Channel One Russia
Russian public TV channel
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| 2024 | Channel One Trophy hockey tournament planned to be held in Saint Petersburg |
| 2023 | Channel One Trophy hockey tournament held in Moscow |
| 2022 | Channel One Trophy hockey tournament held in Saransk |
| May 26 2022 | EBU made effective the suspension of Russia, preventing the country from participating in further Eurovision events. |
| May 8 2022 | The United States Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions on Channel One Russia, citing the channel's ownership and control by the Russian government. |
| March 24 2022 | Second edition of the Channel One Trophy figure skating competition held in Saransk, continuing the team-based figure skating event format |
| March 14 2022 | Marina Ovsyannikova, an editor, interrupted a live Vremya broadcast to protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, holding a poster denouncing war and propaganda. |
| February 26 2022 | Russian broadcasters VGTRK and Channel One announced suspension of their European Broadcasting Union (EBU) membership due to the invasion of Ukraine. |
| 2021 | VTB Bank acquired 32.89% of shares in Channel One, becoming a significant shareholder of the Russian public TV channel. |
| 2021 | Yuriy Kovalchuk, a close friend of Vladimir Putin, maintained ownership stakes in Channel One through his holding company National Media Group, highlighting the channel's connections to Russian political elites. |
| 2021 | Yuri Aksyuta's tenure as Head of Delegation for Channel One concluded after leading the delegation from 2004 to 2021. |
| 2021 | Channel One maintained broadcast and selection responsibilities. |
| 2021 | Russia used a national selection process, with Manizha's 'Russian Woman' winning and finishing 9th place in the final. |
| 2021 | Russia failed to qualify for the final for the first time in its Eurovision history. |
| 2021 | Channel One Trophy hockey tournament held in Moscow |
| February 5 2021 | First edition of the Channel One Trophy figure skating competition held in Moscow, featuring team-based competition organized by the Russian Figure Skating Federation and Channel One television channel |
| 2020 | Channel One continued to handle broadcast and selection duties. |
| 2020 | Channel One began broadcasting Kira Kira Happy Hirake! Cocotama anime series |
| 2019 | Ekaterina Orlova's tenure as Head of Delegation for RTR ended after serving from 2008 to 2019. |
| 2019 | Russia-1 took over broadcast and selection duties. |
| February 2019 | Sergey Lazarev was confirmed as Russia's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, becoming the second returning artist in Russia's Eurovision history. He performed the song 'Scream' and finished third, achieving Russia's 10th top 5 result. |
| 2018 | Yulia Samoylova represented Russia with the song 'I Won't Break' but failed to qualify from the televised second semi-final. |
| 2018 | Channel One assumed broadcast and selection duties following Russia's withdrawal in 2017. |
| February 26 2018 | Channel One used fake military simulation footage, attempting to pass it off as authentic Syrian War footage. |
| 2017 | Russia withdrew from the Eurovision Song Contest, disrupting the previous broadcast alternation. |
| 2017 | Channel One started broadcasting Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama anime series |
| January 16 2016 | Channel One broadcast a fake news report about an alleged rape in Berlin, which was denounced by German police as propaganda. |
| 2013 | Broadcast the Brazilian telenovela Avenida Brasil. |
| December 24 2012 | Channel One began broadcasting a 1080i high-definition signal, marking a significant upgrade in their broadcasting technology. |
| September 28 2011 | Premiered the Danish series Forbrydelsen (Убийство) on September 28th. |
| September 27 2011 | Premiered the American series Terra Nova on September 27th. |
| September 26 2011 | Premiered the American series Suits (Форс-мажоры) on September 26th. |
| February 7 2011 | Premiered the American series Body of Proof (Следствие по телу) on February 7th. |
| 2010 | Channel One began broadcasting Jewelpet anime series |
| May 10 2010 | Channel One began airing Tayo the Little Bus, which continued until 2019 |
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