According to data from the National Council of Ukraine on Television and Radio Broadcasting and the Register of Media Entities, there are currently nearly 7,000 active media licenses in Ukraine. 53% of all media outlets in Ukraine are print media. There are also record-holders: one media owner holds 119 media outlets, and the largest company holds 71 media licenses. A third of media outlets are registered in the Kyiv region.
There are currently 6,995 valid media licenses in Ukraine, not counting suspended ones. Most of them belong to Ukrainian companies and individuals, and only 42 belong to foreign TV channels and radio stations.
In total, there are 3,160 media owners listed in the Registry, 10 of whom are foreign.
We are monitoring changes on the page Registry of Media Entities.
The record holder among legal entities for the number of active media licenses is Ihor Trill: 119 licenses. He is the founder of the Diana Plus publishing house, which has been operating for over 20 years and produces print newspapers and magazines. Second place goes to Taras Khotymchuk with 85 licenses—the founder of the regional weekly Tviy Vybir, as well as the t1.ua portal. Also in the top five are Oksana Tanasychuk (53 licenses), who is also associated with the Diana Plus publishing house, Andriy Lobachov (49)—owner of the publishing house Kuzya, which specializes in children’s educational publications—and Pavlo Khotymchuk (46), who owns the weekly “You and Me, and the Whole Family” and others.
Among companies, the figures are somewhat more modest. Thus, the largest holder of media licenses is Art-Kompleks Publishing House with 71 licenses. The company has specialized in crossword puzzles and children’s publications for over 25 years. Next is Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv with 61 licenses, which publishes university bulletins and specialized publications for students. Following is Editorial Systems with 53 licenses. The company specializes in publishing regional newspapers on various topics. In fourth place is Ivan Franko National University of Lviv with 50 licenses, which also publishes university bulletins and specialized publications. Rounding out the top five is Public Broadcasting with 45 licenses.
The company brings together national television channels (including “Pershyi,” “Suspilne Kultura,” and “Suspilne Sport”), radio stations (“Ukrainian Radio,” “Radio Promin,” and “Radio Kultura”), and digital platforms.
At the same time, media licenses are also held by companies whose primary business is far removed from journalism. For example, among media owners, one can find Energoatom, Epicenter K, ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, and a number of other large enterprises.
The list of major players also includes those well-known to Ukrainians as media services. In particular, MEGOGO holds 11 licenses, and the bookmaker VBET Ukraine holds 10.
One in three companies or sole proprietorships with media assets is registered in the Kyiv region—1,107 owners. They are followed by Lviv Oblast (207 entities), Odesa Oblast (200), Kharkiv Oblast (170), and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (164).
Among foreign media outlets, broadcasters from the United Kingdom, Gibraltar, and the United States are the most common.
More than half of all registrants are print media: 1,675 companies or sole proprietorships. Another 27% are online media—870. Rounding out the top three are audiovisual service providers: 309 companies or sole proprietorships (9.8%). These include platforms and services that provide access to media content via the internet (e.g., Megogo, Sweet.tv, Kyivstar TV), cable operators, and satellite operators (e.g., Viasat, Xtra TV). It is worth noting that a single registrant may hold multiple types of licenses.
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