Channel 5 International

Channel 5 International is the international version of the Russian TV channel Channel 5, launched by National Media Group on April 2, 2018. It broadcasts in the CIS and other post-Soviet countries for Russian-speaking audience.

2018–2023[]

2023–present[]

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National Media Group

Television channels

Channel 5 (72,4%) | Ren TV (82%) | Izvestia TV | 78

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Channel One Russia

Parent:
Ostankino Radio Television Ltd.

Federal free to air channels
Channel One (HD) | Karusel⁷ | Katyusha⁵

News Programming
Dobroe Utro(Morning News Magazine) | Novosti (Hourly news bulletin & main newscast) | Vremya (Late-night news bulletin)
Formerly aired
Novosti chasa | Vremena

Video on Demand
Kino1TV

Notes

¹	Owned by Baltic Media Alliance, but licensed by Channel One Worldwide.
²	Owned by General Media Group, but licensed by Channel One Worldwide.
³	Owned by Telesistem TV SRL, but licensed by Channel One Worldwide.
⁴	Owned by Second National Television Channel CJSC, but licensed by Channel One Worldwide.
⁵	Co-operated with CCTV.
⁶	Joint venture with Channel One Russia, STS Media, and VGTRK.
⁷	Joint venture with VGTRK.

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STS Media

Parent companies:
National Media Group (49%) | VTB (51%)

Cinema and production
Art Pictures Distribution (49%) | Vodorod | Kinokonstanta

Online
Domashniy.ru | CarambaTV.ru | Vitrina TV (25%)

Former owners
UTH Russia

Notes

¹	Owned by Real Radio SRL, but licensed by STS Media.
²	Owned by Dobrovidenie LLC, but licensed by STS Media.
³	Joint venture with Channel One Russia, STS Media, and VGTRK.
⁴	Sold to Verny Capital (2023).

Intenational television channels
Ren TV International | Channel 5 International

Radio stations
Radio Petersburg | Radio Izvestia

Newspaper publications
Izvestia | Sport-Express (75%) | Metro (Russia) | Hype Agency (50%)

Technology
AmberData

Sales house and services
Everest (51%) | National Advertising Alliance (25%) | Media Business Solutions (51%)

Notes

¹	Joint venture with Warner Bros. Discovery.
²	Joint venture with Rostelecom.
³	Under license from Warner Bros. Discovery.
⁴	Under license from Star Media and FILM.UA Group.
⁵	Under license from Star Media.
⁶	Distributed under license from Disney CIS.
⁷	Co-owned with Baltic Media Alliance.
⁸	Joint venture with NPO Institute for Internet Development (IID).
⁹	Co-owned with Teleproiect SRL.