OREANDA-NEWS. December 03, 2007. TRK Ukraina Channel is preparing to launch a number of TV thematic channels. At present TRK Ukraina is working to define the exact configuration of the media group, broadcast coverage of new channels and the required investments. However, today we know that one of the first niche channels is a football channel, reported the press-centre of SCM Group.

“The plans on SCM media holding development will be made public as soon as the project is finally approved and all the permits are obtained”, - noted Ilya Arkhipov, Director of Business Development. – “We are sure that Ukrainian media market has got huge potential for growth and we are ready to provide investments necessary for creating the media group on the basis of TRK Ukraina Channel”.

ZAO System Capital Management is the largest Ukrainian managing company, which owns and controls assets in mining and metals, energy-generating industries, telecommunications, banking, insurance, media, retail, and other sectors of economy.

In particular, the SCM Group controls Metinvest Holding, DTEK, Farlep-Invest, Optima Telekom, SCM Finance, Syegodnya Publishing House, TRK Ukraina, Ukrainskiy Retail, etc.

90% of ZAO SCM shares are owned by businessman Rinat Akhmetov.  

B.V. (20%) and ZAO SCM (80%). 100% of Metivest B.V. are owned by SCM (Cyprus) and 90% of SCM are owned by Rinat Akhmetov.