There are so many that you don’t know which one to include in the first place. Of course, there is a program, but still it is better to know the direction of each of them.
The time has long passed when the list of TV channels did not exceed ten positions. Now digital television can provide more than a hundred of them. It’s just that there’s nothing to look at half of them, and while you click them, quite a lot of time will pass. Therefore, some people select several TV stations for themselves and visit only them. And on the basis of this, an analysis was carried out, as a result of which the most popular television channels were identified.
"First channel"
The list of TV channels should probably start with it. After all, there are hardly people who have not heard of him. After all, Pervy Kanal OJSC is a company that covers the largest audience and has the highest rating. The channel began broadcasting in 1995, and its head since 1999 is Konstantin Ernst.
Channel One is distinguished by its multi-genre focus and high quality of its media products. A lot of informative, informational, analytical programs and television shows are broadcast there. In addition, many feature films and popular TV shows are shown here. There are several legendary programs, such as "Field of Miracles", "Time" and "What?" Where? When?". The first channel constantly pleases sports fans, covering the most ambitious and important sporting events, with the participation of national teams.
"Russia"
The Rossiya channel is, by and large, an information channel that is part of the largest Russian media holding VGTRK and is its main channel. It broadcasts practically throughout Russia, so its audience is 96% of the country's population.
The television channel "Russia" began its broadcast in 1991. During this time, he changed five names and ten logos. And the main directions of his broadcasting are information programs, talk shows, films (documentary and feature), series (mainly domestic), broadcasts of sports, public, political and other events. But his main program has always been and remains "News."
Since 2002, the main director general of the channel has been Anton Zlatopolsky. The place of the general producer is Igor Shestakov. And the unit involved in the preparation and creation of information programs is commanded by Evgeny Revenko.
"Star"
The state-owned television channel Zvezda belongs to the Zvezda media group, which also includes the eponymous radio station and several sites. Broadcasting of the channel began in February 2005, and in May it switched to a round-the-clock mode. Since 2013, the channel’s general director has been Alexey Pimanov, and Ilya Astakhov has been the commercial director.
Zvezda is a patriotic television channel, since most of the broadcasting programs are devoted to the problems of the Russian army and the country as a whole. Cognitive programs and films, cycles about military and aviation equipment, small arms, military suits, historical events and great commanders are also broadcast.
Despite the fact that Zvezda is an informative television channel, there are also news releases there - News of the Day and Military News. And our own reports, documentaries and coverage of important events are the work of the channel’s correspondents. Given the direction of the media resource, its main audience is men mostly over 18 years old.
"Home"
Domashny is a TV channel owned by the Russian media holding STS and focused more on a female audience. Broadcasting has been going on around the clock since March 2005, and since 2014, the channel’s general director has been Lika Blank. During the channel’s operation, its audience increased from 40 to 60 million people.
Domashny is a TV channel where most of the broadcast is devoted to family, relationships, housekeeping and parenting. Even the films and series he broadcasts seem to teach how to behave in order to maintain a relationship. In general, this is a real find for housewives, because there are often broadcasts about cooking, fashion and design.
"Culture"
"Culture" - a television channel that became part of the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company through association with the radio station of the same name. Its broadcasting began in 1997, after the decree of Russian President Boris Yeltsin. During this time, he changed 4 logos and three names. The current CEO is Sergey Shumakov.
The channel broadcasts educational programs, although for someone they will be entertaining. Many of them are dedicated to theater, literature, education, cinema, architecture, history, music and the visual arts. Often interesting people come to the studio to tell about their life. There are many talented and well-known personalities - artists, scientists, artists, military, writers, politicians, etc. Also, a lot of airtime is devoted to showing ballets, concerts with the participation of classical musicians and operas. Many domestic and foreign documentaries.
“Culture” is a narrow channel television channel, which means it is intended for a certain audience. But for her, he is very important. The channel’s employees are aware of this, so they try to show their viewers as many events of the world and Russian culture as possible.
“Sport” (“Match! Game”)
Sport is a television channel that began broadcasting in 2011. True, then it was still called “Sport-2” and was part of the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company. But when at the end of 2015 Gazprom-Media Holding JSC became its head, the name changed again. And since 2016, the main Russian sports channel began to be called “Match! The game".
"Match! Game ”, or“ Sport ”, is a TV channel that is for a healthy lifestyle. Most of the broadcasts are occupied by the main sporting events: football, volleyball, ball hockey, basketball and handball matches are broadcast. Tennis tournaments and other sporting events are also highlighted. Of course, there are several programs in the arsenal of the channel, for example, “Top View” - a basketball television magazine, but this is a very rare occurrence.
NTV
NTV has been broadcasting from Ostankino for over twenty years. Moreover, it is watched not only in Russia, but also in the CIS countries, and even in the West. The leaders of the channel are Alexey Zemsky and Timur Weinstein.
Although NTV cannot be called a “young” channel, nevertheless it is not afraid to experiment, constantly developing and creating new genres. The result of the work of the channel’s employees was rating programs and series. “Today”, “State of emergency”, “Jury trial”, “Main road”, “Housing problem”, “Culinary duel”, “Investigation led ...”, “Streets of broken lanterns”, “Return of Mukhtar” - every day it looks huge audience from all over the world. It is easy to determine that the majority of the broadcast is occupied by action-packed multi-part films, programs where they discuss acutely social issues and discuss socially important topics, and news releases with a criminal bias. But this is a unique style of the channel, for which he is awarded annually, and journalists, correspondents and observers receive many awards.
As for the three-letter abbreviation itself, it seems to mean nothing. When creating the TV channel, the management agreed to leave the logo without decryption. But many viewers read the name as "Our Television", thereby alluding to its social orientation.
TNT
It’s good when, having seen enough of the crime on NTV, you can cheer yourself up at the touch of a finger. Because the TNT channel is intended to amuse, and only to amuse. It is one of the five most popular channels, which is explained by more than a hundred millionth audience and broadcasting throughout Russia. It is owned by Gazprom-Media Holding JSC, and is managed by Igor Mishin.
The TNT channel with its positive broadcasts allows the viewer to relax, get rid of negative emotions and cast off bad thoughts. And people of any age category will be able to have fun. After all, every day there is shown a huge number of cognitive, humorous and informational programs, cartoons and movies of various genres. This is how the audience grows.
But not everyone has fun. And soon those who started poking a finger at some TNT projects, criticizing them for vulgarity, obscenity and sexual themes on the air, began to appear. At one point, the Second House was on the verge of closing, Our Russia and Comedy Club were criticized. Even “Happy Together” did not escape a sidelong glance. But this discontent only partially affected the work of the channel.
STS
STS is a television channel that began broadcasting in 1996 and proudly calling itself “First Entertainment”. It belongs to STS Media and is led by Elmira Makhmutova. The audience of the channel includes everyone from 10 years old and above. By the number of viewers, he is in the six nationwide channels. True, until 2011, he was on the list of television channels, occupying the fourth place in it.
"First Entertainment" broadcasts a huge number of films, sitcoms, animated series and entertainment programs for all age categories. The best comedy series are: "Voronin", "Margosha", "Charmed", "Youth" and "Kitchen". Among the programs, the most popular for the target audience are: “6 frames”, “Ural dumplings”, “Cinema in details”, “Catch it in 24 hours”, “Russo touristo” and “Take it off immediately!”. Daily programs are also broadcast for children - The Tom and Jerry Show, Smeshariki, Fixies, Three Cats, The Kruds Family and others.
It should be noted that after the broadcast in 2012 of several low-quality projects, the channel began to experience a noticeable rating decline. But, after he began to move away from the adaptations of the series, paying more attention to original projects such as "Kitchen", "Eighties" and "Youth", the rating began to grow again. Of course, it has not yet been possible to regain the lost positions, but still ahead.
Channel Five
And the Fifth Channel, the oldest of all existing channels, will complete the list of TV channels. He got his name in 1997, having changed many names before it. At first it was intended only for residents of St. Petersburg, but with the growth of popularity, it was decided to start broadcasting throughout Russia. Part of the channel belongs to CJSC National Media Group, and part to the Government of St. Petersburg. The head is Alexey Brodsky.
Channel Five broadcasts many documentaries and programs. Every day, domestic TV shows, such as Sled, Marines, Detectives, and others, are broadcast. Moreover, several episodes at once. Every day the “Now” program tells about the most important events in the world, and the “Accident Site” safety instruction tells you how to behave in a particular situation.