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1 December 2002
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BBC Monitoring
Russia's Channel One launches revamped portal
Source: Channel One TV, Moscow, in Russian 0700 gmt 30 Nov 02
[Presenter] A new version of our channel's information portal has been
developed. The site now lays claim to the role of one of the leading mass
media on the Internet. Igor Riskin has more.
[Correspondent] 1tv.ru - the Internet address has remained the same, but
the site's content and appearance have changed substantially. The new
information portal is now open. In creating it, the designers and editors
used the experience they had accumulated over the last few years in their
work with the World Wide Web.
The result is prompt information delivery and resources that are massive
but easy to access. In fact, the whole of Channel One's information and
analysis coverage - Novosti [regular news bulletin], Vremya [flagship
evening news programme], Odnako [short political commentary], Drugoye
Vremya [weekly analysis programme], Vremena [weekly discussion programme] -
has been accommodated here.
[Marat Gelman, deputy director-general of the Channel One open joint-stock
company] The Channel One web site now lays claim to be one of the leading
Internet mass media, and we will be competing with the leading Internet
mass media, posting advertisements - in other words, this is a professional
medium targeted at Internet users.
[Correspondent] Various points of view, expert opinions, links, archive
materials - the site is aimed at those who want to find out as much as
possible.
[Aleksandr Lyubimov, first deputy director-general of the Channel One open
joint-stock company] The format of our site is world-class - in other
words, it's at the same level as the very best products on the Internet.
There are lots of different subtleties and gimmicks there, for those who
understand and love the net. And there are lots of unexpected things which,
in general, one didn't come across very much on Russian-language sites.
[Correspondent] One of the main advantages of the Internet is the ease and
effectiveness of audience feedback. Any news can become the subject of
discussion, a discussion which can be started right there and then.
The site features forums, chat-rooms, and detailed information on Channel
One itself and all of its projects. The people who developed the site
insist that it's worth popping in.
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