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List of Russian-language television channels

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This is a list of television channels broadcasting regularly programmes in Russian language.

State-owned

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TV channels

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Name Owner Established
Channel One Russia Rosimuschestvo (state-owned) and Roman Abramovich 1991
Channel One International Channel One Russia 1999
First Baltic channel Baltic Media Alliance 2002
Russia-1 All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company 1991
Russia-K (ex Kultura) All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company 1997
RTR-Planeta
(International version of Russia 1 and Russia K)
All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company 2002
Match TV (ex Russia-2) All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company 2003
Russia-24 (ex Vesti) All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company 2006
Carousel Channel One Russia and All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company 2010
Carousel International (based on Telenyanya and Bibigon) Channel One Russia and All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company 2010
TV Tsentr Government of Moscow 1997
TVCI (International version of TV Tsentr) Government of Moscow 2003
NTV Gazprom-Media 1993
NTV Plus Gazprom-Media 1996
TNT Gazprom-Media 1998
NTV Canada NTV Canada Inc. 2006
Telekanal Zvezda Ministry of Defence 2005
MIR 10 states from CIS 1992

General original movies and shows

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Name Owner Founded Defunct Notes Formerly
StarWorld Gazprom-Media 2001 2003 (as Fox Fun) SD and HD only Fun (2001-2003), Fox Fun (2003-2015), Star Fun (2015-2018)
CineMax Gazprom-Media 2011 SD and HD only Cinema Max (2011-2017)
CineMax 1 Gazprom-Media 2020 SD and HD only

State-funded

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Name Owner Established
RT (in English, International) ANO TV Novosti 2005
RT Arabic (in Arabic) ANO TV Novosti 2007
RT en Español (in Spanish) ANO TV Novosti 2009
RT America (in English, US) ANO TV Novosti 2010
RT UK (in English, UK) ANO TV Novosti 2014
RT France (in French, France) ANO TV Novosti 2017
RTD (in English) ANO TV Novosti 2011

Private

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Name Owner Established
3ABN Russia Three Angels Broadcasting Network 1992
Petersburg – Channel 5 NMG (National Media Group) 1938
REN TV NMG (National Media Group) 1997
CTC TV CTC Media 1996
Domashny CTC Media 2005
TV Rain private investors 2010
Muz-TV UTV Russia Holding 1995
MTV Russia Prof-Media(under license Viacom 1998
VH1 Russia Prof-Media(under license Viacom 2006
2×2 (TV channel) Prof-Media 1989
TV3 Russia Prof-Media 1994
RBC TV RBC-TV Moskva 2003
Discovery Channel Russia Discovery Networks EMEA 2006
Discovery Science Russia Discovery Networks EMEA 2006
Investigation Discovery Russia Discovery Networks EMEA 2009
National Geographic Russia National Geographic Partners 2006
BRIDGE TV (music channel) Bridge Media Group 2005
Russian Travel Guide Bridge Media Group 2009
Russian Music Box (music channel) Bridge Media Group 2010
Disney Channel Russia Walt Disney Company 2010/2012
Disney Junior Walt Disney Company 2013
Nickelodeon Russia ViacomCBS International Media Networks 2010
Nick Jr Russia ViacomCBS International Media Networks 2010
Nicktoons ViacomCBS International Media Networks 2010
TV1000 Modern Times Group 2003
TV1000 Russkoe Kino Modern Times Group 2005
TV1000 Action East Modern Times Group 2008
Viasat History Modern Times Group 2004
Viasat Explore Modern Times Group 2003
Viasat Sport East Modern Times Group 2006
Viasat Nature Modern Times Group 2010
Universal Channel Russia NBC Universal International 2010
SyFy Universal Russia NBC Universal International 2008
Diva Universal Russia NBC Universal International 2010
Ru.TV RMG (RussianMediaGroup) 2006
O2TV private investors 2004
A-One private investors 2005
RTVi private investors 2002
Kaleidoskop TV private investors 2015
Cyber-Game.TV private investors 2012

Russia

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Other countries

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Country Name Owner Notes
Abkhazia Abaza TV Beslan Butba Not aligned with either the government or the opposition of Abkhazia. The station broadcasts twice a day in Russian and has a news roundup once a week.
Belarus Belarus TV The Stas Nationality Television and Radio Company
China CGTN Russian China Global Television Network
Cyprus RTCY Russian Television Cyprus
EU Euronews Euronews SA
EU Eurosport TF1 Group
Estonia, Latvia ETV+ TV3+ Viasat
India Zee Russia Essel Group
Israel Channel 9 Alexander Levin
Saudi Arabia Quran Hidayah Russian Quran Hidayah International Network
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan (TV channel) Turkmenistan Government
USA, Czech Republic Current Time TV (Настоящее Время) RFE/RL, VOA www.currenttime.tv Independent mass media channel, financed by the USA Congress via Broadcasting Board of Governors. By US law this channel is required to provide to the viewers and readers truthful, objective and professionally prepared materials. The US government representatives, including the head of Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting cannot influence the work of the Current Time TV.

See also

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References

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