Russia Today
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| Launched | 10 December 2005 (registered on 6 April 2005) |
| Owned by | ANO "TV-Novosti" |
| Picture format |
1080i (HDTV) (HD feed downgraded to letterboxed 480i/576i for SDTVs) |
| Slogan | Question More |
| Country | Russia |
| Language |
English, Arabic, Spanish (news channel) English, Russian (documentary channel) German, French (online platforms) |
| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia |
| Formerly called | Russia Today (2005–2009) |
| Sister channel(s) |
RT Arabic RT en Español RT America RT UK RT Documentary RT Deutsch |
| Website | www |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| Freeview (UK) | Channel 135 (SD) Channel 113 (HD) with RT UK |
| MHz Networks (U.S.) |
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| Satellite | |
| Bell TV (Canada) | Channel 724 |
| Viasat | Channel unallocated |
| Airtel digital tv (India) | Channel 396 |
| Indovision (Indonesia) | Channel 355 |
| yes (Israel) | Channel unallocated |
| SKY Italia (Italy) | Channel 531 |
| Cyfra+ (Poland) | Channel 146 |
| NTV Plus (Russia) | Channel unallocated |
| Freesat (UK) | Channel 206 (SD/HD) with RT UK |
| Sky UK & Ireland | Channel 512 (SD/HD) Channel 518 (SD) with RT UK |
| Sky (New Zealand) | Channel 92 |
| Dish Network (U.S.) |
Nationwide: Channel 280 (SD/HD) Washington, D.C. area: Channel 8084 (SD/HD) with RT America |
| GlobeCast WorldTV (U.S.) | Channel 462 with RT America/International |
| Reliance Digital TV (India) | Channel 461 |
| Cignal Digital TV (Philippines) | Channel unallocated |
| CanalDigitaal (Netherlands) | Channel 90 |
| Dish TV (India) | Channel 738 |
| Videocon d2h (India) | Channel 363 |
| Foxtel (Australia) | Channel 658 |
| DStv (South Africa & selected African countries) | Channel 407 |
| Tata Sky (India) | Channel 641 |
| Dialog TV (Sri Lanka) | Channel 39 |
| Cable | |
| Available on certain U.S. cable systems | Check local listings |
| Available on select Canadian cable systems | Check local listings |
| Verizon FiOS (Washington, D.C. area) | Channel 455 with RT America |
| Cox Communications (Washington, D.C. area) | Channel 473 with RT America |
| RCN Cable (Washington, D.C. area) | Channel 33 with RT America |
| Destiny Cable (Philippines) | Channel 86 (Analog) Channel 221 (Digital) |
| StarHub TV (Singapore) | Channel 151 |
| Cablelink (Philippines) | Channel TBA |
| Cablemás (Mexico) | Channel 290 |
| Ziggo (Netherlands) | Channel 509 |
| NOS (Portuguese media company) (Portugal) | Channel 214 |
| Foxtel (Australia) | Channel 658 |
| Bukidnon Z5 Cable (Philippines) | Channel 16 |
| (Macau) | Channel 820 |
| Cable TV Hong Kong | Channel 67 |
| IPTV | |
| Shaw Exo TV (Canada) | Channel 505 |
| Bell Fibe TV (Canada) | Channel 517 |
| Optik TV (Canada) | Channel 573 |
| Eagle Multimedia (U.S.) | Channel unallocated with RT America |
| Russian TVGroup (U.S.) | Channel unallocated with RT America |
| Singtel TV (Singapore) | Channel 163 (HD) |
| TPG Telecom (Australia) | Channel unallocated |
| PTCL Smart TV (Pakistan) | Channel 102 |
| Open IPTV (Serbia) | Channel 547 |
| VMedia (Canada) | Channel 188 |
| Streaming media | |
| Official Live stream, served by Level 3 Communications | RT News, RT America, RT UK, RT Documentary On Air (free, available in English) RT Arabic (free, available in Arabic) RT Spanish (free, available in Spanish) |
| Sling TV | |
| TVPlayer | Watch live (UK only) |
RT (formerly Russia Today) is a Russian international television network funded by the Russian government. It operates cable and satellite television channels directed to audiences outside of Russia, as well as providing Internet content in various languages, including English, Spanish and Russian.
RT International, based in Moscow, presents around-the-clock news bulletins, documentaries, talk shows, debates, sports news, and cultural programmes that it says provide "a Russian viewpoint on major global events". RT operates as a multilingual service with conventional channels in three languages: the original English-language channel was launched in 2005, the Arabic-language channel in 2007, and the Spanish-language channel in 2009. RT America (since 2010), and RT UK (since 2014) offer some locally based content for those countries.
RT is a brand of "TV-Novosti", an "autonomous non-profit organization", founded by the Russian news agency, RIA Novosti, on 6 April 2005. During the economic crisis in December 2008, the Russian Government, headed by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, included ANO "TV-Novosti" on its list of core organizations of strategic importance of Russia.
RT has been described as a propaganda outlet for the Russian government and its foreign policy. RT has also been accused of spreading disinformation by news reporters, including some former RT reporters, The United Kingdom media regulator, Ofcom, has found against RT for breaching rules on impartiality and of broadcasting "materially misleading" content.
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