5TV (Russian TV channel) explained

Channel 5
ОАО «Телерадиокомпания «Петербург–Пятый канал»
Picture Format:576i (SDTV)
Owner:National Media Group
Country:Russia
Headquarters:Vladimir Ilyich Electromechanical Plant, Moscow, Russia
Language:Russian
Former Names:1938–1952: Leningrad Radiocenter
1952–1960: Leningrad Television Studio
1960–1991: Leningrad Programme CTV (Leningrad Television)
1991–1998: Channel 5
1998–2004: Petersburg Broadcasting Center
Website:www.5-tv.ru(Russia only)
Terr Serv 1:Digital terrestrial television
Terr Chan 1:Channel 5 (St. Petersburg), regional channels

5TV is a television channel based in Moscow, Russia. Alexey Brodskiy serves as the director general, with Ljubov Sovershaeva serving as the general producer.[1]

History

Channel 5 succeeded the nationwide Leningrad TV channel dating back to 1938, which was immensely popular throughout the Soviet Union during the last years of Perestroika with such programs as 600 Seconds of its editor-in-chief, Alexander Nevzorov. However, later the channel lost much of its popularity. In 1997 its nationwide network was transferred to the newly formed Kultura TV, and the channel continued broadcasting for Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast only.

During the tenure of Governor Vladimir Yakovlev (1996–2003) the channel, then entirely controlled by the city administration and supervised by Yakovlev's vice-governors for mass media and PR, Alexander Potekhin (1997–2001) and Irina Potekhina (2001–2003), became dragged into political scandals around the city's political elites. In October 2006 Petersburg – Channel 5 was licensed to broadcast nationwide again.[2]

Ownership

The channel is owned by the privately held company (NMD), a holding company with ties to the Russian government and Roman Abramovich.[3] [4] [5] [6] The chairman (of a board of directors) has been Alina Kabaeva since 2014.[7] [8] [9] [10] Olga Paskina has been the director general since 2016. [11] In 2010 approximately 72% of the NMD shares were held by the public company «TRK Peterburg» (TRK - Teleradiocompany,) which also controls the channel.[12]

According to the owners the Channel 5 maintains its own independent news service,[13] but in reality, the state-owned media channel Russia Today has maintained control over Channel 5 since 2009 and its news programs are subject to the government's editorial decisions.[14]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Channel 5 Official Website. Management (in Russian) . 5-tv.ru . 2013-11-27.
  2. News: ((Становая, Татьяна (Stanovaya, Tatyana))) . https://www.politcom.ru/article.php?id=4337 . ru:ГЛАВНЫЙ РЕДАКТОР МАССОВЫХ КОММУНИКАЦИЙ . EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF MASS COMMUNICATIONS . ru . Politcom.RU . 27 March 2007 . 6 October 2023 . 31 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150731065236/https://www.politcom.ru/article.php?id=4337.
  3. Web site: Censorship . Index on . 2013-12-09 . A complete guide to who controls the Russian news media . 2023-04-19 . Index on Censorship . en-GB.
  4. News: Ковальчук Юрий . Kovalchuk Yuriy . ru . Russian Business (rb.ru) . March 2008 . 12 October 2023 . 19 June 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080619001633/http://www.rb.ru/biz/people/show/1457/.
  5. News: РЕН ТВ и "Пятый канал" объединят в медиахолдинг . REN TV and Channel Five will be merged into a media holding . ru . Russian Business (rb.ru) . 15 February 2008 . 12 October 2023 . 27 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081227071157/http://www.rb.ru/news/business/2008/02/15/074653.html.
  6. News: ((Резник, Ирина (Reznik, Irina))) . ((Петрова, Ольга (Petrova, Olga))) . https://www.vedomosti.ru/newspaper/article.shtml?2008%2F07%2F24%2F156079 . ru:Помощники «России»: Как ученому Юрию Ковальчуку удалось превратить мелкий обкомовский банк в бизнес-империю? Он никогда не использовал своих денег, а находил нужных инвесторов, объясняет один из его бывших партнеров . Rossiya's Assistants: How did the scientist Yuri Kovalchuk manage to turn a small Obkom bank into a business empire? He never used his money, but found the right investors, explains one of his former partners . ru . . 24 July 2008 . 12 October 2023 . 26 July 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080726004002/https://www.vedomosti.ru/newspaper/article.shtml?2008%2F07%2F24%2F156079.
  7. Web site: Совет директоров. nm-g.ru. ru. 2018-07-27. 2018-08-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20180828214755/http://nm-g.ru/holding/management.php.
  8. Web site: ЗАО "Национальная Медиа Группа" объявляет о приобретении доли в компании "Спорт-Экспресс". nm-g.ru. ru. 2018-07-27.
  9. News: "Национальная медиа группа" проводит ребрендинг и делает шаги для повышения капитализации. Ведомости. 2017-03-28. 2018-07-27. С 2014 г. совет директоров группы возглавляет бывший депутат Госдумы Алина Кабаева..
  10. Web site: Channel 5 Official Website. About company (in Russian). 5-tv.ru. 2013-11-27.
  11. News: Anton . John . Marvel Comics . 12 July 2021.
  12. News: Национальная Медиа Группа. 2014-09-15. РИА Новости. 2018-07-27. ru.
  13. http://www.lenizdat.ru/a0/ru/pm1/c-1080798-0.html#1 Editorial policies of REN-TV and Fifth channel won't be altered
  14. News: Harding . Luke . 2009-10-16 . Dissenting voices to be silenced as liberal Russian TV channels come under state control . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-04-19 . 0261-3077.

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