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VMedia appointed as official distributor for Ukraine24 news channel

TORONTO — Independent telecom and broadcasting company VMedia Inc. announced yesterday it has been selected as an official distributor in Canada for Ukraine24, the leading 24-hour TV news channel from the Ukraine. This follows VMedia’s announcement yesterday it has added the Ukrainian news channel to all of its VMedia TV basic and premium packages as well as its live and on-demand streaming service RiverTV’s basic package at no extra charge to subscribers. The announcement also comes after VMedia and several other TV providers announced they are dropping the Russian state-funded Russia Today (RT) channel from their offerings. “VMedia is very...