Russia-24
Russia-24 (Russian: Россия-24) is a state-owned Russian-language news channel from Russia. It covers major national and international events as well as focuses on domestic issues. It is owned by VGTRK.[1][2]
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| Country | Russia, Denmark, Latvia, Moldova, Lithuania, Poland, United States |
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| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Network | VGTRK |
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Russian |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 16:9 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Russian government |
| Sister channels | Russia-1, Russia-2, Bibigon, Russia-K, RTR-Planeta, RT |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 July 2006 |
| Former names | Vesti |
| Links | |
| Website | http://vesti.ru/ |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Analogue | Various |
| Digital Terrestrial | 7 |
| Cable | |
| Natsionalniye Kabelniye Seti | Channel 28 |
| UPC Romania | Channel 427 (digital with DVR) Channel 195 (digital) |
| Satellite | |
| NTV Plus (Russia) | 138 |
| DirecTV (United States) | Channel 2147 |
| IPTV | |
| Free (ISP) (France) | Channel 653 |
| Streaming media | |
| russia.tv | Russia 24. Live |
History
The broadcast began January 1, 2007 in Russia, February 7 - on the West Coast of the United States, May 19, 2008 - in Serbia, October 9, 2008 - in Kyrgyzstan. VGTRK Crimea started broadcasting on March 10, 2014.
The editor-in-chief of the channel is Evgeny Bekasov (since 2012).
The channel aspires to give a broad and impartial [2] outline of life in all of Russia’s regions from its European exclave of Kaliningrad to Vladivostok in the Far East.
The channel was named Vesti until 1 January 2010, when the public-owned VGTRK rebranded its channels.
The channel is banned in Ukraine.
References
- "ВГТРК запустила информационный канал "Вести"". lenta.ru.
- "Добродеев пообещал президенту русский CNN". lenta.ru.
External links
Media related to Rossiya 24 at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- Russia-24's channel on YouTube
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