Leading TV channels in Russia 2022, by audience share

Russia-1 and Channel One were the most popular television channels in Russia in the first 11 months of 2022, having accounted for around 15 percent and 10 percent of the total TV audience aged four years and older, respectively. NTV, owned by Gazprom Media, ranked third. In 2020, 36 percent of Russians expressed their trust in the news reported by Channel One and Russia-1.Who owns Channel One Russia? Pervyi Kanal, which translates to Channel One, emerged in 1995 after the transformation of the Russian State TV and Radio Company Ostankino, which has its roots in the Central Television of the USSR. The Russian government owns approximately 34 percent of the channel’s shares. The rest is distributed among an investment bank VTB Capital, a private holding National Media Group, and an insurance company Sogaz. The channel accounted for a net profit of 600 million Russian rubles in 2021.Main channels of VGTRK VGTRK, or the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, is a unitary enterprise of the Russian state founded in 1990. It operates several television channels, including Russia-1, a news channel Russia-24, Russia-K dedicated to culture, and a children’s TV channel Carousel, as well as radio stations like Radio Mayak, Radio Rossii, and Vesti FM. VGTRK’s revenue exceeded 30 billion Russian rubles in 2021, ranking first among broadcasters in the country.

俄罗斯-1和第一频道在2022年的前11个月中，成为了俄罗斯最受欢迎的电视频道，分别占据了四岁以上总电视观众群体的约15%和10%。由俄气媒体拥有的NTV排名第三。2020年，36%的俄罗斯民众对第一频道和俄罗斯-1报道的新闻表示信任。俄罗斯第一频道归谁所有？译为‘第一频道’的Pervyi Kanal，在俄罗斯国家电视和广播公司奥斯坦基诺（其根源可追溯至苏联中央电视台）转型后于1995年成立。俄罗斯政府持有该频道约34%的股份，剩余部分则由投资银行VTB Capital、私人控股的全国媒体集团以及保险公司Sogaz所持有。该频道在2021年实现了6亿卢布的净利润。俄罗斯全俄电视和广播公司（VGTRK）是俄罗斯国家的一个统一企业，成立于1990年。它运营着多个电视频道，包括新闻频道俄罗斯-1、文化频道俄罗斯-K以及儿童电视频道Carousel，此外还有广播电台如Mayak、Rossii和Vesti FM。VGTRK在2021年的收入超过了300亿卢布，位居全国广播公司之首。