Ukraine’s National Council has extend the licences of 24 national TV channels for a further seven years.
In a statement, it says that after listening to the channels at a meeting on July 11 it concluded that their activities meet the requirements of obtaining a digital licence for national multichannel broadcasting.
These include reaching no less than two-thirds of the population of every oblast in Ukraine.
All 24 channels currently hold seven-year licences that were awarded in a competition in 2011 and are shortly due to expire.
The channels include Inter, Ukraina and Studio 1+1.