The «1+1 media» group will act as a distributor of exclusive rights of «Viacom» company for broadcasting the American TV channel «Spike», the adapted version of which will be available for Ukrainian viewers from September 1st. The launch of Spike on the Ukrainian TV market is carried out within the framework of implementing Viacom’s global policy of channel distribution and strengthening strategic partnership with «1+1 media».

The channel’s broadcasting grid for Ukraine will be programmed in Europe, therefore, depending on the similarity of audience preferences, it will contain similarities with video tracks of other countries. The concept of its filling will be formed taking into account the requirements of viewers and will consist of products of the Spike channel’s own production, Paramount studio, as well as American and situationally Western European TV series from other studios. In particular, the viewer will be able to watch such premium and cult hits as «Suits», «Fargo», «Sherlock», «Peaky Blinders», «The Kingdom», «Ink Master» and many others.

The original language of broadcasting is English. At the time of the channel’s launch, 30% of the content will be available in Ukrainian in the providers’ distribution packages. In the future, the percentage of adapted content in the Ukrainian language will grow, as part of the income from distribution will be invested in the localization of the TV channel. Also, the video library is fully available in Russian. 

Spike is a TV channel for viewers who appreciate high-quality and modern series, films and shows. The video library contains over 1200 hours of premium content in the genres of action, thriller and detective.

The signal is encoded by the «Verimatrix» conditional access system and is broadcast via the «Astra A4» satellite on the «1+1 media» transponder.