quarter 95" – "Hoodooed in Ukraine" caught audience’s fancy as well, it entered Top-10 programs also.
Undisputed leader of the news programs is "The Specialities" - the daily issue and final Sunday issue "The details of the week."
Among the series, the best ones were "The Wedding Ring" (rating - 13,7%/13,4%, share - 31,1%/31,2%), "Gorgeous Seraphima" (rating - 12,9%/12,1% , share - 45,1%/48,7%) and the new season of "The In-laws" (rating - 12,3%/12,8% share - 29.7%/33.8%).
While introducing a new channel management, Yaroslav Porokhniak noted that they are young, creative and well known in Ukrainian TV market; all of them have successfully collaborated with Inter TV channel before. Their purpose is largely due to the fact that in the coming year, the channel will bet on the rejuvenation of its audience. In this connection, the channel launched production of several new projects targeted at an audience 18+. Inter’s Executive Producer Vladimir Zelensky emphasized in his speech that his new position in the channel does not mean that it will become a "quarter-style". Conversely, several infotainment products were launched in the production run, which were atypical for the format of "Studio Quarter-95". However, he promised to tell the details of the new programs before the start of spring season.
In 2011, CJSC "UITC" will continue to work on the technical modernization of the channel. These issues will be overseen by the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors Sergey Amelitschev. "We will continue to test broadcasting in HD format, let us deal extension of the multichannel live broadcast hardware, complete the construction of a complex for all channels of the group and four film studios," - said Sergey Amelitschev.