Channel One Russia

Russian public TV channel

Not to be confused with Public Television of Russia or Russia-1.

Television channel

Channel One
Первый канал

Country| Russia
Headquarters| Ostankino Technical Center, Moscow, Russia
Programming
Language(s)| Russian
Picture format| 1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed) 4K (during World Cup 2018)
Ownership
Owner| (in 2020)
Federal Agency for State Property Management (38.9%)
National Media Group (29%)
VTB Capital (20%)[1]
TASS (9.1%)
Ostankino Technical Center (3.0%)[2]
Key people| Konstantin Lvovich Ernst, CEO
Sister channels|

* Karusel
* Telecafe
* Dom Kino
* Music One TV
* Vremya
* Dom Kino Premium
* Bober
* Perviy Kanal Evraziya

History
Launched| 9 March 1938; 86 years ago (1938-03-09)
Replaced| Programme One (Soviet Era) (1951–1991)
Former names| 1991–1995: Channel 1 Ostankino
1995–2002: Public Russian Television (ORT)
Links
Website| www.1tv.ru (Russian)
www.1tv.com (Russian)
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial television| Channel 1
Streaming media
Channel One internet broadcast| www.1tv.ru/live

Channel One (Russian: Первый канал, romanized: Pervý kanal, IPA: [ˈpʲervɨj kɐˈnal], lit. 'First Channel') is a Russian state-controlled television channel.[3][vague] It is the first television channel to broadcast in the Russian Federation. Its headquarters are located at Ostankino Technical Center near the Ostankino Tower in Moscow.

From April 1995 to September 2002, the channel was known as Public Russian Television (Russian: Общественное Российское Телевидение, romanized: Obshchestvennoye Rossiyskoye Televideniye, ORT [oˈɛrˈtɛ]).[4]

Channel One's main competitors are the Russia-1 and NTV channels. The channel has 2,443 employees as of 2015.[5]

## History

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For the history of this channel before 1991, see Television in the Soviet Union and Soviet Central Television.

When the Soviet Union was abolished, the Russian Federation took over most of its structures and institutions. One of the first acts of Boris Yeltsin's new government was to sign a presidential decree on 27 December 1991, providing for Russian jurisdiction over the central television system. The 'All-Union State TV and Radio Company' (Gosteleradio) was transformed into the 'Russian State TV and Radio Company Ostankino'.

Russian oligarch Boris Abramovich Berezovsky gained control over ORT Television to replace the failing Soviet TV Channel 1. He appointed the popular anchorman and producer Vladislav Listyev as CEO of ORT. Three months later Listyev was assassinated amid a fierce struggle for control of advertising sales.[6][7] Berezovsky was questioned in the police investigation, among many others, but the killers were never found.[citation needed]

A presidential decree of 30 November 1994 transformed Ostankino into a closed joint-stock company, Russian Public TV (Obshchestvennoe Rossiyskoye Televidenie or ORT). The shares were distributed between state agencies (51%) and private shareholders, including numerous banks (49%). The partial privatization was inspired by the intolerable financial situation of Ostankino owing to huge transmission costs and a bloated payroll (total staff of about 10,000 in early 1995).

Following the 1998 financial collapse (which almost resulted in them becoming insolvent), the channel obtained a government loan of $100 million from state-controlled Vnesheconombank.[8] Also in 1998, the closed joint stock company was transformed into an open stock company. However, controlling votes on the board of directors remained in the hands of structures linked to then-Kremlin-connected businessman Boris Berezovsky. Thanks to this state of affairs, Berezovsky was able to preserve control over the channel's cash flows as well as over its editorial line until 2000.

From 1 April 1995 to late 2002, the channel was called ORT (ОРТ—Общественное Российское Телевидение, Obshchestvennoye Rossiyskoye Televideniye; Public Russian Television). It maintained the traditional programs and shows of the First Channel of the Soviet Television (RTO), such as Vremya, KVN, Chto? Gde? Kogda?, V mire zhivotnykh and Travelers' Club; the last two are no longer broadcast on this channel.

## Broadcasting

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The main broadcasting center is in Ostankino Tower, Moscow. In September 2008 the channel installed new digital audio mixing systems in their new state-of-the-art broadcast complex located in the Ostankino Television Technical Centre in Moscow. The new Channel One news facility opened in March 2008 and features advanced server technology with equipment from the world's leading television equipment manufacturers such as Thomson, EVS, and HP. Spearheading the transition of the renovated news facilities was Okno TV.[9] Channel One began broadcasting a 1080i high-definition signal on 24 December 2012.[10]

Channel One can be streamed on the internet for free on 1tv.ru for viewers in Russia and 1tv.com is for international viewers.

## Production

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Channel One has produced many films, including four of the highest-grossing Russian movies after the Soviet collapse, Night Watch (2004), The Turkish Gambit (2005), Day Watch (2006), and The Irony of Fate 2 (2007). It airs the Russian adaptations of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Survivor, and Star Factory.

### Original programming

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* Children's
* Good Night, Little Ones!
* Sesame Street
* Yeralash
* Comedy
* Big Difference – sketch comedy
* Calambur – sketch comedy
* Oba-na – comedy
* Cooking
* Gusto
* Drama
* Adjutants of Love – telenovela
* Azazel – Boris Akunin adaptation
* Brezhnev – biopic
* Brief Guide To A Happy Life – romantic drama
* Catherine the Great – biopic
* Children of the Arbat – Anatoly Rybakov adaptation
* The Dark Side of the Moon – detective series
* The Dawns Here Are Quiet – war
* Deadly Force – detective series
* Empire under Attack – history
* Ex-Wife
* As the Reels Turn 1: With Friends Like You (Russian: Как вращаются барабаны 1: С такими друзьями, как ты) - comedy and drama series
* As the Reels Turn 2: The Gamble (Russian: Как вращаются барабаны 2: Игра) - comedy and drama series
* As the Reels Turn 3: Blinded by Love (Russian: Как вращаются барабаны 3: Ослепленный любовью) - comedy and drama series
* The Fall of the Empire – history
* Hot Ice – sports drama
* House with Lilies – period drama
* Investigation Held by ZnaToKi – detective series
* Klim – detective series
* The Life and Adventures of Mishka Yaponchik – biopic
* Mata Hari – biopic
* The Method – detective series
* Moscow Saga – Vasili Aksyonov adaptation
* Nine Lives of Nestor Makhno – biopic
* Pyotr Leschenko. Everything That Was... – biopic
* Raid – detective series
* Russian Translation
* A Second Before... – fantasy
* Silver Spoon – crime
* The Sniffer – detective series
* Spetsnaz – war
* Streets of Broken Lights – detective series
* The Thaw
* The Three Musketeers – Alexandre Dumas adaptation
* Trace – detective series
* Trifles of Life – telenovela
* Trotsky – biopic
* Wedding Ring – telenovela
* Yalta-45 – war
* Yesenin – biopic
* Game shows
* All or Nothing
* Field of Wonders
* The People Versus
* The Weakest Link
* What? Where? When?
* Reality shows
* Star Factory – talent show
* Last Hero – version of Survivor
* Let's Get Married (Давай поженимся) – helping people find people they are right for Давай поженимся!. Первый канал
* Minute of Fame – talent show
* One to One! – talent show
* The Voice – talent show
* The Voice Kids – talent show
* Sports
* Lednikoviy period ("Ice Age", Ледниковый период) – ice skating show Ледниковый период – 2
* Football Review
* Tennis Review
* ATP Uncovered
* WTA All Access
* WTA One on One with Chris Evert
* Australian Open
* Roland Garros
* Wimbledon Championships
* US Open
* Davis Cup
* Fed Cup
* News and Talk shows
* Evening Urgant – Ivan Urgant's talk show
* Good Morning
* Gordon ("Citizen Gordon", Гражданин Гордон) – Alexander Gordon's talk show Гордонкихот
* Let Them Talk Dmitri Borisov's talk show
* Pozner (Познер) – Vladimir Pozner's current affairs program
* Prozhektorperiskhilton – satirical talk show with Ivan Urgant, Garik Martirosyan, Sergei Svetlakov and Alexander Tsekalo
* Vremya ("Time", Время) – news program, on air since 1968
* Vremya Pokazhet ("Time Will Tell", Вре́мя пока́жет)
* Other
* In the World of Animals – zoology
* Song of the Year – music festival
* Till 16 and older... – problems of young people
* Travelers' Club – travel
* Vzglyad – current affairs

### International series that were broadcasting on Channel One

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* American series
* Lost (Russian: Остаться в живых, Ostat'sya v Zhyvykh, "To Stay Alive" in English)
* Lie To Me (Russian: Обмани меня, Obmani menya, "Deceive me" in English)
* Ugly Betty (Russian: Дурнушка, Durnushka, "Ugly girl" in English)
* FlashForward (Russian: Вспомни, что будет, Vspomni, chto budet, "Remember what will be" in English)
* Boardwalk Empire (Russian: Подпольная империя, Podpolʹnaya imperiya, "The Underground Empire" in English)
* Body of Proof (Russian: Следствие по телу, Sledstvie po telu, "The investigation of the body"), the series premiered on 7 February 2011.[11]
* Suits (Russian: Форс-мажоры, Fors-mazhory, "Force Majeures") premiered on 26 September 2011
* Terra Nova premiered on 27 September 2011
* White Collar (Russian: Белый воротничок)
* Californication (Russian: Калифрения, Califreniya)
* Ray Donovan (Russian: Рей Донован, Ray Donovan)
* Bates Motel (Russian: Мотель Бейтс, Motel' Baits)
* Brazilian telenovelas
* Tropicaliente April – December 1995
* Mulheres de Areia – 3 January July 1996
* A Próxima Vítima July 1996 – winter 1997
* O Rei do Gado 1997–1998
* Anjo mau 1998
* Avenida Brasil 2013
* Other
* Forbrydelsen (Russian: Убийство, Ubiystvo "The Kill") premiered on 28 September 2011
* Sherlock (Russian: Шерлок Холмс, Sherlock Holmes)

### Former International and Russian animated series

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* Nu, Pogodi! (Russian: Ну, Погоди!) 1991-1998
* Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies
* Alvin and the Chipmunks
* Challenge of the GoBots 1994
* Les Misérables (Russian: Отверженные) 1995
* Widget Autumn – Winter 1995
* Andy Panda 1995–1996 (only in Muftfireworks (Russian: Мультфейерверк))
* Woody Woodpecker (As "Woody and his Friends") 1995 – December 1997 (only in Muftfireworks (Russian: Мультфейерверк))
* Monster Force 22 January – 7 February 1996
* Dog City 1996
* The Legend of Prince Valiant Summer 1996
* Fievel's American Tails Summer 1996 (in Muftfireworks (Russian: Мультфейерверк)), April – May 2002
* Exosquad Autumn 1996
* The Pink Panther 1996–1997 (in Muftfireworks (Russian: Мультфейерверк)), 1998
* Orson & Olivia Winter-Spring 1997
* The Legends of Treasure Island Spring 1997
* The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest 30 October 1997 – 29 October 1998
* Albert - the 5th Musketeer Autumn 1998
* Action Man 9 March – 23 April 1999
* Around the World in 80 days May – July 1999
* Phantom 2040 10 July – September 1999
* Beast Wars 29 November 1999 – 20 January 2000
* Extreme Ghostbusters 23 January – 29 March 2000
* All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series 13 November 2000 – 2002
* Pororo the Little Penguin Winter 2003 – 18 May 2009
* Fly Tales 12 September 1999 – 2000
* Kaput and Zösky 14 June 2003 – 2004
* Tayo the Little Bus 10 May 2010 – 2019
* Cocomong 2008 – 2015

### Anime

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* Doraemon (Russian: Дораэмон, Doraemon) 1991 – 2022
* Maya the Honey Bee (German: Die Biene Maja) 1991 – 1993
* The Flying House 1992 – 1993, 1994
* The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Japanese: トム・ソーヤーの冒険; Russian: Приключения Тома Сойера) 1994
* Topo Gigio (Japanese: トッポ・ジージョ) 21 November 1994 – January 1995
* Wonder Beat Scramble (Japanese: ワンダービートS) January – March 1995
* Pokémon 18 December 2000 – 3 September 2001
* Yume no Crayon Oukoku 2001 – 2002
* Ojamajo Doremi 2003 – 2006
* Ashita no Nadja 2007
* Chimpui 2008 – 2009
* Pretty Cure (Russian: Хорошенькое лекарство) 2009 – 2022
* Jewelpet 2010 – 2016
* Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama (Russian: Секрет Кокотама) 2017 – 2020
* Kira Kira Happy Hirake! Cocotama (Russian: Открытым! Кокотама) 2020 – 2021

### Walt Disney Presents

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* DuckTales 1991, 1992
* Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers 1991, 1992
* Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears 1992
* TaleSpin 1992

## Political coverage

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Vladimir Putin and Konstantin Ernst, chief of Channel One.[12]

A 2024 study found that throughout Putin's reign as Russian leader, Channel One has covered him in a positive light.[13]

In autumn of 1999 the channel actively participated in that year's State Duma electoral campaign by criticizing Moscow mayor Yuriy Luzhkov, Yevgeny Primakov and their party Fatherland-All Russia, major opponents of the pro-Putin party Unity. Sergey Dorenko, popularly dubbed as TV-killer, was a close ally of business oligarch and media magnate Boris Berezovsky. From September 1999 to September 2000 he hosted the influential weekly program simply called Sergey Dorenko's Program on Saturdays at 9 pm. This was especially heavy on criticism and mercilessly attacked Putin's opponents.[14][15][16]

In August 2000, however, his program criticized how the Putin government handled the explosion of the Russian submarine Kursk. When Dorenko's show was in turn suspended on 9 September 2000, ORT director-general Konstantin Ernst insisted that — contrary to Dorenko's allegations — the government had not been involved in the change. Ernst stated that he yanked the show because Dorenko had defied his orders to stop discussing the government's plan to nationalize Boris Berezovsky's 49-percent stake in the network.[17][18][19]

Berezovsky claims that in 2001 he was forced by the Putin administration to sell his shares. He first tried to sell them to a third party, but failed. A close friend of Berezovsky, Nikolai Glushkov, was arrested while seriously ill, and Berezovsky gave up the shares and transferred them to Roman Abramovich's Sibneft with the understanding that Glushkov would then be released. This promise was not fulfilled.[20][21] Soon after Berezovsky's withdrawal, the new ownership changed the channel's name to Pervy Kanal (Channel One). Konstantin Ernst remains as general director. As of 2008, Channel One's minority shares are held by three little-known companies namely ORT-KB, Eberlink2002 and Rastrkom-2002. Their parent companies are domiciled in Panama and Seychelles and are managed by Evrofinans Group.

Russian television media in the Putin era have been criticised for pro-government bias.[22] Critics charge that Channel One's news and information programs are frequently used for propaganda purposes. As Konstantin Ernst stated in his interview to the New Yorker, "it would be strange if a channel that belonged to the state were to express an anti-government point of view".[23] The critics contend that Channel One airs a disproportionate number of stories focusing on positive aspects of official government policy, while largely neglecting certain controversial topics such as war in Chechnya or social problems. In addition, some have argued that the station's news reports often blur the line between factual reporting and editorial commentary, especially when broadcasting stories concerning Russian government policies or goals. For example, during the 2004 Ukrainian presidential elections, many political observers believe the Russian government actively supported the candidacy of then Ukrainian prime minister Viktor Yanukovych over that of Viktor Yushchenko.[24] In a 13 October 2004 news story, Channel One reporter Natalya Kondratyuk declared that "the Premier [Yanukovich], as a candidate, is adding to his ratings by working on the economy and by solving current social problems; he does not use slogans; he is not criticizing his opponent; and he is not creating scandals. Yushchenko’s style of campaigning is diametrically opposite."

Vladimir Pozner interviews U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on the "Pozner Show" in Moscow, 19 March 2010

In another controversial example, on a 23 January 2005 broadcast, in the midst of widespread protests against a new reform of Russia's social benefits system (L'goty), a Channel One anchor opined, "you can understand, and should understand, those who went out on the streets, but you also have to understand that the old system has completely outlived its use." Later, in the same story, a reporter characterized those protesting against the reforms as political opportunists, adding, "criticizing the reform is good PR." A few days later, on 27 January 2005, as the protests continued across Russia, a Channel One reporter noted, "You can understand the elderly [protestors, but] repealing free [bus] fares was the last hope for public transport."

Similarly, on a 12 February 2005 broadcast, a Channel One anchor declared, "The key question of the week has been: how are Presidents [Mikheil] Saakashvili [of Georgia]) and Yushchenko [of Ukraine] different? At first, it seemed the difference was only in their appearance, in all other ways, they were like characters from the film Attack of the Clones for us." Critics of Channel One news argue that hundreds of similar examples exist where station news reporters and anchors insert editorial commentary into news reports, almost always to commend perceived allies of Russia or criticize perceived enemies.

As of 2006, Vladimir Pozner, Ekaterina Andreeva, Pyotr Tolstoy and Mikhail Leontiev are among the most known political journalists of the channel. On Sunday, 28 January 2006, the Channel One news and analytical program Sunday Time (Voskresnoye Vremya) hosted by Petr Tolstoy distorted the content of a speech by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko related to the Russia-Belarus energy dispute to the contrary by editing it and deleting some crucial words.[25]

Moreover, various media reported that the channel presented a biased coverage of other events that were closely connected to Russia's foreign policy, including the Ukrainian elections to the Verkhovna Rada in 2007, the Euromaidan of 2013-2014, and the following annexation of Crimea.[26][27][28] The channel was also criticized for ignoring Alexei Navalny's political activities, namely his participation in the Moscow mayoral election of 2013.[29] Vladimir Pozner, one of the channel's most popular TV hosts, once admitted in an interview to the New Yorker that he composed a list of people who could not participate in his show.[23]

According to a BBC News analysis by Stephen Ennis the channel has in its reports about Ukraine's war in Donbas "sought to further demonise and dehumanise the Ukrainian army".[30]

Channel One news reports on 16 January 2016 about a 13-year-old girl with German and Russian citizenship in Berlin who was allegedly raped by immigrants was denounced by the German police as fake.[31] German foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has accused the Russian government of using the alleged rape for "political propaganda".[31]

On 26 February 2018 Channel One used footage from multinational military simulation organization Echelon International, attempting to pass it off as authentic Syrian War footage.[32]

On 14 March 2022, Marina Ovsyannikova, an editor for Channel One, interrupted a live broadcast of Vremya to protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, carrying a poster stating in a mix of Russian and English: "Stop the war, don't believe the propaganda, here you are being lied to."[33][34][35][36][37]

## Management and shareholders

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### 2005

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According to the inspection[38] conducted by the Audit Chamber of Russia and initiated by MP Alexander Lebedev, in 2005 the channel had the following shareholders structure and board of directors:

* Rosimushchestvo – 38.9%;
* ORT Bank Consortium – 24%;
* RastrKom 2002 – 14%;
* EberLink – 11%;
* ITAR TASS – 9.1%;
* TTTs – 3%.

Alexey Gromov (Chairman of the Board of Directors, Press Secretary of President Vladimir Putin)
Konstantin Ernst (Director General of the Channel One)
Alexander Dzasokhov (then President of North Ossetia–Alania)
Galina Karelova (Chairman of Russia's Social Insurance Fund)
Mikhail Lesin (Adviser to President Vladimir Putin, former Mass Media Minister)
Nikita Mikhalkov (President of Russia's Cinematographers Union)
Mikhail Piotrovsky (Director of the State Hermitage Museum)
Ilya Reznik (poet, composer)
Alexander Chaikovsky (Chairman of the Composition Department of Moscow Conservatory)
Mikhail Shvydkoi (Chief of the Federal Agency of Culture and Cinematography, former Culture Minister of Russia)

ORT Bank Consortium, RastrKom 2002 and EberLink (49%) are controlled by Roman Abramovich, while Rosimushchestvo, ITAR TASS and TTTs vote on behalf of the Russian state (51%).[39]

### 2006

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As of 2006, the Board of Directors of the Channel One consisted of:

Sergei Naryshkin (Chairman of the Board of Directors, Minister, Chief of Staff of the Russian Government);
Konstantin Ernst (Director General of the Channel One);
Lyudmila Pridanova (Deputy Head of Rosimushchestvo);
Alexey Gromov (Press Secretary of President Vladimir Putin);
Mikhail Lesin (Adviser to President Vladimir Putin, former Mass Media Minister);
Nikita Mikhalkov (President of Russia's Cinematographers Union);
Mikhail Piotrovsky (Director of the State Hermitage Museum);
Ilya Reznik (poet, composer);
Alexander Chaikovsky (Chairman of the Composition Department of Moscow Conservatory, Rector of Saint Petersburg Conservatory);
Mikhail Shvydkoi (Chief of the Federal Agency of Culture and Cinematography, former Culture Minister of Russia).

### 2021

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In 2021, VTB Bank owned 32.89% of shares.[40]

Vladimir Putin's close friend Yuriy Kovalchuk, through his holding company National Media Group, owns stakes in several of Russia's most influential television channels, including Channel One.[41][42]

## Eurovision Song Contest 2009

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Channel One was the host broadcaster of Eurovision Song Contest 2009, announced in December 2008.[43]

## Sister channels

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### Active

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Channel One owns some digital-only television channels (under brand Channel One Digital TV-family, Цифровое телесемейство Первого канала):

* Dom Kino (Cinema House) — movies
* Dom Kino Premium (Cinema House Premium) — movies
* Muzyka Pervogo (Channel One Music) — music
* Vremya (Time) — 20th century history
* Telecafe (Television Café) — food
* Bobyor (Beaver) — lifestyle
* O! — family
* Poyekhali (Let's Go) — travel
* Karusel (in co-operation with VGTRK) (Carousel) – for children

### Defunct

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* Telenyanya (TeleNanny) — for children

## Criticism

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### Original programming on historical themes

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Some of the television period dramas produced by Channel One were series criticized for low level of historical accuracy, for instance – Brezhnev,[44] The Saboteur,[45] Yesenin[46] and Trotsky.[47]

### Cruelty to animals

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The morning of 12 January 2008 on the current affairs program Health (Russian: «Здоровье») with Yelena Malysheva about Guillain–Barré syndrome, in one of the sections a rat was violently killed. Some of the viewers said, first, that this was intolerable in a program whose audience includes children and, secondly, it was contrary to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.[48][49][50][51][52] In particular, some claim that viewing such violent and cruel scenes poorly affected the health of some children and people.[53]

### Sanctioned

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On 8 May 2022, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury placed sanctions on Channel One Russia pursuant to Executive Order 14024 for being owned or controlled by, or for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the Government of Russia.[54]

## Visual identity

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Since its inception in 1991, the logo featured a 1 in various designs.

### Logo history

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Its first logo in 1991 featured a blocky "1", with a significantly thinner black square outline. On 1 April 1995, this was replaced with a simple "1" block, with a circle outline, but on 1 October 1995, a logo featuring an italic "1" was launched, with the ОРТ typograph. An alternate version of the 1995 logo had blue and white colors.

On 1 January 1997, another logo featuring a golden italic "1" was launched, with a partial ring and the ОРТ letters now in 3 separate blocks, which was designed by Novocom, along with Igor Barbe. On 1 October 2000, the current logo was launched, featuring a "1" with a partial cut, on a dark blue background. The current logo was designed by ORT Design. With the renaming of "ОРТ" to "Channel One Russia" in 2 September 2002, the idents were changed to match the new network's name; however, the 2000 logo is still used.

* 27 December 1991 - 31 March 1995

* 1 April - 30 September 1995

* 1 October 1995 - 31 December 1996

* Alternate version of the 1995 logo

* 1 January 1997 - 30 September 2000

* 1 October 2000 – present

## See also

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* Russia portal
* Television portal

* Channel One Cup (football)
* Channel One Cup (ice hockey)
* Eastern Bloc information dissemination

## Notes

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1. ^ "Abramovich has sold VTB share in the "Channel One"". Коммерсантъ. 7 March 2019.
2. ^ "National Media Group acquired 4% of the shares of Channel One from Roman Abramovich's company". Интерфакс. 26 August 2018.
3. ^ "Russian media brood over cause of air crash". BBC News. 1 November 2015.
4. ^ "Home Page ORT (English)". 19 April 1997. Archived from the original on 19 April 1997. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
5. ^ Annual report of the open joint-stock company "Channel One"
6. ^ "World News Briefs; Russian TV Chief Resigns in Protest". The New York Times. 17 March 1995. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
7. ^ Stanley, Alessandra (3 March 1995). "Celebrity's Killing Stirs Talk of Intrigue in Russia". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
8. ^ Television in the Russian Federation: Organisational Structure, Program Production and Audience
9. ^ "Avid – Channel One News". Retrieved 31 May 2015.
10. ^ "Вещание в HD, онлайн-чат с Алексеем Ефимовым". Archived from the original on 7 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
11. ^ "1tvru". Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
12. ^ Cosic, Jelena (8 March 2022). "Canada sanctions 10 Putin allies, including Russia's leading TV propagandists". The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.
13. ^ La Lova, Lanabi (2024). "Vladimir Putin on Channel One, 2000–2022". Political Communication: 1–19. doi:10.1080/10584609.2024.2380438. ISSN 1058-4609.
14. ^ Russian Elections Archived 30 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine (transcript), Jim Lehrer NewsHour, PBS, 17 December 1999. Accessed online 23 April 2008.
15. ^ Emma Gray, Putin's Media War, CPJ Press Freedom Reports, 27 March 2000. Accessed online 23 April 2008.
16. ^ A. Petrova, TV journalist Sergey Dorenko Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, The Public Opinion Foundation Database. 21 September 2000. Accessed online 23 April 2008.
17. ^ Russia 2000 Country Report, CPJ. Accessed online 23 April 2008.
18. ^ Elena Dikun, The Kremlin Sets About Cleaning Up the Airwaves Archived 17 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine, Prism, Volume 6, Issue 9, 30 September 2000. Accessed online 23 April 2008.
19. ^ Andrei Zolotov Jr. and Simon Saradzhyan, Dorenko Program Has Plug Pulled Archived 20 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine, The St. Petersburg Times, Issue #602, 12 September 2000. Accessed online 23 April 2008.
20. ^ ORT officials accused of contraband and evading customs tariffs Archived 22 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine, The Jamestown Foundation Monitor, Volume 7, Issue 2, 3 January 2001. Accessed online 23 April 2008.
21. ^ (in Russian) Владимир Прибыловский (Vladimir Pribylovsky), Юрий Фельштинский (Yuri Felshtinsky), Операция "Наследник" (Operatsya "Naslednik", "Operation 'Heirs'"), online excerpt from the book Штрихи к политическому портрету В. В. Путина (Shchtrihi k politicheskomu portretu V. V. Putina, "Sketches toward a political portrait of Vladimir Putin"). Accessed 23 April 2008.
22. ^ For example, see Index on Censorship Volume 37, Number 1, 2008, issue entitled "How Free is the Russian Media?"
23. ^ a b Joshua Yaffa (9 December 2019). "The Kremlin's creative director". The New Yorker. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
24. ^ "Юкраина против Якраины" (in Russian). Kommersant. 29 November 2004. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
25. ^ (1) (in Russian) Как делали провокацию по Лукашенке (ОРТ) Archived 10 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine (Kak delali provokatsi po Lukashchenke (ORT), "How they provoked on Lukashenko (ORT)"), for-ua.com
(2) (in Russian) video (in Russian) Archived 23 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine (FLV file)
(3) (in Russian) text of original speech in Russian Archived 19 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine (ITAR-TASS)
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27. ^ Виктор Степанов (21 November 2014). "Гонят в пропасть" (in Russian). TJournal. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
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30. ^ How Russian TV uses psychology over Ukraine Archived 20 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine, BBC News (4 February 2015)
31. ^ a b Russia having success in hybrid war against Germany by Lucian Kim (7 February 2016)
32. ^ Kiseleva, Maria (26 February 2018). "Russian TV Airs Fake Syria War Footage". BBC.
33. ^ "Russia-Ukraine war: Marina Ovsyannikova interrupts Russian show". Al Jazeera. 15 March 2022.
34. ^ "'They're lying to you': Russian TV employee interrupts news broadcast and television channel". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
35. ^ Ilyushina, Mary; Knowles, Hannah (14 March 2022). "Employee bursts onto live Russian state TV to denounce war: 'They are lying to you here'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
36. ^ Stelter, Brian (12 April 2022). "Why Russian TV propaganda is crucial to understanding the war in Ukraine". CNN. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
37. ^ Khazan, Olga (10 March 2022). "I Watched Russian TV So You Don't Have To". The Atlantic. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
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39. ^ (in Russian) Владимир Темный (Vladimir Temniy), Электронным СМИ – положительный заряд (Elektronim SMI — Polozhitel'ni Zaryad; "The electronic media — a positive charge"), grani.ru, 20 October 2005. Accessed online 22 April 2008.
40. ^ "ВТБ стал акционером "Первого канала"". rbc.ru. 8 September 2021.
41. ^ "Meet The Oligarch Who Whispers In Putin's Ear". Forbes. 18 March 2022.
42. ^ "Putin cronies and criminals gear up to steal Russia". Japan Times. 14 February 2023.
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44. ^ "Дорогой Леонид Ильич Брежнев снова с нами". Novaya Gazeta.
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46. ^ "Сергей Есенин на Первом канале: Пальцы в рот – и весёлый свист?" [Sergei Yesenin on Channel One: Fingers in the mouth – and a happy whistle?]. Kp.ru -. Комсомольская правда. 7 November 2005.
47. ^ "Yandex" "Ненаучная фантастика": Историки о сериалах "Демон революции" и "Троцкий" ["Unscientific fiction": Historians about the series "Demon of the Revolution" and "Trotsky"] (in Russian). Kinopoisk.
48. ^ (in Russian) Григорий Цветков (Grigory Tsvetkov), Шоковый рейтинг Archived 20 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine (Shchokvy Reiting, "Shock Rating"), Izvestia, 16 January 2008.
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50. ^ (in Russian) Ведущая «Здоровья» Елена Малышева: «Мы не убиваем крыс в эфире» (Bedushchaya «Zdovоv'ya» Elena Malysheva: «Mi nye ubivaem kris v efire», "Head of Health Elena Malysheva: «We do not kill rats on the air», Аргументы и факты, (Argumenty i Fakty). Date not given, no longer accessible online 25 April 2008. All or part of the commentary article appears to be reproduced Archived 29 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine at www.dogandcat.ru.
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Broadcasting
and regulation|

* Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media
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* Russian Satellite Communications Company
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* All-Russian Research Institute of Television and Radio Broadcasting
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Terrestrial Nationwide
Digital Broadcasting
Program|

| First Multiplex|

* Channel 1HD
* Channel 2HD
* Channel 3HD
* Channel 4HD
* Channel 5
* Channel 6HD
* Channel 7
* Channel 8HD
* Channel 9HD
* Channel 10HD
* Radio 1
* Radio 25.1
* Radio 3

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Second Multiplex|

* Channel 11HD
* Channel 12
* Channel 13HD
* Channel 14HD
* Channel 15HD
* Channel 16HD
* Channel 17HD
* Channel 18HD
* Channel 19HD
* Channel 20HD

Terrestrial and
Analog Broadcasting
or Nationwide channels|

| VGTRK|

* Russia-1
* Russia-24
* Russia-K

|

Gazprom-Media|

* NTV
* Match!
* TNT
* TV-3
* Pyatnitsa!
* Subbota!
* TNT4

National Media
Group|

* REN TV (82%)
* Channel Five (72,4%)
* Channel One (19,5%)
* CTC
* Domashny
* Che

Media-1|

* Muz-TV
* U
* Solntse

Other state-owned
channels|

* Carousel2
* TV Center
* OTR
* MIR
* Spas
* Zvezda

Cable/
Satellite/
IPTV/
OTT|

| VGTRK|

* RTR-Planeta
* Solovyov Live (HD)
* My Planet (HD)
* Live Planet
* Nauka (HD)
* Doctor (HD)
* History
* T24
* Russian Roman (HD)
* Russian Bestseller
* Russian Detective
* Komediya
* Mosfilm. Gold collection (HD)
* Cinema
* Kino TV (HD)
* Sarafan
* NST
* Strashnoe HD
* FAN (HD)
* Mama
* Multimuzyka
* Kinomult (HD)
* Mult (HD)
* ANI

|

RT|

* RT English (HD)
* RT DE (HD)
* RTD Russian (HD)
* RTD English (HD)1
* RT French (HD)1
* RT Spanish (HD)1
* RT Arabic (HD)1

Gazprom-Media|

* GPM Entertainment TV
* 2x2
* GPM Information TV
* NTV Style
* NTV Pravo
* NTV Serial
* NTV Hit
* Neizvestnaya Rossiya
* GPM Movies and Thematic TV
* Kinopremiera (HD)
* Kinohit (HD)
* Kinosemiya (HD)
* Muzhskoe Kino (HD)
* Kinosvidanie (HD)
* Kinomiks
* Nashe novoe kino
* Rodnoe Kino
* Kinokomediya
* Indiyskoe kino
* Kinoseriya (HD)
* Kinouzhas (HD)
* Kuhnya (HD)
* HDL (HD)
* 365 Dney (HD)
* La Minor
* Russkaya Noch (HD)
* Auto Plus (HD)
* KVN TV
* Europa Plus TV (HD)
* India (HD)
* Saga TV (HD)
* Zhivi! (HD)
* Supergeroi (HD)
* MMA TV
* GPM Match!
* Match! Planeta1
* Match! Arena (HD)
* Match! Igra (HD)
* Match! Strana (HD)
* Match! Boets (HD)
* Match! Premier (HD)
* Match! Football 1 (HD)
* Match! Football 2 (HD)
* Match! Football 3 (HD)
* KHL (HD)
* KHL Prime (HD)
* Konnyi Mir (HD)

National Media
Group|

* Izvestia (branded as "iz") (HD)
* CTC Love
* CTC Kids (HD)
* 78 (HD)

| Channel One (19,5%)|

* Dom Kino
* Dom Kino Premium (HD)
* Muzika Pervogo
* Vremya
* Telecafe
* Bober
* O!
* Poekhaly! (HD)
* Pobeda (HD)
* Lapki Live (HD)
* Katyusha (HD)1

|

Media Telekom (50%)3|

* Kineko (HD)
* Sapfir (HD)
* Terra (HD)
* Udar (HD)
* .Red (HD)
* .Black (HD)
* .Sci-Fi (HD)
* Mi (HD)
* Appetitny (HD)
* Dialogi o rybalke (distribution)
* Star Media (distribution)
* Star Cinema (HD)
* Star Family (HD)
* BOLT (HD)
* Fenix Film (distribution)
* Fenix plus kino (HD)
* Oruzhie
* Anekdot TV
* Start Broadcasting (distribution)
* Start (HD)
* Start Triumpf (HD)

Moscow Media|

* Moscow 24
* Moscow Doveriye
* Central Television Channel
* 360 - Moscow Region (HD)
* 360 - Moscow News (HD)

SAFMAR Media|

* Bridge
* Bridge Russian Hits
* Bridge Shlyager
* Bridge Fresh
* Bridge Hits
* Bridge Classic
* Bridge Rock
* Baby Time
* Bridge Deluxe (HD)

Viasat Russia|

* Viju TV1000 Russkoe (HD)
* Viju TV1000 (HD)
* Viju TV1000 Action (HD)
* Viju TV1000 Novella (HD)
* Viju TV1000 Romantica (HD)
* Viju Explore (HD)
* Viju History (HD)
* Viju Nature (HD)
* Da Vinci Russia (HD)
* Viju+ Premiere (HD)
* Viju+ Megahit (HD)
* Viju+ Comedy (HD)
* Viju+ Serial (HD)
* Viju+ Planet (HD)
* Viju+ Sport (HD)

Others|

* 24.KZ (HD)
* Jibek Joly TV (HD)
* Jibek Joly Cinema (HD)
* CCTV-4
* CGTN
* CGTN Russian
* Russian Music Box (HD)
* Music Box Gold
* TNT Music (planned Fonbet Music)
* O2TV (HD)
* Shanson TV
* TV channel Strana FM (HD)
* Zhara! TV (HD)
* Zvezda Plus
* RU.TV (HD)
* RBC TV (HD)
* MIR 24 (HD)
* RTVI1
* RTVI Retro1

| Internet and
satellite only|

* TV Rain (HD)
* Svoboda (HD)
* Svoboda News (HD)
* Euronews Russian (HD)
* Current Time TV (HD)
* DW Russian (HD)
* Vot Tak TV (programm blocks) (HD)
* FreeDom (HD)

|

Defunct|

* Life
* Life78
* A-One
* AMC Russia
* Russia-2
* Telenyanya
* Bibigon
* MGM Russia
* TV-6
* TVS
* Seven
* DTV
* Rambler Teleset
* Otkrytyi Mir
* M1
* Moscow Television Channel
* TeleExpo
* 4Multimania (in Russia)
* Nashe TV
* Tsargrad TV
* MIR Premium
* RT America
* RT UK
* Euronovosti
* Sony Channel
* Sony Turbo
* Sony Sci-Fi
* UFC TV
* FOX
* FOX Life
* National Geographic
* National Geographic Wild
* BabyTV
* Kanal Disney
* Discovery
* Animal Planet
* Discovery Science
* Travel Channel
* ID
* DTX
* TLC
* HGTV
* Food Network
* Motor Trend
* Eurosport 1
* Eurosport 2
* Eurosport Gold
* Eurosport 4K
* Discovery Ultra
* CNN International
* Cartoon Network
* Boomerang
* VH1 Russia
* VH1 Europe
* Club MTV
* MTV Hits
* MTV Russia
* Paramount Comedy
* Paramount Channel
* Nickelodeon
* Nickelodeon HD
* Nick Jr.
* Nicktoons
* Zee TV Russia

1Channels don't broadcast in Russia, 2Joint venture Channel One and VGTRK, 3Joint venture National Media Group and Rostelecom

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* t
* e

Members of the European Broadcasting Union

Active
members|

| Current|

* ARD
* BR
* DLR
* DW
* HR
* MDR
* NDR
* RB
* RBB
* SR
* SWR
* WDR
* ARMR
* ARMTV
* BBC
* BHRT
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* ČRo
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* CyBC
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* İR
* İTV
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* LRT
* LSM
* LR
* LTV
* MMD
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* MTVA
* Duna
* NPO
* AVROTROS
* BNNVARA
* EO
* HUMAN
* KRO-NCRV
* MAX
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* NTR
* ON
* PowNed
* Ster
* VPRO
* WNL
* Zwart
* NRK
* NTU
* ORF
* PBS
* PR
* RAI
* ROR
* RTBF
* RTCG
* RTÉ
* RTL
* RTP
* RTS
* RTSH
* RTT
* RT
* TT
* RTVA
* RTVE
* RNE
* TVE
* RTVSLO
* RÚV
* SMRTV
* SNRT
* SRG SSR
* SRT
* SR
* SVT
* UR
* STVR
* SU
* TDA
* TG4
* TL
* TRM
* TRT
* TVM (MC)
* TV 2 (DK)
* TV 2 (NO)
* TVP
* TVR
* UKIB
* C4
* ITV
* S4C
* STV
* VR
* VRT
* Yle
* ZDF

|

Suspended|

* BTRC
* C1R
* RDO
* MK
* OP
* VGTRK

Former|

* A3R
* C+
* C1O
* COPE
* CRCA
* ČST
* E1
* ERTT
* GRMC
* RMC
* TMC
* IBA (GB)
* IBA (IL)
* ITA
* ITCA
* JRT
* LJBC
* MBA
* MR
* MTV (FI)
* MTV (HU)
* NERIT
* OFRT
* ORTF
* RTF
* RTVS
* SER
* SRo
* STV
* TDF
* TF1
* TMC
* TV4
* UJRT

Associate
members|

| Current|

* ABC (AU)
* ABC (US)
* ACORAB
* APM
* C13 (CL)
* CBC/SRC (CA)
* CBS
* CMG
* CCTV
* CGTN
* CNR
* CRI
* FPA
* Free
* ICRT
* IRIB
* KA
* KBS
* MBC (MU)
* NBAB
* NBC (US)
* NHK
* NPR
* ORTAS
* PART
* RB
* RNZ
* RTHK
* RTM
* SBS
* SMG
* TBS
* TEME
* TVNZ
* WFMT

|

Former|

* 4TA
* ABERT
* AFMN
* AIR
* AMÉRICA
* ANB
* ATEC
* ATV
* BCB
* C7
* C12
* C13 (AR)
* CBC (BB)
* CBC (LK)
* CMRT
* CNN
* CPB
* CTV
* DA
* EBC
* EMI
* EURT
* FTN
* GBC
* GBS
* GLOBO
* GRTS
* IBB
* IRV
* JBC
* JCC
* IBTE
* KBTS
* KNR
* LBC
* MBC (MW)
* MBC (KR)
* MBS
* MPR
* NACB
* NAEB
* NBC (NG)
* NBC (PNG)
* NET
* NTV
* NTVC
* NYPR
* ORTN
* PANTEL
* PBC
* PTV
* QR
* QTBC
* RCR
* RCTV
* RD
* REI
* RN
* RNT
* RP
* RRI
* RTC
* RTG
* RTI
* RTM
* RTS
* RTV
* SABC
* SABTVS
* SLBC
* STS
* T2
* TBC
* TCM
* TFM/JOAU-FM
* TH
* TIM
* TIME
* TSM
* TSN
* TVA
* TVB
* TVM (MR)
* TVN
* TVRI
* UAERTVD
* USIA
* VK
* VV
* VZ
* WGBH
* ZBC

Approved
participants|

| Current|

* Arte
* CAT
* Cellnex
* Euronews
* JPMRD
* RTV
* TV5Monde

|

Former|

* Abertis
* AH
* MEBC
* RETE
* RTRN
* SNTC
* URTI

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* e

Bertelsmann

Bertelsmann
Home Entertainment|

* Arcadia Entertainment
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* ClipArt Films
* Feelgood Entertainment
* Fiction Pictures
* JP Video Productions
* Libero Video
* Lucifier Video Enterprises
* Mascot Video
* Media Vista Film & Audio Distributors
* Panorama Audio Visual Systems S.A.
* Pissanos International
* Star Video

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RTL Group

RTL Deutschland|

| TV|

RTL
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RTL Zwei[a]
VOXup
Nitro
RTL Up
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Toggolino
Toggo
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Toggo Plus
n-tv
RTL Crime
RTL Living
RTL Passion
GEO Television

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Radio|

RTL Radio
104.6 RTL
Antenne Bayern[b]
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Radio Hamburg[d]
Radio NRW[e]
105'5 Spreeradio
Radio 21[f]
Radio Regenbogen[g]
BigFM[h]
Hitradio RTL Sachsen[i]
Radio Brocken (50%)
89.0 RTL
Antenne Thüringen (15%)
Radio Ton (2%)
Rock Antenne[b]
Sachsen Funkpaket (31.9%)

Radio Dresden
Radio Leipzig
Radio Chemnitz
Radio Lausitz
Radio Zwickau
Radio Erzgebirge
Vogtland Radio
Oldie 95 (4.78%)
Radio Top 40 (15%)

|

RTL Publishing|

* Brigitte
* Capital
* GEO
* Stern

|

RTL Nederland|

| TV|

RTL 4
RTL 5
RTL 7
RTL 8
RTL Z
RTL Crime
RTL Lounge
RTL Telekids

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Catchup and Video on Demand
RTL XL
Videoland

Groupe M6 (48.6%)|

| TV|

6ter
Paris Première
Téva
Série Club[j]
M6 Music
Gulli
Tiji
Canal J
MCM
MCM Top
La Chaîne du Père Noël
RFM TV

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Catchup and Video on Demand
6play
Salto[k]

Radio|

RTL
RTL2
Fun Radio

|

RTL Luxembourg|

| TV|

RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg
RTL Zwee

|

Radio|

RTL Radio
RTL Today Radio
RTL LX
RTL Gold

|

RTL Magyarország|

| TV|

RTL
RTL II
Cool
Film+
RTL Gold
RTL Három
Sorozat+
Muzsika TV

|

Video on Demand
RTL+

Atresmedia (18.65%)|

| TV|

Antena 3 (HD)
laSexta (HD)
Neox
Nova
Mega
Atreseries (only HD)

|

Radio|

Onda Cero
Europa FM
Melodia FM

|

Catchup
Atresplayer

Latin America & Brazil|

Gulli Brasil [pt]

Russia|

Gulli Girl
Tiji

Fremantle|

United Kingdom
Dancing Ledge
Euston Films
Castlefield
Hare and Tortoise
Thames
Talkback
Naked
Full Fat TV
Label 1
Man Alive
Wild Blue Media

Ireland
Element Pictures

France
Kwai

Germany
Grundy UFA
UFA GmbH
UFA Fiction
UFA Show & Factual
Teamworx
Phoenix Film
We Are Era

Finland
Grillifilms
Moskito Television
Production House Finland

Sweden
Strix
Baluba

Italy
Lux Vide
The Apartment Pictures
Wildside

Denmark
Miso Film
Blu Productions
Strong Productions

Norway
One Big Happy Family
Rakett TV
Monster
Playroom
Novemberfilm
Strix

Australia
Fremantle Australia
Eureka Productions

United States
Original Productions
Random House Studio
Eureka USA
The Immigrant
Fabel

Netherlands
Blue Circle
Fiction Valley
No Pictures Please

Israel
Abot Hameiri

1. ^ joint venture with Leonine Holding, The Walt Disney Company, Bauer Media Group and Hubert Burda Media.

2. ^ a b joint venture with Amperwelle Studio München Programmanbietergesellschaft, Axel Springer AG, Burda, Studio Gong, m.b.t. Mediengesellschaft der bayerischen Tageszeitungen für Kabelkommunikation, Medienpool and Radio Bavaria Rundfunkprogrammgesellschaft.

3. ^ joint venture with Verlagsgesellschaft Madsack, Studio Gong Niedersachsen and Brune-Rieck-Beteiligungs.

4. ^ joint venture with Axel Springer, Heinrich Bauer Verlag, Lühmanndruck Harburger Zeitungsgesellschaft and Morgenpost Verlag.

5. ^ joint venture with Pressefunk Nordrhein-Westfalen and Westdeutscher Rundfunk.

6. ^ joint venture with Funk & Fernsehen Nordwestdeutschland, Antenne Niedersachen and Niedersachsen Radio.

7. ^ joint venture with Mediengruppe Dr. Haas.

8. ^ joint venture with Rheinland-Pfälzische Rundfunk.

9. ^ joint venture with Broadcast Sachsen.

10. ^ joint venture with TF1 Group.

11. ^ joint venture with France Télévisions and Groupe TF1.

Penguin
Random House|

| USA|

| Knopf Doubleday|

* Knopf
* Doubleday
* Everyman's Library (US)
* Pantheon
* Schocken
* Vintage

|

Random House|

* Ballantine
* Bantam
* Boom! Studios
* Dell
* Del Rey
* Dial
* Modern Library
* Spectra
* Villard
* Crown
* Broadway
* Harmony
* Hogarth
* Rodale
* Three Rivers
* Ten Speed
* Watson-Guptill
* Children's
* Beginner Books
* Golden

Penguin Adult|

* Avery
* Dutton
* Penguin
* Putnam
* Riverhead
* Sentinel
* TarcherPerigee
* Viking

Berkley Publishing Group|

* Ace
* Berkley
* New American Library
* Jove
* Plume
* Roc

Penguin Young Readers|

* Dial Young Readers
* Dutton Children's
* Firebird
* Putnam
* Grosset & Dunlap
* Philomel
* Price Stern Sloan
* Puffin
* Warne

Information|

* Books on Tape
* Living Language
* Playaway
* The Princeton Review

Other|

* Sasquatch Books

UK|

| Ebury|

* BBC Books
* Ebury
* Del Rey
* Rider
* Virgin Books (90%)
* W. H. Allen

|

Penguin General|

* Hamish Hamilton
* Penguin Books
* Viking
* Penguin Press
* Pelican
* Penguin Classics
* PRH Children
* Ladybird
* Puffin

Other|

* Cornerstone
* Hutchinson
* Random House
* William Heinemann
* Transworld
* Bantam
* Doubleday
* Associated publishers
* Andersen
* Everyman's Library

Vintage Publishing|

* The Bodley Head
* Chatto & Windus
* Harvill Secker
* Jonathan Cape
* Vintage

Canada|

* Doubleday Canada
* McClelland & Stewart
* Douglas Gibson Books
* Tundra Books
* New Canadian Library

Germany|

* Blanvalet
* cbj
* Goldmann
* Heyne
* Luchterhand
* Manesse
* Prestel

Spain|

* Alfaguara
* Bruguera
* Ediciones B
* Santillana

Other|

* Companhia das Letras (70%)
* Dorling Kindersley
* Alpha
* PRH Publisher Services

Other assets|

* Alliant International University
* Arvato
* Brockhaus
* Arvato Entertainment (Sonopress)
* BMG Rights Management
* Der Spiegel (25%)
* Relias Learning
* Manager Magazin (24.9%)
* Sächsische Zeitung (60%)

* Category

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National media in the former Eastern Bloc

Eastern Bloc information dissemination

Overview|

* Media of the Soviet Union
* Broadcasting
* State Committee (Gosteleradio)
* Radio
* Television
* Printed media
* Mass media in Communist Czechoslovakia

Newspapers|

* Soviet Union
* Central newspapers: Pravda
* Izvestia
* Komsomolskaya Pravda
* Pionerskaya Pravda
* Trud
* Sovetsky Sport
* Republican newspapers: Sovetskaya Rossiya (Russian SFSR)
* Zvyazda (Byelorussian SSR)
* Sovetskaya Latviya (Latvian SSR)
* Cīņa (Latvian SSR)
* Tiesa (Lithuanian SSR)
* Czerwony Sztandar (Lithuanian SSR)
* Rahva Hääl (Estonian SSR)
* Neuvosto-Karjala (Karelo-Finnish SSR)
* Komunisti (Georgian SSR)
* Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Kazakh SSR)
* Sovettik Kyrgyzstan (Kirghiz SSR)
* Moldova Socialistă (Moldavian SSR)
* Borba (Yugoslavia)
* Delo (Yugoslavia)
* Dnevnik (Yugoslavia)
* Esti Budapest (Hungary)
* Esti Hírlap (Hungary)
* Freie Erde (East Germany)
* Haqiqat-e Inquilab-e Saur (Afghanistan)
* Laiko Vima (Albania)
* Mladá fronta DNES (Czechoslovakia)
* Népszabadság (Hungary)
* Neues Deutschland (East Germany)
* Nova Makedonija (Yugoslavia)
* Novi list (Yugoslavia)
* Oslobođenje (Yugoslavia)
* Pobjeda (Yugoslavia)
* Politika (Yugoslavia)
* Politika Ekspres (Yugoslavia)
* Pravda (Czechoslovakia)
* Rabotnichesko Delo (Bulgaria)
* Rudé právo (Czechoslovakia)
* Scînteia (Romania)
* Slobodna Dalmacija (Yugoslavia)
* Sport (Yugoslavia)
* Sportske novosti (Yugoslavia)
* Trybuna Ludu (Poland)
* Večernje novosti (Yugoslavia)
* Večernji list (Yugoslavia)
* Vjesnik (Yugoslavia)
* Zëri i Popullit (Albania)

Magazines|

* Atze (East Germany)
* Dolgozó nő (Romania)
* Duga (Yugoslavia)
* Džuboks (Yugoslavia)
* Eulenspiegel (East Germany)
* Femeia (Romania)
* Filmspiegel (East Germany)
* Form und Zweck (East Germany)
* FRÖSI (East Germany)
* Für Dich (East Germany)
* Galaksija (Yugoslavia)
* Guter Rat (East Germany)
* Izgled (Yugoslavia)
* Jugend und Technik (East Germany)
* Jugoslavija (Yugoslavia)
* Književna reč (Yugoslavia)
* Kultur im Heim (East Germany)
* Lakáskultúra (Hungary)
* Naša žena (Yugoslavia)
* Neue Berliner Illustrierte (East Germany)
* Neue Werbung (East Germany)
* Neuer Weg (East Germany)
* Neues Leben (East Germany)
* NIN (Yugoslavia)
* Novy Vostok (Soviet Union)
* Oktyabr (Soviet Union)
* Pogledi (Yugoslavia)
* Politikin Zabavnik (Yugoslavia)
* Sibylle (East Germany)
* Signal (Yugoslavia)
* Sputnik (Soviet Union)
* Start (Yugoslavia)
* Svet kompjutera (Yugoslavia)
* Svijet (Yugoslavia)
* Tempo (Yugoslavia)
* Tina (Yugoslavia)
* Vlasta (Czechoslovakia)

Television|

* Televizioni Shqiptar (Albania)
* Bulgarian National Television (Bulgaria)
* ČST (Czechoslovakia)
* DFF (East Germany)
* MTV (Hungary)
* TVP (Poland)
* TVR (Romania)
* Central Television (USSR)
* Programme One
* Programme Two
* Moscow Programme
* Leningrad Television (Russian SFSR)
* Republican stations:
* Armenia 1 (Armenian SSR)
* AzTV (Azerbaijan SSR)
* Belarus Television (Byelorussian SSR)
* ETV (Estonian SSR)
* First Channel (Georgian SSR)
* Rigas Televīzija (Latvian SSR)
* Lietuvos Televizija (Lithuanian SSR)
* Canalul 1 (Moldavian SSR)
* Ukrainian Television Ch.1/Ukrainian Television Ch.2 (Ukrainian SSR)

Radio|

* All-Union Radio (USSR)
* First Programme (USSR)
* Eesti Raadio (Estonian SSR)
* Latvijas Radio 1 (Latvian SSR)
* Lietuvos radijas (Lithuanian SSR)
* Radio Moscow (Russian SFSR)
* Radio Peace and Progress
* Public Radio of the Armenian SSR
* Radio Belarus (Byelorussian SSR)
* Radio Georgia (Georgian SSR)
* Rundfunk der DDR (East Germany)
* Berliner Rundfunk
* Deutschlandsender
* Radio DDR 1
* Radio DDR 2
* DT64
* Radio Berlin International
* Radio Tirana (Albania)
* Radio Bulgaria
* Horizont (Bulgaria)
* Magyar Rádió (Hungary)
* Kossuth Rádió (Hungary)
* Radio Polonia
* Program 1 Polskiego Radia (Poland)
* Radio Romania

Agencies|

* TASS (USSR)
* BelTA (Byelorussian SSR)
* ELTA (Lithuanian SSR)
* APN (USSR)
* Soviet Information Bureau
* ADN (GDR)
* Czech News Agency (Czechoslovakia)

* v
* t
* e

Russian State TV and Radio Company «Ostankino»

TV programme|

* Programme One
* Ostankino TV Channel 1
* Programme Two
* Moscow programme
* Ostankino TV Channel 4

Radio programme|

* Radio-1
* Mayak
* Yunost
* Orfey

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* Germany
* United States

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*[(DK)]: Denmark
*[(NO)]: Norway
*[(GB)]: United Kingdom
*[(IL)]: Israel
*[(FI)]: Finland
*[(HU)]: Hungary
*[(AU)]: Australia
*[(US)]: United States
*[(CL)]: Chile
*[(CA)]: Canada
*[(MU)]: Mauritius
*[(AR)]: Argentina
*[(BB)]: Barbados
*[(LK)]: Sri Lanka
*[(MW)]: Malawi
*[(KR)]: South Korea
*[(NG)]: Nigeria
*[(PNG)]: Papua New Guinea
*[(MR)]: Mauritania