| Espreso TV Еспресо TV | |
| Headquarters: | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Country: | Ukraine |
| Area: | Internet |
| Picture Format: | (Full HD, 1080p) |
| Launch Date: | November 2013 |
| Key People: | Vadim Denisenko and Vitaly Pyrovych (chief editors) |
| Terr Serv 1: | Zeonbud (Ukraine) |
| Terr Chan 1: | MUX3 (26) (DVB-T2) |
| Terr Serv 2: | Zeonbud (Ukraine) |
| Terr Chan 2: | MUX5 in Bila Tserkva (DVB-T2) |
| Terr Serv 3: | Ekspres-Inform (Ukraine) |
| Terr Chan 3: | Local MUX in Kyiv (planned) |
| Terr Serv 4: | Telecentras (Lithuania) |
| Terr Chan 4: | Local MUX BM TV in various regions (DVB-T) |
| Website: | Official Site |
| Online Serv 1: | LIVE |
| Online Chan 1: | LIVE |
Espreso TV (Ukrainian: Еспресо TV) is an Internet television station in Ukraine that started to operate in November 2013. Espreso TV enabled the Euromaidan protests to be broadcast worldwide.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The channel is owned by the media company Goldberry LLC.[5]
Prior to August 2017 99% of Espreso TV belonged to Larysa Knyazhytska, the wife of Mykola Knyazhytsky.[5]
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) acquired 30%; the remaining 30% of Goldberry LLC stayed in the possession of Larysa Knyazhytska.[5]
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. [6]
On 22 January 2014, a journalist of Espreso TV Dmytro Dvoychenkov was kidnapped, beaten, and taken to an unknown location. He was later released.[7]
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.[8]