# Channel One (Russia)

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Russian public TV channel

Not to be confused with [Public Television of Russia](/source/Public_Television_of_Russia) or [Russia-1](/source/Russia-1).

Television channel

Channel One Первый канал Logo used since 2000 Country Russia Broadcast area Worldwide Headquarters Ostankino Technical Center, Moscow, Russia Programming Language Russian Picture format 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed) 4K (during World Cup 2018) Ownership Owner (in 2023) Government of Russia (34.23%) VTB Bank (32.89%) National Media Group (19.46%) Sogaz (13.42%)[1] Key people Konstantin Ernst, CEO Sister channels Karusel Telecafe Dom Kino Music One TV Vremya Dom Kino Premium Bober Perviy Kanal Evraziya History Launched 22 March 1951; 75 years ago (1951-03-22) (original channel) 1 April 1995; 31 years ago (1995-04-01) (as present) Replaced Ostankino Channel One Replaced by Inter (1996, in Ukraine) Channel One Eurasia (1997, in Kazakhstan) ONT (2002, in Belarus) Former names ORT (1995–2002) 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](/source/Romanization_of_Russian): *Pervyy kanal*, IPA: [\[ˈpʲervɨj kɐˈnal\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Russian), [lit.](/source/Literal_translation) 'First Channel') is a Russian [federal television channel](/source/Television_in_Russia).[2] Its headquarters are located at [Ostankino Technical Center](/source/Ostankino_Technical_Center) near the [Ostankino Tower](/source/Ostankino_Tower) in [Moscow](/source/Moscow). The majority of its shares are owned or indirectly controlled by the state.[3][4]

It was created by decree of Russian president [Boris Yeltsin](/source/Boris_Yeltsin) to replace [Ostankino Television Channel One](/source/Ostankino_Television_Channel_One), which in turn replaced [Programme One](/source/Programme_One) in 1991.[5]

From April 1995 to September 2002, the channel was known as **Public Russian Television** ([Russian](/source/Russian_language): Общественное Российское Телевидение, [romanized](/source/Romanization_of_Russian): *Obshchestvennoye Rossiyskoye Televideniye*, **ORT** [\[oˈɛrˈtɛ\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Russian)).[5] The main news programmes are *[Vremya](/source/Vremya)* and *[Novosti](/source/Novosti_(TV_program))*.[6]

Channel One's main competitors are the [Russia-1](/source/Russia-1), [NTV](/source/NTV_(Russia)), [5TV](/source/5TV_(Russian_TV_channel)) and [TV Centre](/source/TV_Centre_(Russia)) channels. The channel has over 2,900 employees as of 2023.[7]

## History

For the history of this channel before 1995, see [Television in the Soviet Union](/source/Television_in_the_Soviet_Union), [Soviet Central Television](/source/Soviet_Central_Television), and [1st channel Ostankino](/source/1st_channel_Ostankino).

When the [Soviet Union](/source/Soviet_Union) was abolished, the Russian Federation took over most of its structures and institutions. One of the first acts of [Boris Yeltsin](/source/Boris_Yeltsin)'s new government was to sign a [presidential decree](/source/Decree_of_the_President_of_Russia) on 27 December 1991, providing for Russian jurisdiction over the central television system. The All-Union State Television and Radio Company (*[Gosteleradio](/source/Gosteleradio)*) was transformed into the Russian State Television and Radio Company [Ostankino](/source/Ostankino_(TV_and_radio_company)), a shareholding company, with 51% of its shares remaining with the state.[8]

[Boris Abramovich Berezovsky](/source/Boris_Abramovich_Berezovsky), a [Russian oligarch](/source/Russian_oligarch), gained control over ORT Television to replace the failing [Programme One](/source/Programme_One). He appointed the popular anchorman and producer [Vladislav Listyev](/source/Vladislav_Listyev) as the CEO of ORT. Three months later Listyev was assassinated amid a fierce struggle for control of advertising sales.[9][10]

A presidential decree of 30 November 1994 transformed Ostankino into a [closed joint-stock company](/source/Closed_joint-stock_company), called Russian Public Television (*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). In February 1995, the channel announced it would stop airing commercial advertising which was seen by network executives as a "source of great irritation and disappointment". It wasn't clear when the law would be passed; its lifting depended on the introduction of new advertising rules.[11] 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.[12]

Following the [1998 financial collapse](/source/1998_Russian_financial_crisis), which almost resulted in them becoming insolvent, the channel obtained a government loan of $100 million from state-controlled [Vnesheconombank](/source/Vnesheconombank_(Russia)).[13] 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](/source/Vremya)*, *[KVN](/source/KVN)*, *[Chto? Gde? Kogda?](/source/What%3F_Where%3F_When%3F)*, *[V mire zhivotnykh](/source/In_the_World_of_Animals)* and *[Travelers' Club](/source/Travelers'_Club)*; the last two are no longer broadcast on this channel.

Channel One was the host broadcaster of [Eurovision Song Contest 2009](/source/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2009), announced in December 2008.[14]

On 8 May 2022, the [Office of Foreign Assets Control](/source/Office_of_Foreign_Assets_Control) of the [United States Department of the Treasury](/source/United_States_Department_of_the_Treasury) placed sanctions on Channel One Russia pursuant to [Executive Order](/source/Executive_order_(United_States)) [14024](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/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](/source/Government_of_Russia).[15][16]

In November 2024, the German government ordered the closure of Channel One's local bureau in Berlin and expelled its employees, citing security threats to the European Union and the channel's role in the formation of public opinion.[17]

## Broadcasting

The main broadcasting center is in [Ostankino Tower](/source/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 manufacturers such as [Evertz](/source/Evertz_Microsystems).[18] Channel One began broadcasting a [1080i](/source/1080i) [high-definition](/source/High-definition_television) signal on 24 December 2012.[19]

At the end of 2018, a separate feed of Channel One's schedule was launched for each of the eleven [time zones of Russia](/source/Time_in_Russia).[20] Previously, there had been only five feeds for the entire country—one operating on [Moscow Time](/source/Moscow_Time) and variations time-shifted ahead by two, four, six, and eight hours. This caused programming in some time zones to air one hour earlier or later than the time specified in schedules.[21]

Channel One can be streamed on the internet for free on 1tv.ru for viewers in Russia and 1tv.com is for international viewers, though most programs of the Russian version of the channel can be seen internationally too.

## Production

Channel One has produced many films, including four of the highest-grossing Russian movies after the Soviet collapse, *[Night Watch](/source/Night_Watch_(2004_film))* (2004), *[The Turkish Gambit](/source/The_Turkish_Gambit)* (2005), *[Day Watch](/source/Day_Watch_(film))* (2006), and *[The Irony of Fate 2](/source/The_Irony_of_Fate_2)* (2007). It airs the Russian adaptations of *[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?](/source/Who_Wants_to_Be_a_Millionaire%3F)*, *[Survivor](/source/Survivor_(TV_series))*, and *[Star Factory](/source/Fabrika_Zvyozd)*.

### Original programming

- Children's - *[Good Night, Little Ones!](/source/Good_Night%2C_Little_Ones!)* - *[Sesame Street](/source/Ulitsa_Sezam)* - *[Yeralash](/source/Yeralash)*

- Comedy - *[Big Difference](/source/Big_Difference)* – sketch comedy - *[Calambur](/source/Calambur)* – sketch comedy - *[Oba-na](/source/Oba-na)* – comedy

- Cooking - *[Gusto](/source/Gusto_(TV_show))*

- Drama - *[Adjutants of Love](/source/Adjutants_of_Love)* – telenovela - *[Azazel](/source/Azazel_(miniseries))* – Boris Akunin adaptation - *[Brezhnev](/source/Brezhnev_(film))* – biopic - *[Brief Guide To A Happy Life](/source/Brief_Guide_To_A_Happy_Life)* – romantic drama - *[Catherine the Great](/source/Catherine_the_Great_(TV_series))* – biopic - *[Children of the Arbat](/source/Children_of_the_Arbat_(TV_series))* – Anatoly Rybakov adaptation - *[The Dark Side of the Moon](/source/The_Dark_Side_of_the_Moon_(TV_series))* – detective series - *[The Dawns Here Are Quiet](/source/The_Dawns_Here_Are_Quiet_(2015_film))* – war - *[Deadly Force](/source/Deadly_Force_(TV_Series))* – detective series - *[Empire under Attack](/source/Empire_under_Attack)* – history - *[Ex-Wife](/source/Ex-Wife_(Russian_TV_series))* - *[As the Reels Turn 1: With Friends Like You](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=As_the_Reels_Turn_1:_With_Friends_Like_You&action=edit&redlink=1)* ([Russian](/source/Russian_language): Как вращаются барабаны 1: С такими друзьями, как ты) - comedy and drama series - *[As the Reels Turn 2: The Gamble](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=As_the_Reels_Turn_2:_The_Gamble&action=edit&redlink=1)* ([Russian](/source/Russian_language): Как вращаются барабаны 2: Игра) - comedy and drama series - *[As the Reels Turn 3: Blinded by Love](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=As_the_Reels_Turn_3:_Blinded_by_Love&action=edit&redlink=1)* ([Russian](/source/Russian_language): Как вращаются барабаны 3: Ослепленный любовью) - comedy and drama series - *[The Fall of the Empire](/source/The_Fall_of_the_Empire)* – history - *[Hot Ice](/source/Hot_Ice_(TV_series))* – sports drama - *[House with Lilies](/source/House_with_Lilies)* – period drama - *[Investigation Held by ZnaToKi](/source/Investigation_Held_by_ZnaToKi)* – detective series - *[Klim](/source/Klim_(TV_series))* – detective series - *[The Life and Adventures of Mishka Yaponchik](/source/The_Life_and_Adventures_of_Mishka_Yaponchik)* – biopic - *[Mata Hari](/source/Mata_Hari_(TV_series))* – biopic - *[The Method](/source/The_Method_(TV_series))* – detective series - *[Moscow Saga](/source/Moscow_Saga)* – Vasili Aksyonov adaptation - *[Nine Lives of Nestor Makhno](/source/Nine_Lives_of_Nestor_Makhno)* – biopic - *[Pyotr Leschenko. Everything That Was...](/source/Pyotr_Leschenko._Everything_That_Was...)* – biopic - *[Raid](/source/Raid_(TV_series))* – detective series - *[Russian Translation](/source/Russian_Translation_(TV_series))* - *A Second Before...* – fantasy - *[Silver Spoon](/source/Silver_Spoon_(Russian_TV_series))* – crime - *[The Sniffer](/source/The_Sniffer)* – detective series - *[Spetsnaz](/source/Spetsnaz_(miniseries))* – war - *[Streets of Broken Lights](/source/Streets_of_Broken_Lights)* – detective series - *[The Thaw](/source/The_Thaw_(Russian_TV_series))* - *[The Three Musketeers](/source/The_Three_Musketeers_(2013_film))* – Alexandre Dumas adaptation - *[Trace](/source/Trace_(TV_series))* – detective series - *[Trifles of Life](/source/Trifles_of_Life)* – telenovela - *[Trotsky](/source/Trotsky_(TV_series))* – biopic - *[Wedding Ring](/source/Wedding_Ring_(Russian_TV_series))* – telenovela - *[Yalta-45](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AF%D0%BB%D1%82%D0%B0-45)* – war - *[Yesenin](/source/Yesenin_(TV_series))* – biopic

- Game shows - *[All or Nothing](/source/All_or_Nothing_(game_show))* - *[Field of Wonders](/source/Pole_Chudes)* - *[The People Versus](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B2_(%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B8%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0))* - *[The Weakest Link](/source/Slaboye_Zveno)* - *[What? Where? When?](/source/What%3F_Where%3F_When%3F)*

- Reality shows - *[Star Factory](/source/Fabrika_Zvyozd)* – talent show - *[Last Hero](/source/Last_Hero)* – version of *Survivor* - *[Let's Get Married](/source/Let's_Get_Married_(TV_series))* (Давай поженимся) – helping people find people they are right for [22] - *[Minute of Fame](/source/Minuta_slavy)* – talent show - *[One to One!](/source/One_to_One!)* – talent show - *[The Voice](/source/The_Voice_(Russia_TV_series))* – talent show - *[The Voice Kids](/source/The_Voice_Kids_(Russia))* – talent show

- Sports - *Lednikoviy period* ("Ice Age", Ледниковый период) – ice skating show [Ледниковый период – 2](https://web.archive.org/web/20081227055109/http://www.1tv.ru/ice2/) - *[Football Review](/source/Football_Review)* - *Tennis Review* - *[ATP Uncovered](/source/ATP_(tennis))* - *[WTA All Access](/source/WTA_(tennis))* - *[WTA One on One with Chris Evert](/source/WTA_(tennis))* - *[Australian Open](/source/Australian_Open)* - *[Roland Garros](/source/French_Open)* - *[Wimbledon Championships](/source/Wimbledon_Championships)* - *[US Open](/source/US_Open_(tennis))* - *[Davis Cup](/source/Davis_Cup)* - *[Fed Cup](/source/Fed_Cup)*

- News and Talk shows - *[Evening Urgant](/source/Evening_Urgant)* – Ivan Urgant's talk show - *[Good Morning](/source/Good_Morning_(Russian_show))* - *Gordon* (Гражданин Гордон / Гордон Кихот) – Alexander Gordon's talk shows [23] - *[Let Them Talk](/source/Let_Them_Talk_(talk_show))* Dmitri Borisov's talk show - *Pozner* (Познер) – [Vladimir Pozner](/source/Vladimir_Pozner_Jr.)'s current affairs program - *[Prozhektorperiskhilton](/source/Prozhektorperiskhilton)* – satirical talk show with Ivan Urgant, Garik Martirosyan, Sergei Svetlakov and Alexander Tsekalo - *[Vremya](/source/Vremya) ("Time", Время) – news program, on air since 1968* - *[Vremya Pokazhet](/source/Vremya_Pokazhet) ("Time Will Tell", Вре́мя пока́жет)*

- Other - *[In the World of Animals](/source/In_the_World_of_Animals)* – zoology - *[Song of the Year](/source/Pesnya_goda)* – music festival - *[Till 16 and older...](/source/Till_16_and_older...)* – problems of young people - *[Travelers' Club](/source/Travelers'_Club)* – travel - *[Vzglyad](/source/Vzglyad_(Russian_TV_program))* – current affairs

### International series that were broadcasting on Channel One

- American series - *[Lost](/source/Lost_(2004_TV_series))* ([Russian](/source/Russian_language): Остаться в живых, *Ostat'sya v Zhyvykh*, "To Stay Alive" in English) - *[Lie To Me](/source/Lie_To_Me)* ([Russian](/source/Russian_language): Обмани меня, *Obmani menya*, "Deceive me" in English) - *[Ugly Betty](/source/Ugly_Betty)* ([Russian](/source/Russian_language): Дурнушка, *Durnushka*, "Ugly girl" in English) - *[FlashForward](/source/FlashForward)* ([Russian](/source/Russian_language): Вспомни, что будет, *Vspomni, chto budet*, "Remember what will be" in English) - *[Boardwalk Empire](/source/Boardwalk_Empire)* ([Russian](/source/Russian_language): Подпольная империя, *Podpolʹnaya imperiya*, "The Underground Empire" in English) - *[Body of Proof](/source/Body_of_Proof)* ([Russian](/source/Russian_language): Следствие по телу, *Sledstvie po telu*, "The investigation of the body"), the series premiered on 7 February 2011.[24] - *[Suits](/source/Suits_(American_TV_series))* ([Russian](/source/Russian_language): Форс-мажоры, *Fors-mazhory*, "Force Majeures") premiered on 26 September 2011 - *[Terra Nova](/source/Terra_Nova_(TV_series))* premiered on 27 September 2011 - *[White Collar](/source/White_Collar_(TV_series))* ([Russian](/source/Russian_language): Белый воротничок) - *[Californication](/source/Californication_(TV_series))* ([Russian](/source/Russian_language): Калифрения, *Califreniya*) - *[Ray Donovan](/source/Ray_Donovan_(TV_series))* ([Russian](/source/Russian_language): Рей Донован, *Ray Donovan*) - *[Bates Motel](/source/Bates_Motel_(TV_series))* ([Russian](/source/Russian_language): Мотель Бейтс, *Motel' Baits*)

- Brazilian telenovelas - *Tropicaliente April* – December 1995 - *[Mulheres de Areia](/source/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](/source/Avenida_Brasil_(TV_series))* 2013

- Other - *[Forbrydelsen](/source/Forbrydelsen)* ([Russian](/source/Russian_language): Убийство, *Ubiystvo* "The Kill") premiered on 28 September 2011 - *[Sherlock](/source/Sherlock_(TV_series))* ([Russian](/source/Russian_language): Шерлок Холмс, *Sherlock Holmes*)

### Former International and Russian animated series

- *[Nu, Pogodi!](/source/Nu%2C_Pogodi!)* ([Russian](/source/Russian_language): Ну, Погоди!) 1991–2006

- *[Looney Tunes](/source/Looney_Tunes)* and *[Merrie Melodies](/source/Merrie_Melodies)*

- *[Alvin and the Chipmunks](/source/Alvin_and_the_Chipmunks_(1983_TV_series))*

- *[Challenge of the GoBots](/source/Challenge_of_the_GoBots)* 1994

- *[Les Misérables](/source/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables)* ([Russian](/source/Russian_language): Отверженные) 1995

- *[Widget](/source/Widget_(TV_series))* Autumn – Winter 1995

- *[Andy Panda](/source/Andy_Panda)* 1995–1996 (only in Muftfireworks ([Russian](/source/Russian_language): Мультфейерверк))

- *[Woody Woodpecker](/source/Woody_Woodpecker)* (As "Woody and his Friends") 1995 – December 1997 (only in Muftfireworks ([Russian](/source/Russian_language): Мультфейерверк))

- *[Monster Force](/source/Monster_Force)* 22 January – 7 February 1996

- *[Dog City](/source/Dog_City)* 1996

- *[The Legend of Prince Valiant](/source/The_Legend_of_Prince_Valiant)* Summer 1996

- *[Fievel's American Tails](/source/Fievel's_American_Tails)* Summer 1996 (in Muftfireworks ([Russian](/source/Russian_language): Мультфейерверк)), April – May 2002

- *[Exosquad](/source/Exosquad)* Autumn 1996

- *[The Pink Panther](/source/The_Pink_Panther_(TV_series))* 1996–1997 (in Muftfireworks ([Russian](/source/Russian_language): Мультфейерверк)), 1998

- *[Orson & Olivia](/source/Orson_%26_Olivia)* Winter-Spring 1997

- *[The Legends of Treasure Island](/source/The_Legends_of_Treasure_Island)* Spring 1997

- *[The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest](/source/The_Real_Adventures_of_Jonny_Quest)* 30 October 1997 – 29 October 1998

- *[Albert - the 5th Musketeer](/source/Albert_-_the_5th_Musketeer)* Autumn 1998

- *[Action Man](/source/Action_Man_(1995_TV_series))* 9 March – 23 April 1999

- *[Around the World in 80 days](/source/Around_the_World_in_80_Days_(1972-1973_cartoon))* May – July 1999

- *[Phantom 2040](/source/Phantom_2040)* 10 July – September 1999

- *[Beast Wars](/source/Beast_Wars)* 29 November 1999 – 20 January 2000

- *[Extreme Ghostbusters](/source/Extreme_Ghostbusters)* 23 January – 29 March 2000

- *[All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series](/source/All_Dogs_Go_to_Heaven%3A_The_Series)* 13 November 2000 – 2002

- *[Pororo the Little Penguin](/source/Pororo_the_Little_Penguin)* Winter 2003 – 18 May 2009

- *[Fly Tales](/source/Fly_Tales)* 12 September 1999 – 2000

- *[Kaput & Zösky](/source/Kaput_%26_Z%C3%B6sky)* 14 June 2003 – 2004

- *[Tayo the Little Bus](/source/Tayo_the_Little_Bus)* 10 May 2010 – 2019

- *[Cocomong](/source/Cocomong)* 2008 – 2015

### Anime

- *[Maya the Honey Bee](/source/Maya_the_Honey_Bee)* ([German](/source/German_language): *Die Biene Maja*) 1991 – 1993

- *[The Flying House](/source/The_Flying_House_(TV_series))* 1992 – 1993, 1994

- *[The Adventures of Tom Sawyer](/source/The_Adventures_of_Tom_Sawyer_(anime))* ([Japanese](/source/Japanese_language): トム・ソーヤーの冒険; [Russian](/source/Russian_language): Приключения Тома Сойера) 1994

- *[Topo Gigio](/source/Topo_Gigio_(anime))* ([Japanese](/source/Japanese_language): トッポ・ジージョ) 21 November 1994 – 1 February 1995

- *[Wonder Beat Scramble](/source/Wonder_Beat_Scramble)* ([Japanese](/source/Japanese_language): ワンダービートS) 6 February – 27 March 1995

- *[Pokémon](/source/Pok%C3%A9mon_(TV_series))* 18 December 2000 – 3 September 2001

- *[Yume no Crayon Oukoku](/source/Yume_no_Crayon_Oukoku)* 2001 – 2002

- *[Ojamajo Doremi](/source/Ojamajo_Doremi)* 2003 – 2006

- *[Ashita no Nadja](/source/Ashita_no_Nadja)* 2007

### Walt Disney Presents

- *[DuckTales](/source/DuckTales_(1987_TV_series))* 1991, 1992

- *[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers](/source/Chip_'n_Dale%3A_Rescue_Rangers_(TV_series))* 1991, 1992

- *[Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears](/source/Disney's_Adventures_of_the_Gummi_Bears)* 1992

- *[TaleSpin](/source/TaleSpin)* 1992

## Editorial independence

Vladimir Putin and [Konstantin Ernst](/source/Konstantin_Ernst), chief of Channel One.[25]

A 2024 study found that throughout Putin's tenure as president or prime minister, Channel One has covered him in a positive light.[26]

### Political coverage

[Vladimir Pozner](/source/Vladimir_Pozner_Jr.) interviews [U.S. Secretary of State](/source/United_States_Secretary_of_State) [Hillary Rodham Clinton](/source/Hillary_Clinton) on the "Pozner Show" in Moscow, 19 March 2010

In autumn of 1999 the channel actively participated in that year's [State Duma](/source/State_Duma) [electoral campaign](/source/1999_Russian_legislative_election) by criticizing Moscow mayor [Yuriy Luzhkov](/source/Yuriy_Luzhkov), [Yevgeny Primakov](/source/Yevgeny_Primakov) and their party [Fatherland-All Russia](/source/Fatherland-All_Russia), major opponents of the pro-[Putin](/source/Vladimir_Putin) party [Unity](/source/Unity_Party_of_Russia). [Sergey Dorenko](/source/Sergey_Dorenko), popularly dubbed as TV-killer, was a close ally of [business oligarch](/source/Business_oligarch) and media magnate [Boris Berezovsky](/source/Boris_Berezovsky_(businessman)). 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.[27][28][29]

In August 2000, however, his program criticized how the Putin government handled the [explosion of the Russian submarine *Kursk*](/source/Russian_submarine_Kursk_explosion). When Dorenko's show was in turn suspended on 9 September 2000, ORT director-general [Konstantin Ernst](/source/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.[30][31][32]

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](/source/Nikolai_Glushkov), was arrested while seriously ill, and Berezovsky gave up the shares and transferred them to [Roman Abramovich](/source/Roman_Abramovich)'s [Sibneft](/source/Sibneft) with the understanding that Glushkov would then be released. This promise was not fulfilled.[33][34] Soon after Berezovsky's withdrawal, the new ownership changed the channel's name to Pervy Kanal (Channel One). Konstantin Ernst remains as general director.

## Management and shareholders

### 2005

According to the inspection[35] conducted by the [Accounts Chamber of Russia](/source/Accounts_Chamber_of_Russia) and initiated by MP [Alexander Lebedev](/source/Alexander_Lebedev), in 2005 the channel had the following shareholders structure and board of directors:

- [Rosimushchestvo](/source/Rosimushchestvo) – 38.9%;

- ORT Bank Consortium – 24%;

- RastrKom 2002 – 14%;

- EberLink – 11%;

- [ITAR-TASS](/source/TASS) – 9.1%;

- TTTs – 3%.

- [Alexey Gromov](/source/Alexey_Gromov) (Chairman of the Board of Directors, Press Secretary of President [Vladimir Putin](/source/Vladimir_Putin))

- [Konstantin Ernst](/source/Konstantin_Ernst) (Director General of the Channel One)

- [Alexander Dzasokhov](/source/Alexander_Dzasokhov) (then President of [North Ossetia–Alania](/source/North_Ossetia%E2%80%93Alania))

- [Galina Karelova](/source/Galina_Karelova) (Chairman of Russia's Social Insurance Fund)

- [Mikhail Lesin](/source/Mikhail_Lesin) (Adviser to President [Vladimir Putin](/source/Vladimir_Putin), former Mass Media Minister)

- [Nikita Mikhalkov](/source/Nikita_Mikhalkov) (President of Russia's Cinematographers Union)

- [Mikhail Piotrovsky](/source/Mikhail_Piotrovsky) (Director of the State [Hermitage Museum](/source/Hermitage_Museum))

- [Ilya Reznik](/source/Ilya_Reznik) (poet, composer)

- Alexander Chaikovsky (Chairman of the Composition Department of [Moscow Conservatory](/source/Moscow_Conservatory))

- Mikhail Shvydkoi (Chief of the [Federal Agency of Culture and Cinematography](/source/Federal_Agency_of_Culture_and_Cinematography), former Culture Minister of Russia)

ORT Bank Consortium, RastrKom 2002 and EberLink (49%) are controlled by [Roman Abramovich](/source/Roman_Abramovich), while [Rosimushchestvo](/source/Rosimushchestvo), [ITAR-TASS](/source/TASS) and TTTs vote on behalf of the Russian state (51%).[36]

### 2006

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

- [Sergei Naryshkin](/source/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](/source/Rosimushchestvo));

- Alexey Gromov (Press Secretary of President Vladimir Putin);

- Mikhail Lesin (Adviser to President Vladimir Putin, former Mass Media Minister);

- [Nikita Mikhalkov](/source/Nikita_Mikhalkov) (President of Russia's Cinematographers Union);

- [Mikhail Piotrovsky](/source/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](/source/Saint_Petersburg_Conservatory));

- Mikhail Shvydkoi (Chief of the Federal Agency of Culture and Cinematography, former Culture Minister of Russia).

### 2021

In 2021, [VTB Bank](/source/VTB_Bank) owned 32.89% of shares.[37]

Vladimir Putin's close friend [Yuriy Kovalchuk](/source/Yuriy_Kovalchuk), through his holding company National Media Group, owns stakes in several of Russia's most influential television channels, including Channel One.[38][39]

### 2023

As of 2023, the state owned 34.23% of Channel One, along with a "golden share". [VTB Bank](/source/VTB_Bank) controlled 32.89% of the shares, [National Media Group](/source/National_Media_Group) owned 19.46%, and [Sogaz](/source/Sogaz) held a 13.42% stake.[40]

## 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

- [Vremya](/source/Vremya) (Time) — 20th century history

- Telecafe (Television Café) — food

- Bobyor (Beaver) — lifestyle

- O! — family

- Poyekhali (Let's Go) — travel

- [Karusel](/source/Karusel) (in co-operation with VGTRK) (Carousel) – for children

### Defunct

- Telenyanya ([TeleNanny](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=TeleNanny&action=edit&redlink=1)) — for children

## Criticism

### 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](/source/The_New_Yorker), "it would be strange if a channel that belonged to the state were to express an anti-government point of view".[41] 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](/source/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](/source/Russian_government) policies or goals.

As of 2006, [Vladimir Pozner](/source/Vladimir_Pozner_Jr.), [Ekaterina Andreeva](/source/Ekaterina_Andreeva_(journalist)), [Pyotr Tolstoy](/source/Pyotr_Olegovich_Tolstoy) and [Mikhail Leontiev](/source/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](/source/Vremya)*) hosted by Petr Tolstoy distorted the content of a speech by Belarusian President [Alexander Lukashenko](/source/Alexander_Lukashenko) related to the [Russia-Belarus energy dispute](/source/2007_Russia%E2%80%93Belarus_energy_dispute) to the contrary by editing it and deleting some crucial words.[42]

Moreover, various media reported that the channel presented biased coverage of other events that were closely connected to Russia's foreign policy, including the Ukrainian elections to the [Verkhovna Rada](/source/Verkhovna_Rada) in 2007, the [Euromaidan](/source/Euromaidan) of 2013–2014, and the following [annexation of Crimea](/source/Annexation_of_Crimea_by_the_Russian_Federation).[43][44][45] The channel was also criticized for ignoring [Alexei Navalny's](/source/Alexei_Navalny) political activities, namely his participation in the [Moscow mayoral election of 2013](/source/2013_Moscow_mayoral_election).[46] Vladimir Pozner, one of the channel's most popular TV hosts, once admitted in an interview to *[The New Yorker](/source/The_New_Yorker)* that there is a list of people who are not allowed to participate in his show.[41]

According to a [BBC News](/source/BBC_News) analysis by Stephen Ennis, the channel has in its reports about Ukraine's [war in Donbas](/source/War_in_Donbas_(2014%E2%80%932022)) "sought to further [demonise](/source/Demonise) and [dehumanise](/source/Dehumanise) the [Ukrainian army](/source/Ukrainian_army)".[47]

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](/source/German_police) as fake.[48] German foreign minister [Frank-Walter Steinmeier](/source/Frank-Walter_Steinmeier) has accused the Russian government of using the alleged rape for "political propaganda".[48]

On 26 February 2018, Channel One used footage from [multinational](/source/Multinational_force) [military simulation](/source/Military_simulation) organization Echelon International, attempting to pass it off as authentic [Syrian War](/source/Syrian_Civil_War) footage.[49]

On 14 March 2022, [Marina Ovsyannikova](/source/Marina_Ovsyannikova), an editor for Channel One, interrupted a live broadcast of *[Vremya](/source/Vremya)* to protest against the [Russian invasion of Ukraine](/source/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."[50][51][52][53][54]

### 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 – *[Brezhnev](/source/Brezhnev_(film))*,[55] *The Saboteur*,[56] *[Yesenin](/source/Yesenin_(TV_series))*[57] and *[Trotsky](/source/Trotsky_(TV_series))*.[58]

### Cruelty to animals

On the morning of 12 January 2008, during the current affairs program *Health* ([Russian](/source/Russian_language): «Здоровье») hosted by [Yelena Malysheva](/source/Yelena_Malysheva) covering [Guillain–Barré syndrome](/source/Guillain%E2%80%93Barr%C3%A9_syndrome), a [rat](/source/Rat) was [violently](/source/Cruelty_to_animals) killed in one of the segments. Some viewers stated that this was intolerable for a program whose audience includes children, and that it violated the [Criminal Code of the Russian Federation](/source/Criminal_Code_of_the_Russian_Federation).[59][60][61][62][63] In particular, some claim that viewing such violent and cruel scenes poorly affected the health of some children and people.[64]

## Visual identity

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" on 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

		- 30 September/1 October 2000 – present

## See also

- [Russia portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Russia)
- [Television portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Television)

- [Channel One Worldwide](/source/Channel_One_Worldwide_(Russia))

- [Channel One Cup (football)](/source/Channel_One_Cup_(football))

- [Channel One Cup (ice hockey)](/source/Channel_One_Cup_(ice_hockey))

- [Eastern Bloc information dissemination](/source/Eastern_Bloc_information_dissemination)

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-56)** ["Покушение на Победу. Полемическое обозрение"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150518092913/http://www.sovross.ru/old/2004/135/135_3_3.htm) [Assassination Attempt on Victory. Polemic Review] (in Russian). Sovetskaya Rossiya. 21 October 2004. Archived from [the original](http://www.sovross.ru/old/2004/135/135_3_3.htm) on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2018.

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## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Channel One Russia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Channel_One_Russia).

- [Official website](https://www.1tv.ru) (in Russian)

- [Official website in English](https://web.archive.org/web/20140201211749/http://www.1tv.ru/eng/)

- [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/1tv) (in Russian)

- [Company Site](https://www.1tv.com/) (in Russian)

- [English Company Site](https://eng.1tv.com/)

- [International Federation of Journalists Declaration of Principles on the Conduct of Journalists](https://web.archive.org/web/20060208082939/http://www.ifj.org/default.asp?Issue=ETHICS&Language=EN)

- [The Union of Russian Journalists Professional Code of Ethics](https://web.archive.org/web/20051110043143/http://www.ruj.ru/index_55.htm) (in Russian)

**1995–2002**

- [Website in 1997](https://web.archive.org/web/19970419163916/http://www.ortv.ru/) at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (archived 19 April 1997)

- [Website in 1998](https://web.archive.org/web/19981212031639/http://www.ortv.ru/) at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (archived 12 December 1998)

- [Website in 1999](https://web.archive.org/web/20000312221737/http://www.ortv.ru/total/total.htm) at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (archived 12 March 2000)

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v t e Bertelsmann Bertelsmann Home Entertainment Arcadia Entertainment Aris Ekdotiki 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 Media assets v t e RTL Group RTL Deutschland TV RTL VOX RTL Zwei[a] VOXup Nitro RTL Up Super RTL Toggolino Toggo RTL Super Toggo Plus n-tv RTL Crime RTL Living RTL Passion GEO Television Radio RTL Radio 104.6 RTL Antenne Bayern[b] Antenne Niedersachsen[c] 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 Groupe M6 (48.6%) TV M6 W9 6ter Paris Première Téva Série Club[j] M6 Music Gulli Tiji Canal J MCM Top RFM TV Radio RTL RTL2 Fun Radio Catchup and Video on Demand M6+ International Gulli Girl Tiji (Russia) Gulli Africa Gulli Bil Arabi MCM Pop M6 International RTL Luxembourg TV RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg RTL Zwee Radio RTL Radio RTL Today Radio RTL LX RTL Gold Catchup RTL Play RTL Magyarország TV RTL RTL Kettő RTL Három RTL Otthon RTL Gold Cool Film+ Sorozat+ Moziklub Sorozatklub Kölyökklub Muzsika TV Catchup and Video on Demand RTL+ Atresmedia (18.65%) TV Antena 3 laSexta Neox Nova Mega Atreseries Radio Onda Cero Europa FM Melodia FM Catchup Atresplayer 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 Wildside Picomedia 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 ^ joint venture with Leonine Holding, The Walt Disney Company, Bauer Media Group and Hubert Burda Media. ^ 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. ^ joint venture with Verlagsgesellschaft Madsack, Studio Gong Niedersachsen and Brune-Rieck-Beteiligungs. ^ joint venture with Axel Springer, Heinrich Bauer Verlag, Lühmanndruck Harburger Zeitungsgesellschaft and Morgenpost Verlag. ^ joint venture with Pressefunk Nordrhein-Westfalen and Westdeutscher Rundfunk. ^ joint venture with Funk & Fernsehen Nordwestdeutschland, Antenne Niedersachen and Niedersachsen Radio. ^ joint venture with Mediengruppe Dr. Haas. ^ joint venture with Rheinland-Pfälzische Rundfunk. ^ joint venture with Broadcast Sachsen. ^ joint venture with TF1 Group. 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 UK Ebury BBC Books Ebury 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 Del Rey Hutchinson Heinemann #MerkyBooks Random House Michael Joseph 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 Text Publishing 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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v t e Russian State TV and Radio Company «Ostankino» TV programme 1st channel Ostankino Moscow Television Channel 4th channel Ostankino Russian Universities Radio programme Radio-1 Mayak Yunost Orfey

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