Sports news was released on Channel One twice a day – at 18:00 and around midnight. The source of the Championship said that on January 23, the channel reporters reported that sports news releases are stopped. The press service of Channel One told VC.ru that this is a temporary decision “related to the launch of a new project”. “Sports news will return to the air, information about their closure is not true,” said the representative of the channel. What kind of project is we talking about and in what period it is planned to resume the show of sports news, he did not specify.

Channel One explained the refusal to show the sports news temporary decision

“Channel One” denied information about the complete rejection of shown sports news in his information programs. Earlier this was reported by the publication of the Championship. Representatives of the channel in a conversation with VC.ru explained the closure of the sports unit with a temporary decision.

Sports news was released on Channel One twice a day – at 18:00 and around midnight. The source of the Championship said that on January 23, the channel reporters reported that sports news releases are stopped.

The press service of Channel One told VC.ru that this is a temporary decision “related to the launch of a new project”.

“Sports news will return to the air, information about their closure is not true,” said the representative of the channel. What kind of project is we talking about and in what period it is planned to resume the show of sports news, he did not specify.

The Championship also noted that the fate of the broadcasts of the Biathlon World Championship planned for February, to which the Channel One acquired rights, is incomprehensible. “The trip groups and commentators have not yet been confirmed,” the interlocutor of the publication said.

The representative of the channel assured that the Channel One will show the championship how he does it every year. He noted that the company is trying to show all big sporting events with the participation of the Russian team.

In December 2016, Channel One decided to cancel the direct broadcasts of the Channel Channel Cup matches and transferred the rights to the Match TV channel. Then this decision was explained by the loss of interest in sports programs.