«Russia-1 (+2 hours)» is a Russian federal television channel that is part of the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK). The channel is known for its news programs, multi-part TV films and series, television journalism, talk shows, quiz shows, comedy and game formats, feature films and documentaries, broadcasts of sporting and socio-political events, and entertainment events.
One of the hallmarks of «Russia-1» is the program «Vesti», which can be called the main news program in the country. The program «Vesti» has repeatedly received the professional television award «TEFI» in the nomination «Best News Program». Over time, «Vesti» has switched to a 24/7 production mode with a two-hour step, which allows news releases to be broadcast live in all time zones of Russia.
For over a decade, the analytical program «Vesti nedeli» has been broadcast on «Russia-1», consistently gathering the largest television audience compared to other news and analytical programs on Russian television channels.
The acute social programs «Special Correspondent», «Duel», and «Historical Process», which feature discussions on current topics, enjoy well-deserved audience attention.
The channel pays great attention to sports broadcasts. «Russia-1» (VGTRK) is a licensee when purchasing rights to broadcast world championships in football, Winter and Summer Olympic Games, the Russian football championship, and other significant international and Russian competitions.
Film screenings account for about 35% of the total airtime of «Russia-1». The channel collaborates with 50 of the largest companies - producers and distributors to acquire rights to show film products.
In addition to acquiring rights to show, «Russia-1» was the first among Russian television channels to launch its own large-scale production of television films - feature films and multi-part films. A feature of the channel's serial show is its appeal to literary classics. Series based on the works of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Mikhail Bulgakov, and Alexander Solzhenitsyn have become benchmarks for modern adaptations of great works.
The channel broadcasts 2 hours ahead of Moscow time.
