List of Russian-language television channels

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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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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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

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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

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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 | 1996
2×2 (TV channel) | Prof-Media | 1989
TV3 Russia | Prof-Media | 1994
RBC TV | RBC-TV Moskva | 2003
Gulli Girl | M6 Group | 2009
Tiji Russia | M6 Group | 2009
BRIDGE TV (music channel) | Bridge Media Group | 2005
Russian Travel Guide | Bridge Media Group | 2009
Russian Music Box (music channel) | Bridge Media Group | 2010
Viju TV1000 | Modern Times Group | 2003
Viju TV1000 Russkoe | Modern Times Group | 2005
Viju TV1000 Action | Modern Times Group | 2008
Viju History | Modern Times Group | 2004
Viju Explore | Modern Times Group | 2003
Viju Nature | Modern Times Group | 2010
Mult | VGTRK | 2014
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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Main article: Television in Russia

## Other countries

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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.
Armenia | Public Television Company of Armenia | Armenian Government |
Azerbaijan | AzTV | Azerbaijani Government |
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 | ETV+ |  |
Georgia | First Channel (Georgian TV channel) | Georgian Government |
India | Zee Russia | Essel Group |
Israel | Channel 9 | Alexander Levin |
Kyrgyzstan | Kazakh Television & Radio Corporation | Kazakhstan Government |
Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyz Television | Kyrgyzstan Government |
Saudi Arabia | Quran Hidayah Russian | Quran Hidayah International Network |
Tajikistan | TV Tajikistan | Tajikistan Government |
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.
Uzbekistan | Oʻzbekiston | Uzbekistan Government |

## See also

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* Lists of television channels

This television-related list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2021)

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## References

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