RT Documentary
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| Type | State media |
|---|---|
| Country | Russia |
| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Network | RT |
| Headquarters | RT Television Station, Borovaya Street, Building 3/1, Moscow, Russia |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Live channels: English, Russian Video on demand: English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Hindi, Russian, Spanish & Swahili |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) (downscaled to 16:9 480i/576i for SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | ANO "TV-Novosti"[1] |
| Sister channels |
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| History | |
| Launched | June 23, 2011 |
| Former names | RT Documentary channel |
| Links | |
| Website | rtd en india-rtd |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| RT Documentary | On Air |
| RT.Doc | On Air |
RT Documentary (RTД, literally "RTD") is a Russian free-to-air documentary channel presented in both the English and Russian languages.[2] It was launched on 23 June 2011 by the erstwhile President Dmitry Medvedev who visited RT's studio in Moscow, and deals with a wide variety of topics including Russian culture and life in Russia. The channel shows documentaries mostly on Russia but also from around the globe.[3]
History[edit]
2020[edit]
On 1 July, 2020, Latvia bans the broadcasting channels of RT Documentary and RT Documentary HD, along with its sister channels including RT International, RT International HD, RT Arabic and RT Spanish.[4] In line with the EU sanction under control of “Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency Director-General Dmitry Kiselev”.[5] On 9 July, 2020, Lithuanian followed the banning of channels with immediately effect for RT Documentary, RT Documentary HD, RT International, RT International HD and RT Spanish.[6][7]
2022[edit]
On 13 March 2022, RT Documentary YouTube channel with 1.9 million subscribers was suspended.[8]
In September 2022, RT launched its new online streaming platform for "RT Documentary Hindi", available in both English and Hindi language. Along with social media platforms on telegram and X (formerly Twitter).[9]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Contacts". RT Documentary channel. Archived from the original on 20 January 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ International, Sputnik (2014-04-09). "FACTBOX: RT News Channel". Sputnik International. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ "Visit to Russia Today TV channel". President of Russia. 2011-06-23. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ International, Sputnik (2020-06-30). "Latvia's Media Watchdog Bans Broadcasting of 7 RT Channels". Sputnik International. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ "Latvia bans Kremlin propaganda channel RT". lrt.lt. 2020-07-02. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ "Lithuania bans Kremlin's RT". lrt.lt. 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ International, Sputnik (2020-07-08). "Lithuania's Television Commission Bans Broadcasting of Five RT Channels". Sputnik International. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ "RT Documentary Channel (148 Censored Videos)". altCensored.com. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
- ^ "About". RT DOC India (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-07-15.
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