Vremya

Vremya
Logo since 2018
GenreNews
Current affairs
Presented bySee Presenters below
Opening themeTime, Forward! by Georgy Sviridov,
Patrioticheskaya Pesnya by Mikhail Glinka (1984–1986),
Unnamed Melody by Andrey Petrov (1970–1979)
Country of originSoviet Union (1968–1991)
Russia (1994–present)
Original languageRussian
Production
Production locationsOstankino Technical Center,
Moscow, Russia
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time30 minutes to 1 hour
(general)
1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes
(Sunday edition)
Production companyChannel One Russia
Original release
NetworkSoviet Programme One (1968-1991)
Channel One (1994-present)
Release1 January 1968 (1968-01-01) - 27 August 1991 (Soviet Union)
16 December 1994 (1994-12-16) - present (Russia)
Related
RT News, Vesti, Novosti

Vremya (Russian: Вре́мя, lit. "Time") is the main evening newscast in Russia, airing on Channel One Russia (Russian: Первый канал, Pervy kanal) and previously on Programme One of the Central Television of the USSR (CT USSR, Russian: Центральное телевидение СССР, ЦТ СССР). The programme has been on the air since 1 January 1968 (there were no broadcasts from August 1991 to December 1994) and has broadcast in color since 1974.