Channel One ( rus, Первый канал, r=Pervý kanal, p=ˈpʲervɨj kɐˈnal, t=First Channel) is a Russian state-controlled television channel. It is the first television channel to broadcast in the

Russian Federation Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

. Its headquarters are located at

Ostankino Technical Center Ostankino Television Technical Center (russian: Телевизионный технический центр Оста́нкиноOstankino Tower in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...

. From April 1995 to September 2002, the channel was known as Public Russian Television ( rus, Общественное Российское Телевидение, r=Obshchestvennoye Rossiyskoye Televideniye, ORT ). Channel One's main competitors are the

Russia-1 Russia-1 (russian: Россия-1) is a state-owned Russian television channel, first aired on 14 February 1956 as Programme Two in the Soviet Union. It was relaunched as RTR on 13 May 1991, and is known today as Russia-1. It is the flagship ch ...

and

NTV NTV may refer to: Television * NTV (Bangladesh), a Bengali-language satellite television channel in Bangladesh * NTV (India), Telugu regional channel * NTV (Kenya) * NTV (Mongolia), a television channel based in Mongolia * NTV (Newport Televis ...

channels. The channel has 2,443 employees as of 2015.

History

When the

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...

was abolished, the Russian Federation took over most of its structures and institutions. One of the first acts of

Boris Yeltsin Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin ( rus, Борис Николаевич Ельцин, p=bɐˈrʲis nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈjelʲtsɨn, a=Ru-Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin.ogg; 1 February 1931 – 23 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian politician wh ...

's new government was to sign a

presidential decree A decree is a legal proclamation, usually issued by a head of state (such as the president of a republic or a monarch), according to certain procedures (usually established in a constitution). It has the force of law. The particular term used for ...

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 Russian oligarchs ( Russian: олигархи, romanized: ''oligarkhi'') are business oligarchs of the former Soviet republics who rapidly accumulated wealth in the 1990s via the Russian privatisation that followed the dissolution of the Sovi ...

Boris Abramovich Berezovsky gained control over ORT Television to replace the failing

Soviet TV Channel 1 Programme One was a television channel produced and transmitted by Soviet Central Television, the television broadcasting organization of the USSR. It had a mixed schedule of news and entertainment, with the emphasis on events in the USSR, and als ...

. He appointed the popular anchorman and producer

Vladislav Listyev Vladislav (Vlad) Nikolayevich Listyev (russian: Владисла́в Никола́евич Листьев, links=no; May 10, 1956 – March 1, 1995) was a Russian journalist and head of the ORT TV Channel (now government-owned Channel One). Ca ...

as CEO of ORT. Three months later Listyev was assassinated amid a fierce struggle for control of advertising sales. Berezovsky was questioned in the police investigation, among many others, but the killers were never found. 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

bank A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets. Because ...

Vneshekonombank. 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 ''Vremya'' (russian: Вре́мя, lit. "Time") is the main evening newscast in Russia, airing on Channel One Russia (Russian: , Pervy kanal) and previously on Programme One of the Central Television of the USSR (CT USSR, Russian: ). The progr ...

'', '' KVN'', '' Chto? Gde? Kogda?'', '' V mire zhivotnykh'' and '' Travelers' Club''; the last two are no longer broadcast on this channel.

Broadcasting

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. Channel One began broadcasting a

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high-definition signal on 24 December 2012. 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

Channel One has produced many films, including four of the highest-grossing Russian movies after the Soviet collapse, '' Night Watch'' (2004), ''

The Turkish Gambit ''The Turkish Gambit'' (russian: Турецкий гамбит, Turetskiy gambit) is the second novel from the Erast Fandorin series of historical whodunnit, historical detective novels by Russian author Boris Akunin. It was published in Russia in ...

'' (2005), '' Day Watch'' (2006), and '' The Irony of Fate 2'' (2007). It airs the Russian adaptations of ''

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' (often informally called ''Millionaire'') is an international television game show franchise of British origin, created by David Briggs, Mike Whitehill and Steven Knight. In its format, currently owned and l ...

'', '' Survivor'', and '' Star Factory''.

Original programming

*Children's ** ''

Good Night, Little Ones! ''Good Night, Little Ones!'' (russian: Спокойной ночи, малыши!, Spokoynoy nochi, malyshi!) is a long-running Russian-language children's television program. Continuously broadcast since 1964 (premiered during the Soviet era), ...

'' ** ''

Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000) ...

'' ** '' Yeralash'' *Comedy ** ''

Big Difference ''Big Difference'' (russian: Большая разница, Bolshaya raznitsa) was a Russian parody TV show. Conceptually it is similar to the '' MADtv'' show or the German comedy show, ''Switch''. Created by producers Aleksandr Tsekalo and R ...

'' – sketch comedy ** '' Calambur'' – sketch comedy ** '' Oba-na'' – comedy *Cooking ** '' Gusto'' *Drama ** ''

Adjutants of Love ''Adjutants of Love'' (russian: Адъютанты любви, ''Adyutanti lyubvi'') is a 2005 Russian telenovela. It is the second successful historical telenovela from Amedia Productions, after ''Poor Nastya'' (2003). Plot Pyotr Cherkasov and ...

'' – telenovela ** ''

Azazel In the Bible, the name Azazel (; he, עֲזָאזֵל ''ʿAzāʾzēl''; ar, عزازيل, ʿAzāzīl) appears in association with the scapegoat rite; the name represents a desolate place where a scapegoat bearing the sins of the Jews during ...

'' – Boris Akunin adaptation ** ''

Brezhnev Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev; uk, links= no, Леонід Ілліч Брежнєв, . (19 December 1906– 10 November 1982) was a Soviet politician who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union between 1964 and 198 ...

'' – 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 ''The Dark Side of the Moon'' is the eighth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 1 March 1973 by Harvest Records. The album was primarily developed during live performances, and the band premiered an early version of ...

'' – detective series ** '' The Dawns Here Are Quiet'' – war ** '' Deadly Force'' – detective series ** '' Empire under Attack'' – history ** '' Ex-Wife'' ** ''

The Fall of the Empire ''The Fall of the Empire'' (russian: Гибель империи, Gibel' imperii) is a Russian TV miniseries in ten episodes directed by Vladimir Khotinenko, broadcast in March 2005. It is set in World War I, following Russian counterintellige ...

'' – history ** '' Hot Ice'' – sports drama ** '' House with Lilies'' – period drama ** ''

Investigation Held by ZnaToKi ''Investigation Led by ZnaToKi'', or ''Investigation Led by Experts'' (russian: Следствие ведут ЗнаТоКи, Transliteration, translit. ''Sledstvie vedut ZnaToKi'') was a popular 1971-1989 Soviet Union, Soviet detective TV-ser ...

'' – detective series ** '' Klim'' – detective series ** '' The Life and Adventures of Mishka Yaponchik'' – biopic ** ''

Mata Hari Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod (née Zelle; 7 August 187615 October 1917), better known by the stage name Mata Hari (), was a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who was convicted of being a spy for Germany during World War I. She was executed ...

'' – biopic ** '' The Method'' – detective series ** ''

Moscow Saga ''Moscow Saga'' (russian: Московская сага, Moscovskaya Saga) is a Russian television series loosely based on the eponymous trilogy Vasily Aksyonov. The shooting took place in the winter and spring of 2004. It aired from 11 October t ...

'' – Vasili Aksyonov adaptation ** '' Nine Lives of Nestor Makhno'' – biopic ** '' Pyotr Leschenko. Everything That Was...'' – biopic ** ''

Raid Raid, RAID or Raids may refer to: Attack * Raid (military), a sudden attack behind the enemy's lines without the intention of holding ground * Corporate raid, a type of hostile takeover in business * Panty raid, a prankish raid by male college ...

'' – detective series ** '' Russian Translation'' ** ''A Second Before...'' – fantasy ** ''

Silver Spoon The English language expression silver spoon is synonymous with wealth, especially inherited wealth; someone born into a wealthy family is said to have "been born with a silver spoon in their mouth". As an adjective, "silver spoon" describes s ...

'' – crime ** '' The Sniffer'' – detective series ** ''

Spetsnaz Spetsnaz are special forces in numerous post-Soviet states. (The term is borrowed from rus, спецназ, p=spʲɪtsˈnas; abbreviation for or 'Special Purpose Military Units'; or .) Historically, the term ''spetsnaz'' referred to the S ...

'' – war ** '' Streets of Broken Lights'' – detective series ** '' The Thaw'' ** ''

The Three Musketeers ''The Three Musketeers'' (french: Les Trois Mousquetaires, links=no, ) is a French historical adventure novel written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is in the swashbuckler genre, which has heroic, chivalrous swordsmen who fight ...

'' – Alexandre Dumas adaptation ** ''

Trace Trace may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * ''Trace'' (Son Volt album), 1995 * ''Trace'' (Died Pretty album), 1993 * Trace (band), a Dutch progressive rock band * ''The Trace'' (album) Other uses in arts and entertainment * ''Trace'' ...

'' – detective series ** '' Trifles of Life'' – telenovela ** ''

Trotsky Lev Davidovich Bronstein. ( – 21 August 1940), better known as Leon Trotsky; uk, link= no, Лев Давидович Троцький; also transliterated ''Lyev'', ''Trotski'', ''Trotskij'', ''Trockij'' and ''Trotzky''. (), was a Russian M ...

'' – biopic ** ''

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'' – telenovela ** '' Yalta-45'' – war ** ''

Yesenin Sergei Alexandrovich Yesenin ( rus, Сергей Александрович Есенин, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ jɪˈsʲenʲɪn; ( 1895 – 28 December 1925), sometimes spelled as Esenin, was a Russian lyric poet. He is one o ...

'' – biopic *Game shows ** '' All or Nothing'' ** '' Field of Wonders'' ** '' The People Versus'' ** ''

The Weakest Link ''Weakest Link'' (also known as ''The Weakest Link'') is a television game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August 2000 and originally ended on 31 March 2012 when its host Anne Robinson completed her contract. ...

'' ** '' 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 fo
Давай поженимся!. Первый канал
** '' Minute of Fame'' – talent show ** '' One to One!'' – talent show ** ''

The Voice The Voice may refer to: Fictional entities * The Voice or Presence, a fictional representation of God in DC Comics * The Voice (''Dune''), a fictional ability in the ''Dune'' universe * The Voice, a character in the American TV series ''Cleo ...

'' – talent show ** ''

The Voice Kids ''The Voice Kids'' is a version of ''The Voice'' TV series franchise in which children participate. Versions The first such variation was '' The Voice Kids'' from the Netherlands, which was followed by other international variants: : Franchise wi ...

'' – talent show *Sports ** ''Lednikoviy period'' ("Ice Age", Ледниковый период) – ice skating sho
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 The Wimbledon Championships, commonly known simply as Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is widely regarded as the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London, since 1877 and is pla ...

'' ** '' US Open'' ** '' Davis Cup'' ** ''

Fed Cup The Billie Jean King Cup (or the BJK Cup) is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The name was chan ...

'' *News and Talk shows **'' Evening Urgant'' – Ivan Urgant's talk show ** ''

Good Morning "Good morning" is a common greeting in the English language. It may also refer to: Television * ''Good Morning!!!'' (Australian show), a children's show * ''Good Morning'' (New Zealand show), a daytime talk show * ''Good Morning'' (Russian ...

'' ** ''Gordon'' ("Citizen Gordon", Гражданин Гордон) – Alexander Gordon's talk sho
Гордонкихот
** '' Let Them Talk'' Dmitri Borisov's talk show ** ''Posner'' (Познер) – Vladimir Posner's current affairs program ** '' Prozhektorperiskhilton'' – satirical talk show with Ivan Urgant, Garik Martirosyan, Sergei Svetlakov and Alexander Tsekalo ** ''

("Time", Время) – news program, on air since 1968'' ** '' Vremya Pokazhet ("Time Will Tell", Вре́мя пока́жет)'' *Other ** ''

In the World of Animals ''In the World of Animals'' (russian: В мире животных, V mire zhivotnykh) is a Soviet and Russian television program dedicated to zoology and wildlife research, especially the habits and habitat of animals. It began airing in 1968. ...

'' – 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

*American series ** '' Lost'' (russian: Остаться в живых, ''Ostat'sya v Zhyvykh'', "To Stay Alive" in English) ** ''

Lie To Me ''Lie to Me'' (stylized as ''Lie to me*'') is an American crime drama television series. It originally ran on the Fox network from January 21, 2009, to January 31, 2011. In the show, Dr. Cal Lightman (Tim Roth) and his colleagues in The Lightma ...

'' (russian: Обмани меня, ''Obmani menya'', "Deceive me" in English) ** ''

Ugly Betty ''Ugly Betty'' is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which was originally broadcast on ABC. It premiered on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombi ...

'' (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 ''Body of Proof'' is an American medical/crime comedy-drama television series that ran on ABC from March 29, 2011, to May 28, 2013, and starred Dana Delany as medical examiner Dr. Megan Hunt. The series was created by Christopher Murphey and ...

'' (russian: Следствие по телу, ''Sledstvie po telu'', "The investigation of the body"), the series premiered on 7 February 2011. ** '' 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 Californication may refer to: *Californication (word) ''Californication'' is a portmanteau of California and fornication, appearing in ''Time'' on May 6, 1966 and written about on August 21, 1972, additionally seen on bumper stickers in the U.S. ...

'' (russian: Калифрения, ''Califreniya'') ** ''

Ray Donovan ''Ray Donovan'' is an American crime drama television series created by Ann Biderman for Showtime. The twelve-episode first season premiered on June 30, 2013. The pilot episode broke viewership records, becoming the biggest premiere of all ...

'' (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 ''The Killing'' ( da, Forbrydelsen, lit=The Crime) is a Danish police procedural drama television series created by Søren Sveistrup and produced by DR in co-production with ZDF Enterprises. It premiered on the Danish national television chann ...

'' (russian: Убийство, ''Ubiystvo'' "The Kill") premiered on 28 September 2011 ** '' Sherlock'' (russian: Шерлок Холмс, ''Sherlock Holmes'')

Former International and Russian animated series

* ''

Nu, Pogodi! ''Well, Just You Wait!'' (russian: Ну, погоди!, Nu, pogodi!, p=ˈnu pəɡɐˈdʲi) is a Soviet, later Russian, series of animated short films produced by Soyuzmultfilm. In the 2014 all-Russian poll, ''Well, Just You Wait!'' won by a ...

'' (russian: Ну, Погоди!) 1969–1998 * '' Looney Tunes'' and '' Merrie Melodies'' * '' Alvin and the Chipmunks'' * ''

Challenge of the GoBots ''Challenge of the GoBots'' (or ''GoBots'' for short) is an American animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera, based on the GoBots toyline released from Tonka. The show was first broadcast in syndication on September 8, 1984, then the show join ...

'' 1994 * ''

Les Misérables ''Les Misérables'' ( , ) is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its origin ...

'' (russian: Отверженные) 1995 * '' Widget'' Autumn – Winter 1995 * '' Andy Panda'' 1995–1996 (only in Muftfireworks (russian: Мультфейерверк)) * ''

Woody Woodpecker Woody Woodpecker is an animated character that appeared in theatrical short films produced by the Walter Lantz Studio and distributed by Universal Studios between 1940 and 1972. Woody, an anthropomorphic woodpecker, was created in 1940 by ...

'' (As "Woody and his Friends") 1995 – December 1997 (only in Muftfireworks (russian: Мультфейерверк)) * ''

Monster Force ''Monster Force'' is a 13-episode animated television series created in April 9, 1994 by Universal Cartoon Studios and Canadian studio Lacewood Productions. The story is set in approximately 2020 and centers on a group of teenagers who, with hel ...

'' 22 January – 7 February 1996 * ''

Dog City ''Dog City'' is an animated television series that was produced by Nelvana Limited and Jim Henson Productions in association with Channel 4, Global Television Network, FORTA and Canal+ Spain and aired on Fox Kids from September 26, 1992, to Nov ...

'' 1996 * ''

The Legend of Prince Valiant ''The Legend of Prince Valiant'' is a 1991–1993 American animated television series based on the ''Prince Valiant'' comic strip created by Hal Foster. Set in the time of King Arthur, it is a family-oriented adventure show about an exiled prince ...

'' Summer 1996 * ''

Fievel's American Tails ''Fievel's American Tails'' is an animated television series, produced by Amblimation, Nelvana, and Universal Cartoon Studios. It aired on CBS for one season in 1992, and continued Fievel's adventures from the film '' An American Tail: Fievel Goe ...

'' Summer 1996 (in Muftfireworks (russian: Мультфейерверк)), April – May 2002 * ''

Exosquad ''Exosquad'' is an animated television series created by Universal Animation Studios, Universal Cartoon Studios for MCA TV's Universal Family Network broadcast syndication, syndicated programming block. The show is set in the beginning of the 22n ...

'' Autumn 1996 * ''

The Pink Panther ''The Pink Panther'' is an American media franchise primarily focusing on a series of comedy-mystery films featuring an inept French police detective, Inspector Jacques Clouseau. The franchise began with the release of the classic film '' The Pi ...

'' 1996–1997 (in Muftfireworks (russian: Мультфейерверк)), 1998 * '' Orson & Olivia'' Winter-Spring 1997 * ''

The Legends of Treasure Island ''The Legends of Treasure Island'' is a British animated television series. It had two series of 13 episodes each and each episode runs for 22–25 minutes. The series was loosely based on Robert Louis Stevenson's original 1883 novel ''Treasure ...

'' Spring 1997 * ''

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest ''The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest'' (also known as ''Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures'') is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera and broadcast on Cartoon Network from August 26, 1996, to April 16, 1997. A continuati ...

'' 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 ''Around the World in Eighty Days'' (french: link=no, Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) is an adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in French in 1872. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employe ...

'' May – July 1999 * '' Phantom 2040'' 10 July – September 1999 * '' Beast Wars'' 29 November 1999 – 20 January 2000 * ''

Extreme Ghostbusters ''Extreme Ghostbusters'' is an American animated television series based on the ''Ghostbusters'' franchise. It is a spin-off to the animated series '' The Real Ghostbusters''. The series originally aired on the syndicated Bohbot Kids Network's ...

'' 23 January – 29 March 2000 * '' All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series'' 13 November 2000 – 2002 * ''

Pororo the Little Penguin ''Pororo the Little Penguin'' ( ko, 뽀롱뽀롱 뽀로로, Pporongpporong Ppororo) is a South Korean computer-animated television series. The series premiered on EBS 1 in South Korea in 2003 and ran on the channel until 2021. The series had 7 s ...

'' 2 December 2002 – 18 May 2009 * '' Fly Tales'' 12 September 1999 – 2000 * '' Kaput and Zösky'' 14 June 2003 – 2004 * ''

Tayo the Little Bus ''Tayo the Little Bus'' () is a South Korean computer-animated television series created by Iconix Entertainment, Educational Broadcasting System and the Metropolitan Government of Seoul. The show was produced with the help of Seoul mayor Oh Se ...

'' 10 May 2010 – 2019 * ''

Cocomong ''Cocomong'' () is a Korean 3D animated children's program created by Olive Studio. Broadcast on EBS since 2008–2015, the animation "Fresh World, Cocomong" spurred the production of three series that started with Fresh World, Cocomong Season 1 ...

'' 2008 – 2015

Anime

* ''

Doraemon ''Doraemon'' ( ja, ドラえもん ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fujiko F. Fujio. The manga was first serialized in December 1969, with its 1,345 individual chapters compiled into 45 ''tankōbon'' volumes and ...

'' (russian: Дораэмон, ''Doraemon'') 1991 – 2022 * ''

Maya the Honey Bee is an anime television series produced first by Zuiyo Enterprise and Asahi Broadcasting Corporation of Osaka. After the first 6 episodes, Zuiyo Enterprise would split into Zuiyo Company and Nippon Animation, which retained the rights of th ...

'' (german: Die Biene Maja) 1991 – 1993 * '' The Flying House'' 1992 – 1993, 1994 * ''

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' is an 1876 novel by Mark Twain about a boy growing up along the Mississippi River. It is set in the 1840s in the town of St. Petersburg, which is based on Hannibal, Missouri, where Twain lived as a boy. In the no ...

'' ( ja, トム・ソーヤーの冒険; russian: Приключения Тома Сойера) 1994 * ''

Topo Gigio Topo Gigio () originally known as "COCO GIGIO" was the lead character of a children's puppet show on Italian television in the early 1960s. The character, created in 1958 by artist Maria Perego, her husband Federico Caldura, and fellow artist Guid ...

'' ( ja, トッポ・ジージョ) 21 November 1994 – January 1995 * '' Wonder Beat Scramble'' ( ja, ワンダービートS) January – March 1995 * '' Pokémon'' 18 December 2000 – 3 September 2001 * ''

Yume no Crayon Oukoku is a Japanese seventy-episode anime television series created by Toei Animation and broadcast from 1997 to 1999. It was based on the novel series by Reizo Fukunaga, and was adapted into a manga by Michiru Kataoka and serialized in '' Nakay ...

'' 2001 – 2002 * ''

Ojamajo Doremi , alternatively titled ''Magical DoReMi'' in English, is a Japanese magical girl anime television series created by Toei Animation. It focuses on a group of elementary school girls, led by Doremi Harukaze, who become witch apprent ...

'' 2003 – 2006 * '' Ashita no Nadja'' 2007 * ''

Chimpui is a Japanese manga created by Fujiko F. Fujio in 1985. It tells the story of two cute aliens that come to Earth to find the girl who will marry their prince of planet Mahl and find one in a sixth grade girl named Eri. It was subsequently ad ...

'' 2008 – 2009 * ''

Pretty Cure , also known as and ''PC'', is a Japanese magical girl anime franchise created by Izumi Todo and Bandai and produced by Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, Asatsu-DK, Toei Animation and Bandai. Each series revolves around a group of magical girls kn ...

'' (russian: Хорошенькое лекарство) 2009 – 2022 * ''

Jewelpet is a Japanese media franchise and toy line created in 2008 as a joint venture between Sanrio and Sega Toys, produced by the third character designer of Hello Kitty, Yuko Yamaguchi and illustrated by the character designer of Cinnamoroll, Miyu ...

'' 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

* ''

DuckTales ''DuckTales'' is an American animated television series produced by Disney Television Animation. The original cartoon series premiered on syndication and on Disney Channel on September 18, 1987 and ran for a total of 100 episodes over four sea ...

'' 1991, 1992 * '' Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers'' 1991, 1992 * ''

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'' 1992 * ''

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Political coverage

Vladimir Putin and Konstantin Ernst 24 March 2014

In autumn of 1999 the channel actively participated in State Duma electoral campaign by criticizing Moscow mayor Yuriy Luzhkov,

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and their party Fatherland-All Russia, major opponents of the pro-

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party

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Sergey Dorenko Sergey Leonidovich Dorenko (russian: Сергей Леонидович Доренко; 18 October 1959 – 9 May 2019) was a Russian TV and radio journalist, known for hosting a weekly news commentary program in 1999–2000. Biography In 1982, ...

, 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. 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 Konstantin Lvovich Ernst (russian: Константин Львович Эрнст; born 6 February 1961) is a Russian media manager, producer and TV host. He is currently the CEO of Channel One Russia. Biography Early years and education His ...

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. 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,

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, was arrested while seriously ill, and Berezovsky gave up the shares and transferred them to

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with the understanding that Glushkov would then be released. This promise was not fulfilled. 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. The ultimate owner is still believed to be

who also controls the Video International advertising agency, the exclusive media seller of Channel One. Russian television media in the Putin era have been criticised for pro-government bias. 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

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, "it would be strange if a channel that belonged to the state were to express an anti-government point of view". 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

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s, many political observers believe the Russian government actively supported the candidacy of then Ukrainian prime minister

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over that of

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. In a 13 October 2004 news story, Channel One reporter Natalya Kondratyuk declared that "the Premier anukovich 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 Posner interviews Hillary Rodham Clinton in Moscow 2010

Vladimir Posner interviews Hillary Rodham Clinton in Moscow 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 rotestors, butrepealing free usfares 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 ikheilSaakashvili f Georgia/nowiki>) and Yushchenko f Ukraine/nowiki> 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 Posner, Ekaterina Andreeva, Pyotr Tolstoy and

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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

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related to the Russia-Belarus energy dispute to the contrary by editing it and deleting some crucial words. 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

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in 2007, the Euromaidan of 2013-2014, and the following annexation of Crimea. The channel was also criticized for ignoring Alexei Navalny's political activities, namely his participation in the Moscow mayoral election of 2013. 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. According to a

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analysis by Stephen Ennis the channel has in its reports about Ukraine's

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"sought to further demonise and dehumanise the

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". 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

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as fake. German foreign minister

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has accused the Russian government of using the alleged rape for "political propaganda".Russia having success in hybrid war against Germany
by Lucian Kim (7 February 2016) On 26 February 2018 Channel One used footage from multinational

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organization Echelon International, attempting to pass it off as authentic Syrian War footage. On 14 March 2022, Marina Ovsyannikova, an editor for Channel One, interrupted a live broadcast of ''

'' to protest against the

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, 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."

Management and shareholders

2005

According to the inspection conducted by the Audit Chamber of Russia and initiated by MP

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, 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%; *

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– 9.1%; *TTTs – 3%. : Alexey Gromov (Chairman of the Board of Directors, Press Secretary of President

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) :

(Director General of the Channel One) : Alexander Dzasokhov (then President of North Ossetia–Alania) :Galina Karelova (Chairman of Russia's Social Insurance Fund) :

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(Adviser to President

, former Mass Media Minister) :

Nikita Mikhalkov Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov (russian: Никита Сергеевич Михалков; born 21 October 1945) is a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, actor, and head of the Russian Cinematographers' Union. Mikhalkov is a three-time laureate of the ...

(President of Russia's Cinematographers Union) : Mikhail Piotrovsky (Director of the State

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) : Ilya Reznik (poet, composer) :Alexander Chaikovsky (Chairman of the Composition Department of

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) :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

, while Rosimushchestvo,

and TTTs vote on behalf of the Russian state (51%).

2006

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); :

(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

In 2021,

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owned 32.89% of shares.

Eurovision Song Contest 2009

Channel One was the host broadcaster of

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, announced in December 2008

Sister channels

Active

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 *

(Time) — 20th century history *Telecafe (Television Café) — food *Bobyor (Beaver) — lifestyle *O! — family *Poyekhali (Let's Go) — travel *

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(in co-operation with VGTRK) (Carousel) – for children

Defunct

*Telenyanya (TeleNanny) — for children

Criticism

Original programming on historical themes

Some of the television period dramas produced by Channel One were series criticized for low level of historical accuracy, for instance – ''

'', ''The Saboteur'', ''

'' and ''

''.

Cruelty to animals

The morning of 12 January 2008 on the current affairs program ''Health'' (russian: «Здоровье») with Yelena Malysheva about

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, 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. In particular, some claim that viewing such violent and cruel scenes poorly affected the health of some children and people.

Sanctioned

On 8 May 2022, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the

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placed sanctions on Channel One Russia pursuant to 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.

Logos

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

Logo history

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 October 2002, the idents were changed to match the new network's name; however, the 2000 logo is still used. File:Логотип 1-й канал Останкино.svg, 27 December 1991 - 31 March 1995 File:ORT logo rr.svg, 1 April - 30 September 1995 File:Channel one russia logo 2.PNG, 1 October 1995 - 31 December 1996 Logo ОРТ.gif, Alternate version of the 1995 logo File:Channel one russia logo 3.PNG, 1 January 1997 - 30 September 2000 File:1канал-5.svg, 1 October 2000 – present

Notes

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YouTube channel

Company Site

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History

Broadcasting

Production

Original programming

International series that were broadcasting on Channel One

Former International and Russian animated series

Anime

Walt Disney Presents

Political coverage

Management and shareholders

2005

2006

2021

Eurovision Song Contest 2009

Sister channels

Active

Defunct

Criticism

Original programming on historical themes

Cruelty to animals

Sanctioned

Logos

Logo history

See also

Notes

External links