“Why is the snow yellow in Odesa?” “Why is a cow’s meat called beef?” These are some of the most popular questions Ukrainians googled in 2018, according to Google Ukraine, which on Dec. 11 released lists of the most popular search questions in the country. The ranking reveals Ukrainians’ interest in a wide range of topics …
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In recent days, some Ukrainian Facebook users saw their posts removed due to “violation of community standards.” These posts were about the military events that took place in the Kerch Strait, the preparation of Russia’s military equipment near the Ukrainian borders, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. There was also an interview with Russian political analyst …
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Earlier this month AIN.UA, a popular Ukrainian online tech publication, launched an international version, making a part of its content available in English language. Launched in 1999, the site published stories only in Russian so far. “There are no boundaries for the Ukrainian tech industry: Ukrainian startups focus on international markets [from their very start],” …
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Amazon Prime Video has acquired rights to Ukrainian comedy #Selfieparty produced by the Sonce (“the Sun” in Ukrainian) channel. The news was reported by Sonce on its Facebook page earlier this month. The acquisition took place a month after US tech giant made its video offer available in Ukraine along with other 200 countries and territories around …
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The 10th edition of Midemlab, the leading international music startup competition, will take place on June 3-6, 2016 in Cannes, France, in partnership with Ukraine Digital News. This is an opportunity for Ukrainian startups to find new business partners, raise funding, gain international visibility and recognition from the industry.
The renowned U.S. provider of on-demand Internet streaming media Netflix is expanding globally. On Jan. 6, it started offering services to about 130 new countries, including Ukraine, Russia, India, and more. In a statement announcing the expansion, the company said its strategy will bring the birth of a new global Internet TV network. The subscription starts at 7.99 euros per …
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YouTube has released a list of the music videos that were most popular in Russia in 2015. At over 41 million views, a song by Ukrainian band “Vremya i Steklo” is number one, far ahead of all its competitors. Following Vremya i Steklo in the ranking were “A Million Voices,” the Eurovision song presented by Russia’s Polina Gagarina (14.3 million …
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Over the past few weeks Ivi.ru, a major Russian online video streaming platform, has made its web, Smart TV and mobile services available in Ukraine and 10 countries of the former Soviet Union, said its general manager Oleg Tumanov to Russian business daily Vedomosti. The move is following agreements with content right owners. In these …
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Last week, a new section for books appeared in the Ukrainian version of the Google Play store. Users can go there to purchase or download, for free, electronic publications in 11 categories, ranging from books on computers to fiction. The price of paid copies varies widely, with books for children available for cheaper than a …
Google announced last week that they are expanding their All Access Music service to Ukraine among five other countries – Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Peru. With this latest move, Ukraine joins Russia as the only former Soviet republics with access to the service. The All Access Music service launched last summer as a streaming music platform to compete with …
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Coppertino, a Los Angeles-based startup with Ukrainian origins, announced today that it has raised half a million dollars at an undisclosed valuation from leading Ukrainian investment firms AVentures and TA Venture as well as from Torben Majgaard, the Danish founder of Ukrainian IT-outsourcing company Ciklum. Founded in 2011 by Petro Bondarevskyi and Ivan Ablamskyi, Coppertino has maintained its R&D …
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