Moscow – HISTORY® has launched in the Ukraine via DTH platform, Lybid, and has increased distribution in Russia with its launch on Beeline.

“We’re thrilled to have broken new ground in the Ukraine through our partnership with Lybid, and are looking forward to further expanding our reach across Russia in 2014,” said Dean Possenniskie, Managing Director, Europe, A+E Networks.

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HISTORY takes viewers on a journey through the ages, connecting our modern world with its historical roots in a way that is relevant, entertaining, and often surprising.

The channel brings history to life; thrusting viewers into the action, and challenging perceptions of what history is.

HISTORY offers viewers original, top-rated programme franchises including Ice Road Truckers, Pawn Stars, American Pickers, American Restoration, Counting Cars, and Mountain Men.

Year-to-date, HISTORY has 11 primetime series averaging over 1.0 million A25-54 impressions and 9 over 1.0 million A18-49 – more than any other network in US cable. In Harris Interactive’s 2013 EquiTrend tracking study, HISTORY received the “Brand of the Year” award for factual entertainment, the second consecutive year the channel captured this title.

HISTORY is available in more than 330 million households in 160+ territories and 39 languages worldwide.