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Vesti (TV channel)

Russia-24
Россия-24
Rossiya-24 Logo.svg
Launched 1 July 2006
Network VGTRK
Owned by Russian government
Picture format 576i (SDTV) 16:9
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
NTV Plus (Russia) -
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.

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 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.


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