This is a list of television channels broadcasting regularly programmes in Russian language.
State-owned
TV channels Name Owner Established Channel One Russia Rosimushchestvo (state-owned) and Roman Abramovich 1991 Channel One International Channel One Russia 1999 First Baltic channel Baltic Media Alliance 2002 Russia-1 All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company 1991 Russia-K (ex Kultura) All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company 1997 RTR-Planeta (International version of Russia-1) All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company 2002 Match TV (ex Russia-2) All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company 2003 Russia-24 (ex Vesti) All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company 2006 Carousel Channel One Russia and All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company 2010 Carousel International Channel One Russia and All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company 2010 TV Tsentr Government of Moscow 1997 TVCI (International version of TV Tsentr) Government of Moscow 2003 NTV Gazprom-Media 1993 NTV Plus Gazprom-Media 1996 TNT Gazprom-Media 1998 NTV Canada NTV Canada Inc. 2006 Telekanal Zvezda Ministry of Defence 2005 MIR 10 states from CIS 1992
General original movies and shows NameOwnerFoundedDefunctNotesFormerlyStarWorldGazprom-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 Name Owner Established RT (in English, International) ANO TV Novosti 2005 RT Arabic (in Arabic) ANO TV Novosti 2007 RT en Español (in Spanish) ANO TV Novosti 2009 RT America (in English, US) ANO TV Novosti 2010 RT UK (in English, UK) ANO TV Novosti 2014 RT France (in French, France) ANO TV Novosti 2017 RTD (in English) ANO TV Novosti 2011
Private Name Owner Established 3ABN Russia Three Angels Broadcasting Network 1992 Petersburg – Channel 5 NMG (National Media Group) 1938 REN TV NMG (National Media Group) 1997 STS CTC Media 1996 Domashny CTC Media 2005 TV Rain private investors 2010 Muz-TV UTV Russia Holding 1996 2x2 Prof-Media 1989 TV-3 Prof-Media 1994 RBC TV RBC-TV Moskva 2003 Gulli Girl M6 Group 2009 Tiji Russia M6 Group 2009 Bridge Bridge Media Group 2005 Russian Travel Guide Bridge Media Group 2009 Russian Music Box Bridge Media Group 2010 Viju TV1000 Modern Times Group 2003 Viju TV1000 Russkoe Modern Times Group 2005 Viju TV1000 Action Modern Times Group 2008 Viju History Modern Times Group 2004 Viju Explore Modern Times Group 2003 Viju Nature Modern Times Group 2010 Mult VGTRK 2014 RU.TV RMG (Russian Media Group) 2006 O2TV private investors 2004 A-One private investors 2005 RTVi private investors 2002 Cyber-Game.TV private investors 2012
Russia
Other countries Country Name Owner Notes 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 CorporationKazakhstan Government Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz TelevisionKyrgyzstan Government Latvia TV3 (Latvia) TV3 Group Lithuania TV3 (Lithuania) Providence Equity Partners Saudi Arabia Quran Hidayah Russian Quran Hidayah International Network Tajikistan TV TajikistanTajikistan Government Turkmenistan Turkmenistan (TV channel)Turkmenistan Government USA, Czech Republic Current Time TV (Настоящее Время)RFE/RL, VOAwww.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 OʻzbekistonUzbekistan Government Vietnam VTV4Vietnam Television
See also Lists of television channels
References