C1 Television (), or C1, is a
television
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broadcaster in
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south and southeast. It covers an area of , with a population of 3.5 million, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by po ...
.
History
Channel 1 television was founded on 24 April 2006. According to the station, it is the first in Mongolia to use fully digital video processing.
TV programming
C1 Television broadcasts a variety of programming. The following are noteworthy:
* News. C1 gets its foreign news clips from
Reuters
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The agency ...
, and its domestic news from its own crew.
* Sport. C1 gets its sport news from the
ESPN
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and
Eurosport
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. C1 was the only official Mongolian broadcaster of
2010 FIFA World Cup
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in South Africa and aired all the matches live. The broadcasting was sponsored by several prominent local corporations that include Khan bank and Skytel among others.
*Entertainment. C1 broadcasts
Mongolian Movies,
Talk show
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s, and Movie News. Also C1 broadcasts
Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern
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''Bizarre Foods'' focuses on regional cu ...
,
Ben 10
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, and
Skins (TV series)
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.
See also
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Media of Mongolia
The mass media in Mongolia refers to the print, broadcast and online media in Mongolia. Since the collapse of the Soviet style system in 1990, the media has undergone large reforms which have allowed greater diversity and freedom of the press wh ...
*
Communications in Mongolia
Telecommunications in Mongolia face unique challenges. As the least densely populated country in the world, with a significant portion of the population living a nomadic lifestyle, it has been difficult for many traditional information and communi ...
External links
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Television companies of Mongolia
Television channels and stations established in 2006
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