Espreso TV () is an Internet television station in
Ukraine
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that started to operate in November 2013. Espreso TV enabled the
Euromaidan
Euromaidan ( ; , , ), or the Maidan Uprising, was a wave of Political demonstration, demonstrations and civil unrest in Ukraine, which began on 21 November 2013 with large protests in Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) in Kyiv. The p ...
protests to be broadcast worldwide.
Ownership
The channel is owned by the media company Goldberry LLC.
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Goldberry LLC
Prior to August 2017 99% of Espreso TV belonged to Larysa Knyazhytska, the wife of
Mykola Knyazhytsky.
In August 2017 Inna Avakova (the wife of former
Minister of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov) acquired 40% of Goldberry LLC and
Arseniy Yatsenyuk (former
Prime Minister
A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...
) acquired 30%; the remaining 30% of Goldberry LLC stayed in the possession of Larysa Knyazhytska.
In December 2017 the US Atmosphere Entertainment became a major shareholder of Espreso TV by purchasing 77.5% stake in Goldberry LLC that runs Espreso TV in Ukraine. The final beneficiary of the US company is Ivan Zhevago.
History
On 22 January 2014, a journalist of Espreso TV Dmytro Dvoychenkov was kidnapped, beaten, and taken to an unknown location. He was later released.
Cyber attacks
On February 19, 2024, at around 7:30 p.m., unknown hackers gained access to the broadcast signal of the Espreso TV channel.
The attackers broadcast a short footage of destroyed Ukrainian cities and a video of Joe Biden falling and stumbling with a call to stop, hinting at the alleged involvement of the United States in the war in Ukraine.
On December 16, 2024, at around 12:50 p.m., attackers gained unauthorized access to the TV channel’s server and tried to broadcast a video with a fake appeal from Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky in Russian.
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Television stations in Ukraine
Television channels and stations established in 2013
Internet properties established in 2013
Internet television channels
Ukrainian brands
Organizations based in Kyiv
2013 establishments in Ukraine
Streaming television in Ukraine
Mass media of the Euromaidan
Ukrainian-language television stations in Ukraine