List of Russian-language television channels

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

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State-owned

TV channels

NameOwnerEstablished
Channel One Russia Rosimuschestvo (state-owned) and Roman Abramovich 1991
Channel One InternationalChannel One Russia1999
First Baltic channel Baltic Media Alliance2002
Russia-1 All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company 1991
Russia-K (ex Kultura)All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company1997
RTR-Planeta
(International version of Russia 1 and Russia K)
All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company2002
Match TV (ex Russia-2) All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company2003
Russia-24 (ex Vesti) All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company2006
Carousel Channel One Russia and All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company2010
Carousel International (based on Telenyanya and Bibigon)Channel One Russia and All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company2010
TV Tsentr Government of Moscow 1997
TVCI (International version of TV Tsentr)Government of Moscow2003
NTV Gazprom-Media 1993
NTV Plus Gazprom-Media1996
TNT Gazprom-Media1998
NTV Canada NTV Canada Inc.2006
Telekanal Zvezda Ministry of Defence 2005
MIR 10 states from CIS 1992

General original movies and shows

NameOwnerFoundedDefunctNotesFormerly
StarWorldGazprom-Media20012003 (as Fox Fun)SD and HD onlyFun (2001-2003), Fox Fun (2003-2015), Star Fun (2015-2018)
CineMaxGazprom-Media2011SD and HD onlyCinema Max (2011-2017)
CineMax 1Gazprom-Media2020SD and HD only

State-funded

NameOwnerEstablished
RT (in English, International)ANO TV Novosti2005
RT Arabic (in Arabic)ANO TV Novosti2007
RT en Español (in Spanish)ANO TV Novosti2009
RT America (in English, US)ANO TV Novosti2010
RT UK (in English, UK)ANO TV Novosti2014
RT France (in French, France)ANO TV Novosti2017
RTD (in English)ANO TV Novosti2011

Private

NameOwnerEstablished
3ABN Russia Three Angels Broadcasting Network1992
Petersburg – Channel 5 NMG (National Media Group)1938
REN TV NMG (National Media Group)1997
CTC TV CTC Media1996
Domashny CTC Media2005
TV Rain private investors2010
Muz-TV UTV Russia Holding1996
2×2 (TV channel) Prof-Media1989
TV3 Russia Prof-Media1994
RBC TV RBC-TV Moskva2003
Gulli Girl M6 Group2009
Tiji Russia M6 Group2009
BRIDGE TV (music channel)Bridge Media Group2005
Russian Travel Guide Bridge Media Group2009
Russian Music Box (music channel)Bridge Media Group2010
Viju TV1000 Modern Times Group 2003
Viju TV1000 Russkoe Modern Times Group2005
Viju TV1000 Action Modern Times Group2008
Viju History Modern Times Group2004
Viju Explore Modern Times Group2003
Viju Nature Modern Times Group2010
MultVGTRK2014
Ru.TV RMG (RussianMediaGroup)2006
O2TV private investors2004
A-One private investors2005
RTVi private investors2002
Kaleidoskop TV private investors2015
Cyber-Game.TVprivate investors2012

Russia

Other countries

CountryNameOwnerNotes
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
CyprusRTCYRussian 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

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