Mass Media and Online Cinemas Market Overview
While both private and state-owned media and broadcasting
companies operate in the Russian mass media market, the
government-controlled companies certainly dominate it.
The Russian government owns and controls the major Russian
television channels. For example, government-owned VGTRK
(All-Russia State Television and Radio Company), produces Russia-1
(Rossiya-1), Russia's most popular television channel in 2018.
VGTRK also owns and produces several other national channels such
as Russia-2 (Rossiya-2), Russia-24 (Rossiya-24) and Russia-Culture
(Rossiya-Kultura). The Russian government also owns 51% of Channel
One, Russia's second most popular channel.
