 During the Soviet era there weren't all that many channels available with most of them being news and general purpose channels which were all state owned.The industry didn't really change much and only after the fall of the USSR was when the television industry in the country really started to gain momentum.One of the first cable companies to begin their operation in the country was EuroCable which began its operation shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the company offered cable television to its customers with multiple local and foreign channels.