The Ukrainian media company Maincast has launched its own app, Maincast.TV, for Android TV-based smart TVs. Now you can watch NBA games, soccer broadcasts, esports tournaments featuring CS2 and Dota 2, as well as original shows directly on the big screen.
The app and all its content are available for free, with no subscription required.
The new Maincast.TV app is optimized for viewing on large screens and brings together the company’s sports and esports content. Specifically, on the Maincast Sport channel, you can watch NBA games from the 2026–27 season, the EuroCup basketball tournament, soccer championships in Turkey and Brazil, Italy’s Serie B, as well as original shows, including “UPL Evening.”
Esports fans can enjoy tournaments featuring Counter-Strike 2 and Dota 2. All broadcasts are available both live and on-demand.
“The esports audience has long since moved beyond a narrow niche. Today, it’s content that people watch at home on a big screen, together with friends and family, just like traditional sports. The Maincast app for Smart TV reflects this shift in viewing habits: broadcasts have become more convenient and accessible,” said Maksym Krippa, CEO of ARS Capital.
Maincast is a Ukrainian media company that works with sports and esports content and develops themed TV channels and the digital platform Maincast.TV. The company is part of the ARS Capital investment holding led by entrepreneur Maxim Krippa.
The Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine is launching the Veterans Games sports competitions in cross-fit and e-sports.
“This year, they will be held in four regions of Ukraine and will end with the All-Ukrainian competition in Kyiv. Participants of the Veterans Games will compete in two disciplines: CrossFit and eSports,” the ministry said in a statement.
It is noted that servicemen, war veterans and persons discharged from military service, service in law enforcement agencies who were injured, wounded or ill during or as a result of their duties in the combat zone are invited to participate in the regional competitions.
The agency emphasizes that registration for participation in the competition is required at the following link: https://ee.kobotoolbox.org/x/RzJ0HpPS, it will last until October 27 (inclusive).
According to the report, the regional qualifying stages of the cross-fit competition will take place: November 2 (Kryvyi Rih), November 9 (Odesa), November 16 (Ivano-Frankivsk) and November 23 (Zhytomyr), and the all-Ukrainian competition will take place on December 8 in Kyiv.
The regional qualifying stage in esports will take place: Counter-Strike 2 (all over Ukraine online) on November 17, FIFA (all over Ukraine online) on November 17, and DOTA2 (all over Ukraine online) on November 24, with the all-Ukrainian competition taking place on December 6-7 in Kyiv.
