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=== Background === | === Background === | ||
In 1991 I'''ren'''a Lesnevskaya and her son Dmitriy founded REN TV, an independent production company. 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 | In 1991 I'''ren'''a Lesnevskaya and her son Dmitriy founded REN TV, an independent production company. 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 uncensored source of news, but this is no longer the case. All state channels in Russia are censored and controlled, meaning they are banned from showing news which could spoil any party's image; though this is not officially admitted. | ||
===1st Logo (December 24, 1991-1992)=== | ===1st Logo (December 24, 1991-1992)=== | ||