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70-500: In 2008 Russia-1 had the second largest audience in Russian television. In a typical week, it was viewed by 75% of urban Russians, compared to 83% for the leading channel, Channel One . The two channels are similar in their politics, and they compete directly in entertainment. Russia-1 has many regional variations and broadcasts in many languages. Russia-1 started broadcasting as The Second Moscow Programme (Programme Two) in 1956. From

140-467: 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." In another controversial example, on

210-400: 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

280-401: A Russian warplane deploying an electronic warfare system so powerful that it was able to completely disable defence systems of US Navy destroyer. The original story was traced to a satirical piece written by a Russian author Dmitry Sedov, in a form of a panicked letter from American navy sailor to his wife. The story was then picked up by Russia-1 as a description of a real incident and aired with

350-512: A documentary that presented the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia as protection against a NATO coup. Slovakia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the film "attempts to rewrite history and to falsify historical truths about such a dark chapter of our history." Czech Foreign Minister Lubomír Zaorálek said that it "grossly distorts" the facts. The channel, like many other state-owned television channels, has been criticized for strong pro-government bias and propaganda . In 2017, Dmitry Skorobutov,

420-517: A few days, RTR had Clandestine broadcasts nationwide till the coup had failed. After the August Coup "RTR" by order of Valentin Lazutkin, its deputy GM for operations, officially resumed broadcasting this time from 19.00 to 00.00 (instead of 17.00 to 19.00 and 21.45 to 23.45). On September 16, 1991 AUC2 ended its operations and RTR absorbed several of its staff and programs, therefore beginning

490-696: 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." According to the inspection 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: ORT Bank Consortium, RastrKom 2002 and EberLink (49%) are controlled by Roman Abramovich , while Rosimushchestvo , ITAR TASS and TTTs vote on behalf of

560-455: A long-term editor at the channel, published a periodically-updated guide for journalists that contains a list of topics, the coverage of which is forbidden. It included topics such as anti-government protests, the downing of MH17 over Donbas, Nadia Savchenko , Crimean Tatars , and even Queen Elizabeth II 's anniversary. In June 2017, researchers of Atlantic Council published a detailed analysis of one fake story propagated by Russia-1, about

630-588: A made-up video demonstrating the advantages of Russian weapons. In spite of the Russian weapon manufacturer denying the report and calling it "a fake", Russian media continued to repeated the story, adding further invented details such as fake statement from a former United States Air Force commander in Europe. On 8 May 2022, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of

700-530: A nationwide station, being broadcast all over the Soviet Union. On January 1, 1982 AUP2 officially began to broadcast, not just educational and children's programming but also culture and arts programming and sports, as it was officially permitted to take greater account of the needs and tastes of spectators in a changing era. In addition, it broadcast also documentaries, music videos and programming, and movies. Starting New Year's Day 1984, All Union Program 2

770-454: A special edition of "Vesti" with the latest events in Moscow during the coup. Studio "Vesti" in the "Ostankino" Center was blocked by AUC2 management, the transfer was recorded on video tape to "Shabolovke" for emergency situations has been prepared by an OB van and outside mobile facilities that the young channel had. The Emergency Committee blocked RTR headquarters on Yamskov field. In less than

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840-685: Is a Russian journalist , member of the Russian Television Academy  [ ru ] , teacher at the Higher School of Economics , and a former member of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights (2009–2011). Sorokina was born on 15 January 1957. In 1987, she was included in the staff of the Leningrad television in 1988–1990 leading the program 600 seconds . She worked at

910-690: Is a Russian state-controlled television channel. 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] ). Channel One's main competitors are

980-577: 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

1050-624: The Russia-1 and NTV channels. The channel has 2,443 employees as of 2015. 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 )

1120-683: The Council of Ministers of the RSFSR Ivan Silaev helped acquire the building and the equipment for the future station. Thus, Russia-1 is the successor to the Soviet Second Programme launched in 1956. As of 2000, it is headed by Oleg Dobrodeyev  [ ru ] , who was a founder of the original NTV . After 27 years, the All-Union State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company turned over

1190-762: The First Sight  [ ru ] , that were previously aired on ORT moved to RTR as well. In 1999, the channel disbanded the sports program "Arena" and instead was established the program "Studio", headed by Vladimir Gomelsky . The daily "Vesti" began to be broadcast at 13:00, 17:00, 19:00, 21:00, 23:00. Up to 1999, the national channel was plagued by broadcasting problems resulting from its dependence on its local state affiliates (GTRKs) for retransmission of its signal. GTRKs had no incentive to consistently broadcast only federal programming on their local frequencies and would often mix in programming they had produced themselves or acquired from other sources, thus hampering

1260-838: 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 New Yorker , "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

1330-465: 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

1400-753: The RSFSR, Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR, and the CM Committee on the media, communications with public organizations, mass movements of citizens and public opinion research should address the issue of the ownership of the material-technical base of AUC2. On July 14, 1990 decree № 107-1 of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR officially established the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company . Chairman of

1470-467: The Republican team, the new management staff, led by the new GM for the soon to be re-branded Russian Television, Sergei Podgorbunsky, faced difficulties ranging from an inability to rent a studio in the telecentre "Ostankino" to failure to provide the promised before air time for new programs. At the same time, there were problems with the recruitment of new employees, program presenters and staff for

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1540-445: The Russian adaptations of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? , Survivor , and Star Factory . A 2024 study found that throughout Putin's reign as Russian leader, Channel One has covered him in a positive light. 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

1610-766: The Russian state (51%). As of 2006, the Board of Directors of the Channel One consisted of: In 2021, VTB Bank owned 32.89% of shares. 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. Channel One was the host broadcaster of Eurovision Song Contest 2009 , announced in December 2008. Channel One owns some digital-only television channels (under brand Channel One Digital TV-family , Цифровое телесемейство Первого канала): Some of

1680-486: The State Television and Radio Valentin Lazutkin officially launched the brand new ARSTV Channel 2 with air times from 11.35 to 13.35, from 17.00 to 19.00 and from 21.45 to 23.45 (six hours a day total), weekdays and weekends, with AUC2 filling the rest of the schedule. It was given a new corporate logo and a new brand name: "Russian Television". In its first hour on air, the channel criticized Gorbachov. At 17.00

1750-546: 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 . Since its inception in 1991, the logo featured a 1 in various designs. Its first logo in 1991 featured a blocky "1", with a significantly thinner black square outline. On 1 April 1995, this

1820-743: The Treasury placed sanctions on Russia-1 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 . The channel's news programming has been noted for the frequency with which its presenters propose Russian nuclear attack on Western countries, including the United Kingdom and United States of America. [REDACTED] Media related to Rossiya 1 at Wikimedia Commons Channel One Russia Channel One (Russian: Первый канал , romanized : Pervý kanal , IPA: [ˈpʲervɨj kɐˈnal] , lit. 'First Channel')

1890-587: The Union republics, with the exception of Russia, had their own TV channels. In 1990, the creator of the program "The Fifth Wheel", People's Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR Bella Kurkova requested the Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Russia, Boris Yeltsin to create a separate Russian television station for the RSFSR, due to the fact that the central television channels reflect the views of

1960-729: The Western-style newscast "Vesti" made its premiere telecast, with Svetlana Sorokina hosting. Items included destruction in an Armenian village and an interview with the Lithuanian president about possible repression from the Kremlin. From this time on Russian Television aired programming not only from the All-Union State Television and Radio but also from the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company. Compared with " Vremya ", "Vesti" became

2030-495: The acute, short, specific and operational newscast Russians watched, without any censorship or bias. In the first week of broadcasting, " Good Night, Little Ones! " (beginning in 2002) And Odesa " Gentleman show  [ ru ] " made their premiere telecasts. Two weeks later, "RTR" ("Russian Television and Radio") became the new name of the channel, and a new logo debuted. In August 1991, RTR stopped broadcasting in Latvia and

2100-610: 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 . 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

2170-558: 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. The main broadcasting center

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2240-688: 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 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 ". Channel One news reports on 16 January 2016 about a 13-year-old girl with German and Russian citizenship in Berlin who

2310-410: 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,

2380-453: The closure of whole subdivisions and departments and the dismissal of hundreds of employees in each of the 89 companies. According to Mediascope, by 2020, Russia-1 was the most popular TV channel in Russia with an average daily audience of 1,338,000, exceeding the audience of its closest rival Channel One Russia by almost 9%. On 23 May 2015, Russia-1 aired Warsaw Pact: Declassified Pages ,

2450-479: 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. 1995–2002 Svetlana Sorokina Svetlana Innokentyevna Sorokina ( Russian : Светла́на Инноке́нтьевна Соро́кина ; née Sarykova ; born 15 January 1957, Pushkin)

2520-465: The different sides of the spectrum, from politicians to ordinary people. During the shooting of the White House, the director of the channel had violated the order to conduct the bombing broadcast live on that point, as long as the line of fire to avoid civilian casualties among the citizens of Moscow. After the police pushed the townspeople, "RTR" started broadcasting "CNN". At that time the building

2590-465: The end of 2004, the scale of the reorganization became obvious. Local news programmes were organized on network principles and local companies turned into "re-transmitters" of the Moscow-produced content: VGTRK management had decided to cut all types of broadcasting in the regions, except news. This decision caused an inevitable reduction of GTRK broadcasting volume from 900 - 1,200 to 590 hours,

2660-532: The federal authorities. At that time, the country experienced a confrontation between the union and republican authorities. On July 13, 1990 a decision of the Supreme Soviet of Russia ended the national monopoly on radio and television broadcasting in the RSFSR, clearing the way for it to launch its own TV and radio stations. Prior to September 15, 1990, according to the decree, the Cabinet of Ministers of

2730-431: The introduction of new advertising rules. After the fallout from Listyev's death on 1 March, Alexander Yakovlev resigned from his post as chairman, as the channel was facing an uncertain future on the verge of becoming ORT. 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 . Also in 1998,

2800-496: The leading Edward Sagalaev, Svetlana Sorokina and Oksana Naychuk  [ ru ] a manufacturer of private television ATV. In 1997, the chairman of the All-Russia State Television and Radio Company was Nikolai Svanidze. Programs "VIP" and "Open News" were closed, she was dismissed leading "Vesti" Svetlana Sorokina. On November of that year, "RTR" changed to "RTR-1" has changed the logo. The reason for

2870-627: The morning program "Good Morning, Russia!"  [ ru ] . September 14, 1998 "RTR-1" again changed its name to "RTR", changed the logo. At that time there were many Latin American television series production and a lot of new TV shows: Two piano Household chores  [ ru ] , Schedule, Purple haze, and Hakuna matata. The show Hundred to One also joined the channel, thus leaving TVC-Moskva . Similarly, programs Musical Ring  [ ru ] , 50x50  [ ru ] , talk show My Family  [ ru ] , and Love from

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2940-618: The most influential program on RTR. In the same year, Yuri Rostov, Vladislav Flyarkovsky and Aleksandr Gurnov started their jobs as field reporters for the channel under then head of news programming Alexander Nekhoroshev. Since 1994, the program began to leave a comment, "Details", which became a leading political commentator Nikolai Svanidze news. In October 1995, the RTR with ORT program went "Ivanov, Petrov, Sidorov." In 1996 Oleg Poptsov, Anatoly Lysenko , Alexander and Alexander Podgorbunsky Nekhoroshev were relieved of their posts, and Details

3010-481: 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. Moreover, various media reported that

3080-413: The name change - the creation of a new TV channel "RTR-2" (now "Russia-Culture"). On May 8, 1998 in the RTR includes regional television and radio. Since then, "RTR" broadcasts in 54 languages of the peoples of Russia, RTR became the largest media group in Europe. The general is not only the design of the channel, but the editorial policy. On 7 September of that year, on the air for the first time block out

3150-536: The national channel’s ability to control its own programming schedule at the regional level. The first step leading to the solution of this problem was the creation of the state holding company VGTRK, which united 89 state-owned regional studios under the aegis of the Moscow-based Channel 2. In February 2004, the Russian government issued a resolution on the reorganization of VGTRK through affiliation of subsidiaries, including regional GTRK companies. By

3220-415: 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, 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

3290-471: The new station. Many presenters left the Union STRC free from TV censorship. As a result, the station management started to brainstorm and conceptualize its programming from scratch, including news and current affairs. Thus, "Vesti", the news program of RTV, was born, with airing time being at 18:00 and 20:00, twice nightly on weekdays (The 2nd edition was to be aired before its simulcast of Vremya). Most of

3360-470: The next day it began to broadcast from the very morning till late at midnight. On 30 December 1991 the program "Vesti" began to appear three times a day, and from 20 January 1992 to four times a day. In 1993, the channel changed its logo 2 times. In February 1992, utilizing the frequencies of RTR in Ukraine, channel UT-2 (now 1 +1) was launched. During the political crisis of 1993 RTR aired interviews from

3430-417: The operations of AUC2 on March 6, 1991 to the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, with Oleg Poptsov as its founding chairman. At the same time, the leadership of the company had been promised at least a 6-hour broadcast day as a national blocktimer for viewers within Russia, including a brand-new 20-minute newscast to be aired twice daily on the new channel. Due to the opposition views of

3500-444: 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. In August 2000, however, his program criticized how

3570-515: The radio waves, and the signature at the bottom of "II program", which then changed to "TV USSR." Around February 1988, a new ident replaced it: circles were fixed, disappeared inscription "TV USSR", and the background was light blue with a white gradient. Since 1989, the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) implemented the organization of the Russian national TV channel. By this time all

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3640-408: 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

3710-433: The staff of "Vesti" on "Russian Television" were former presenters and staff of Central Television program "Television News Service", their experience would help the new channel in its news services. Four studios - "News" for newscasts, "Republic" for current affairs, "Lad" for arts and culture and "Artel" for entertainment and lifestyle were created. On May 13, 1991, recently appointed to the post of deputy general manager of

3780-431: 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 . In

3850-410: The television period dramas produced by Channel One were series criticized for low level of historical accuracy, for instance – Brezhnev , The Saboteur , Yesenin and Trotsky . 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

3920-572: The transition of the renovated news facilities was Okno TV. Channel One began broadcasting a 1080i 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. 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

3990-480: The very start, it only hosted programs produced by the Ministry of Education of the Soviet Union, as well as children's programming, in monochrome. The move to a new channel frequency resulted in it being renamed Program 2 and becoming the second home of the national newscast Vremya since 1968. Program 2 officially renamed itself All-Union Program 2 in 1972 and converted to color in 1975, and two years later became

4060-462: 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. On 8 May 2022, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of

4130-675: 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

4200-542: Was allegedly raped by immigrants was denounced by the German police as fake. German foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has accused the Russian government of using the alleged rape for "political propaganda". 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. On 14 March 2022, Marina Ovsyannikova , an editor for Channel One, interrupted

4270-422: 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). In February 1995, the channel announced it would stop airing airing commercial advertising which was seen by network executives as a "source of great irritation and disappointment". It wasn't clear when would the law would be passed; its lifting depended on

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4340-490: 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. Russian television media in

4410-453: Was pulled off. The new chairman of the All-Russia State Television and Radio Company Eduard Sagalaev was appointed, and Cyril Legat chosen as the new GM for television, editor in chief of information programs of Russian Television Boris Forgetful. The channel will have emerged a number of new programs - information-analytical program "Mirror", which became a leading Nikolai Svanidze, the actual interview "VIP", talk show "Open News", which became

4480-411: 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

4550-493: Was renamed All-Union Channel 2 (AUC2), and it pioneered the first ever rhythmic gymnastics broadcast the following year. By 1987, it was also the first channel to adopt sign language interpretation in the USSR and later supplemented by subtitles for the hard of hearing, all for its Vremya broadcast. The official identification package for the channel was the star of the second antenna on a blue background with moving rings, symbolizing

4620-602: Was replaced by LTV2 (now LTV7 ). During the August coup , on August 19, 1991 the Emergency Committee stopped the broadcast of RTR, and AUC2 officially returned in the evening slots, with its planned programs including the great ballet " Swan Lake ". Unknown to the coup leaders, RTR secretly organized a broadcast to the United States and other countries, as well as all over the USSR, so that all Soviets saw

4690-434: 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,

4760-411: Was restored, "RTR" was the only television channel, remaining on the air and which showed the 1993 First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Vladimir Shumeyko "Vesti" were donated to the mantel clock. events. Broadcasting was done in a hurry equipped studio in the basement with the lights off. Later, in a building opposite were found maturation snipers. For coverage of Showing important events, "Vesti" become

4830-493: Was shelled, which housed the studio of "Vesti". In a hole punched in the building of a grenade launcher, armed men broke into the studios and began shelling the building on fire. The director of the program "Vesti" Irina Vinogradova was able to save the footage. Technical Director Stanislav Bunevich able to carry TV broadcasts control of the country in building the All-Russian STRC on Yamskov field. Broadcasting channel

4900-403: 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. Berezovsky

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