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]
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