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Country | Russia |
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Broadcast area | Russia, Central Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, North America, Southeast Asia, Middle East, Western Europe, Nordic Regions, Sub-Saharan Africa and until 2015 the Baltic countries. |
Network | VGTRK |
Headquarters | Moscow, Russia |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Russian English (subtitles) |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Russian Government |
Sister channels | Russia-1, Carousel, Russia-K, Russia-24 |
History | |
Launched | July 1, 2002 |
Links | |
Website | www.rtr-planeta.com |
Availability | |
Streaming media | |
russia.tv | RTR Planeta Live |
RTR-Planeta (Russian: PTP-Планета) is the international TV Channel of VGTRK, a state-owned broadcaster in Russia. It is available throughout the world via cable and satellite.
On June 30, 2002, VGTRK executive Oleg Dobrodeev announced the creation of RTR-Planeta, aiming at Western Europe and the Middle East with plans to launch in North America by autumn. According to Dobrodeev, RTR-Planeta wasn't "a commercial project", meaning that there would be no commercial advertising "for the time being". [1] The channel launched on July 1, 2002 using the Express-3A satellite. Programming included morning relays of Euronews, RTR's programming, including Vesti's editions, its TV series and movies, as well as some programming from Kultura. The channel was financed by the VGTRK's internal reserves and did not receive funding from the State. Until then, the Russian version of the channel aired with foreign advertising. [2]
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