On 5 May, Pershy Avtomobilny (First Automobile) TV channel launched test broadcasting on the Eutelsat W4 36oE satellite in Volia Cable’s digital package. Pershy Avtomobilny’s press service reported this to MediaBusiness. Iryna Tverdovska was appointed as a general producer of the channel, and Dmytro Kotelenets took office as its executive director.