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''<span style="color:#FFA500>Logo descriptions by</span> dars-dm, EnormousRat, and MegaAveron25''<br />''<span style="color:#FFA500>Logo captures by</span> MegaAveron25 and EnormousRat'' | ''<span style="color:#FFA500>Logo descriptions by</span> dars-dm, EnormousRat, and MegaAveron25''<br />''<span style="color:#FFA500>Logo captures by</span> MegaAveron25 and EnormousRat'' | ||
=== | === Background === | ||
In 1991 I'''ren'''a Lesnevskaya and her son Dmitriy founded REN TV, an independent production company, named after her (derived from the second, third, and fourth letters in her first name). The first show, ''Irony of Fate, or Merry Christmas!'', was broadcasted on December 24, 1991. In 1996 Lesnevskaya bought a TV franchise and the company became a TV channel. In 2006 it was partially sold to German RTL Group, while other 70% are still owned by Russian industry holdings. Later that year the name was changed to cyrillic and finally the "tv" was omitted in 2007. The channel was known as the last censor-free source of news, but now it's no longer true. All state channels in Russia are censored and controlled, meaning they are not allowed to show news which could spoil any party's image; though this is not officially admitted. | In 1991 I'''ren'''a Lesnevskaya and her son Dmitriy founded REN TV, an independent production company, named after her (derived from the second, third, and fourth letters in her first name). The first show, ''Irony of Fate, or Merry Christmas!'', was broadcasted on December 24, 1991. In 1996 Lesnevskaya bought a TV franchise and the company became a TV channel. In 2006 it was partially sold to German RTL Group, while other 70% are still owned by Russian industry holdings. Later that year the name was changed to cyrillic and finally the "tv" was omitted in 2007. The channel was known as the last censor-free source of news, but now it's no longer true. All state channels in Russia are censored and controlled, meaning they are not allowed to show news which could spoil any party's image; though this is not officially admitted. | ||