Russia-24
Russia-24 Россия-24 | |
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Launched | 1 July 2006 |
Network | VGTRK |
Owned by | Russian government |
Picture format | 16:9 (SDTV) |
Country | Russia |
Language | Russian |
Broadcast area | Worldwide |
Headquarters | Moscow, Russia and Vladivostok, Russia (in future) |
Formerly called | Vesti |
Sister channel(s) | Russia-1, Russia-2, Carousel, Russia-K, RTR-Planeta, RT |
Website | http://vesti.ru/ |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Analogue | Various |
Digital Terrestrial | in Yekaterinburg, Kansk, Kursk, Moscow, Khabarovsk & the rest of the regions |
Satellite | |
DirecTV (USA) | Channel 2147 |
Cable | |
Natsionalniye Kabelniye Seti | Channel 28 |
UPC Romania |
Channel 427 (digital with DVR) Channel 195 (digital) |
IPTV | |
Free (ISP) (France) | Channel 653 |
Streaming media | |
russia.tv | 24/7 Live |
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]
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 enclave 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 and Moldova.[3]