PLUSPLUS

PLUSPLUS is a Ukrainian free-to-air television channel, part of the 1+1 Media Group. According to the group, PLUSPLUS is a family channel oriented towards shared viewing by parents and children, when the whole family gathers in front of TV.

History

Channel launch as 'CITI' (2006)

CITI was a regional television channel broadcasting in Kyiv from 1 December 2006 to 3 August 2012. It was founded by Studio 1+1 and was a media holding of 1+1 Media Group, owned by Ihor Kolomoyskyi. In general, the channel broadcast educational programs of Kyiv and children and family movies and cartoons manufactured by the USSR. The slogan was "Канал TVого міста." (your city's channel). General manager was Natalia Vashko.

Rebranding to PLUSPLUS (2012)

The channel was relaunched on 4 August 2012 as PLUSPLUS, with new Disney Channel content moved across after the closure of Disney Channel in the country. While developing the program concept, PLUSPLUS collaborated with government agencies, academic and research institutions using government programs, regulations and developments, as well as their recommendations. The channel content is created in a such way as to make it interesting for both children, and their parents.

In 2012 it was awarded the National Television Award "Triumph" in the "Discovery of the Year", and in December 2012, PLUSPLUS launched the broadcasting of Disney programming divided into morning and afternoon blocks, which make up six hours of daily programs.

In 2013, PLUSPLUS has been producing the range of in-house programs, each of which performs educational, training, developing and other functions. The channel has prepared three projects "Fairy Tale with Dad" a 10-minute program where famous dads read tales for kids; "Tips and Tricks": animated pictures with solutions of "children’s" problems; and "Happiness Every Day": videos on how to make a kid happy.

On 13 December 2019, the "World Awaits Discovery" brand campaign of the "PLUSPLUS" channel won the gold prize at the "Effie Awards Ukraine 2019" in the "Branded Content and Service" category.

Branding

In 2012, the channel rebranded with the aim of appearing Western European in outlook, with a nod to Ukrainian/Soviet culture and history. The rebrand was completed by UK design agenc
Studio.Build
who developed a set of changeable family characters, designed to be the heroes of the channel, with a set of teasers and indents, produced by specialist character-animation studio Animade. They also developed a custom typeface for all on-air and off-air communications. The consultancy worked with Ukraine-based illustrator Edik Katykhin.

Programming

Animated series

* '' 100% Wolf: Legend of the Moonstone''
* ''44 Cats''
* ''Abby Hatcher''
* ''Adventure Time''
* '' The Adventures of Paddington''
* ''ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks''
* ''The Amazing World of Gumball''
* ''Apollo's Tall Tales'' ( fr)
* ''Arthur and the Minimoys'' ( fr)
* '' Baby Shark's Big Show!''
* '' Bakugan: Battle Planet''
* ''Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures''
* '' Barbie: It Takes Two''
* '' Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom''
* ''Beyblade Burst''
* ''The Big Feelings Explorers''
* ''Blaze and the Monster Machines''
* ''Bloopies''
* ''Boonie Bears'' (Beware of Bears)
* '' Brave Bunnies'' (5 December 2020 – present)
* ''Bubble Guppies''
* ''BubiLoons''
* ''Chuggington''
* ''Cossacks. Football'' ( uk)
* ''Dexter's Laboratory''
* ''Dogmatix and the Indomitables'' ( fr)
* ''Dora the Explorer''
* ''Elmo and Zoe's Math Adventures''
* ''Endangered Species''
* ''Eskimoska'' ( uk)
* ''Filly Funtasia'' (30 November 2019 – 2020)
* ''The Fixies''
* ''Fuzion Max''
* ''Get Blake!''
* ''Gigantosaurus''
* ''Legends of Spark''
* ''LEGO Friends''
* ''Lego Nexo Knights''
* '' Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu''
* ''Leo da Vinci'' ( it)
* ''Le Petit Spirou''
* ''Littlest Pet Shop''
* '' Littlest Pet Shop: A World of Our Own''
* ''Little Charmers''
* '' Little Princess''
* ''Horrid Henry''
* ''Hubert & Takako''
* '' Infinity Nado''
* ''I.N.K. Invisible Network of Kids''
* ''Jamie's Got Tentacles''
* '' Kid vs. Kat''
* '' Pin-Code''
* '' Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness''
* ''Masha and the Bear''
* '' Masha's Tales''
* ''Maya the Bee''
* '' Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir''
* ''Monkart: Legend of Monster Kart''
* '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic''
* '' My Little Pony: Pony Life''
* ''Nella the Princess Knight''
* '' Ni Hao Kai-Lan''
* '' Oggy and the Cockroaches''
* '' The Owl & Co''
* ''Paw Patrol''
* ''The Penguins of Madagascar ''
* ''Peppa Pig''
* ''Petronix Defenders''
* '' Power Players''
* ''The Powerpuff Girls''
* '' Rainbow High''
* '' Rated A for Awesome''
* ''Rev & Roll ''
* '' Rob the Robot''
* ''Rusty Rivets''
* ''Screechers Wild!'' ( pt)
* ''Sherazade: The Untold Stories''
* ''Shimmer and Shine''
* ''The Simpsons''
* ''The Smurfs''
* ''Sonic Boom'' (31 January 2022 – present)
* ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' (1 February 2018 – present)
* ''SuperThings Rivals Of Kaboom''
* ''Super Wings''
* ''Team Hot Wheels''
* ''Team Umizoomi''
* ''Thomas & Friends''
* ''Tractor Tom''
* '' Transformers: Cyberverse''
* '' Transformers: Rescue Bots''
* '' Transformers: Robots in Disguise''
* ''Tobot''
* ''Top Wing''
* '' Turning Mecard''
* ''The Wild Adventures of Blinky Bill''
* ''Winx Club''
* ''Yo-kai Watch''
* ''Zack & Quack''
* ''Zak Storm''

Disney animated series

* ''101 Dalmatian Street''
* ''Amphibia''
* '' American Dragon Jake Long''
* '' Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers''
* ''Doc McStuffins''
* ''DuckTales''
* ''DuckTales (2017 TV series)''
* ''Elena of Avalor''
* '' Fancy Nancy''
* ''Gravity Falls''
* '' Jake and the Neverland Pirates''
* '' Lilo & Stitch: The Series''
* ''Little Einsteins''
* ''Mickey Mouse Clubhouse''
* ''Mickey and the Roadster Racers''
* ''Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures''
* ''Miles from Tomorrowland''
* ''Milo Murphy's Law''
* '' Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero''
* ''Pepper Ann''
* ''Phineas and Ferb''
* ''PJ Masks''
*'' Puppy Dog Pals''
* '' Recess''
* ''Sheriff Callie's Wild West''
* ''Sofia the First''
* ''Star vs. the Forces of Evil''
* ''Star Wars Rebels''
* ''Special Agent Oso''
* '' Tangled: The Series''
* '' Timon & Pumbaa''
* ''The Lion Guard''
* ''Vampirina''
* ''Wander Over Yonder''

Sitcoms

* ''Imagination Movers''
* '' Jessie''
* ''Hannah Montana''
* ''Jonas''
* ''Good Luck Charlie''
* ''The Suite Life of Zack and Cody''
* ''Dog with a Blog''

Other programs

* ''Marvi Hämmer ( de)''
* ''Mister Maker''
* ''Art Attack''
* ''Jumble''
* ''Shot mom''
* ''Robot Zeke in the animal world''
* ''Fairy Tale with Dad''

External links

*
1+1 Media Group page
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References

{{1+1 Media Group

Children's television networks
Television stations in Ukraine
Television channels and stations established in 2012
Ukrainian brands
Ukrainian-language television stations
Television channels and stations established in 2006
Ukrainian-language television stations in Ukraine
2006 establishments in Ukraine
2012 establishments in Ukraine
1+1 Media Group