ZIK explained

ZIK
Owner:Taras Kozak, formerly Petro Dyminskyi
Picture Format:576i 16:9 (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)

ZIK is a closed pro-Russian information TV channel in Ukraine. It was part of the Novyny media holding, whose unofficial owner was pro-Russian oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk (through his associate Taras Kozak).[1] The channel was on air from September 2010 to February 2021. The TV channels of the Novyny media holding were blocked on February 2, 2021, for anti-Ukrainian activities of its owners, Medvedchuk and Kozak, by a decree of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy following a decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.[2] [3] On February 26, 2021, a new TV channel, First Independent, was created on the basis of the media holding's closed TV channels – NewsOne, ZIK and 112 Ukraine – where pro-Russian journalists from the closed TV channels moved.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Хто купив телеканал "112 Україна"? (Розслідування). Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 2020-02-03. uk.
  2. Web site: УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №43/2021. Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України. 2021-02-03. uk.
  3. Web site: Вимкнули "канали Медведчука": перші пояснення та реакції в соцмережах. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 2021-02-04. uk.
  4. Web site: Команда "каналів Медведчука" розпочала мовлення на Першому незалежному. detector.media. 2021-02-26. 2021-03-14. uk.