All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company
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| Type | Broadcast radio and television, online and printing |
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| Country | Russia |
| Availability | National; International |
Key people | Oleg Dobrodeev |
Launch date | 1990 |
Former names | Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (RTR) |
Official website | http://www.vgtrk.com |
The All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (Russian: Всероссийская государственная телевизионная и радиовещательная компания, Vserossiyskaya gosudarstvennaya televizionnaya i radioveshchatelnaya kompaniya, VGTRK) is a Russian state-owned unitary enterprise which operates several television and radio channels. It was founded in 1990.
Operations
VGTRK currently owns and operates five national television stations, two international networks, five radio stations, and over 80 regional TV and radio networks. It also runs the Russian Information agency RIA Novosti.
The All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK) is Russia's largest media corporation. At present, the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company comprises three national TV channels: "Rossiya 1", "Rossiya K", and "Rossiya 2"; "Bibigon" - the first public state television channel for children and youth; 89 regional TV and radio channels broadcasting in all regions of the Russian Federation; "RUSSIA 24" - Russia's first 24/7 news channel, "RTR-Planet" - a TV channel operating abroad since 2002; a Russian-language version of the "Euronews" TV channel; five radio channels: "Radio Rossiyi", "Mayak" (Lighthouse), "Kultura", "Vesti FM" and "Yunost", and "Rossiya", a public Internet channel combining dozens of online resources.
In early 1993, the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company acquired the status of a national broadcasting company. That same year, the VGTRK became a full member of the European Broadcasting Union, entitled to key decisions in the EBU operation.
"Rossiya 1", a public TV channel, traces its history back to May 1991. Today "Rossiya 1" TV Channel is a leading national channel that broadcasts over most of the country. The channel's audience comprises 98.5 per cent of Russia's population and more than 50 million viewers in the CIS and Baltic countries. The "RTR Planeta" channel, an international version of "Rossiya 1", is watched in the U.S., Europe, Middle East, North Africa and China.
The "Rossiya" TV channel is a developing company whose broadcasts carry such genres as information programs, TV miniseries and series, political journalism, talk shows, game shows, comedies and other game formats, full-length feature films and documentaries, sporting and political events along with other entertainment. In the past few years "Rossiya" TV has become an active player in film production. "Rossiya" TV Channel today is a developing TV company that focuses on the area of documentary and feature film broadcasts, TV
Apart from acquiring broadcasting rights, "Rossiya" TV channel was the first among the Russian TV channels to launch its own large-scale production of TV films, both full-length and miniseries. A distinguishing feature of the series broadcast by the TV channel is its focus on classics. Screen adaptations of classic works by Russian writers have drawn large audiences and established new standards in TV film production. Films represent about 35% of the total broadcasts by "Rossiya" TV channel. The channel purchases film broadcasting rights in cooperation with 50 major production and distributor companies. "Vesti" (News) news program is the leading information program in Russia. During the previous TV season, "Vesti" adopted a 24/7 production cycle with two-hour intervals, which allows for the news to be broadcast live across all Russian time zones. "Rossiya" TV channel (VGRTK) has been licensed rights to broadcast World Cup, Winter and Summer Olympic Games, Russian football championship and other major Russian and international sporting events.
Television
- Rossiya 1 (Россия 1) — entertainment, news (formerly Russia, RTR 1 & RTR)
- Rossiya 2 (Россия 2) — sport, entertainment (formerly Sport)
- Rossiya 24 (Россия 24) — news channel (formerly Vesti)
- Rossiya K (Россия К) — culture channel (formerly Culture, RTR 2)
- Karusel (Карусель) — children's channel (formerly Bibigon)
- RTR Planeta (РТР планета) — international channel
- Moya Planeta (Моя планета) - documentary channel
- Nauka 2.0 (Наука 2.0) - documentary channel
- Strana (Страна) - documentary channel
- Sarafan (Сарафaн) - entertainment channel
- Fight Club - sports channel, about boxing
- Sport 1 - first pay-TV sports channel
- Sport 2 - second pay-TV sports channel
- Moskva 24 (Москва 24) — moscow news channel (formerly Stolitsa)
- Russian-language edition of Euronews named "Euronews-Russia"(Euronews-Россия) or "Евроновости"
- At least 90 regional TV channels in Russia
Radio
- Radio Kultura - cultural radio
- Radio Mayak - general entertainment, current affairs, and adult contemporary music
- Radio Rossii - talk radio and regional programming
- Radio Yunost - mostly European and American pop music
- Vesti FM - news radio
News agency
Chairpersons
- Oleg Poptsov (1990—96)
- Eduard Sagalayev (1996—97)
- Nikolay Svanidze (1997—98)
- Mikhail Shvydkoy (1998—2000)
- Oleg Dobrodeev (since 2000)