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RT Documentary

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RT Doc
TypeState media
CountryRussia
Broadcast areaWorldwide
NetworkRT
HeadquartersRT 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 format1080i(HDTV)
(downscaled to16:9480i/576iforSDTVfeed)
Ownership
OwnerANO "TV-Novosti"[1]
Sister channels
History
LaunchedJune 23, 2011;13 years ago(2011-06-23)
Former namesRT Documentary channel
Links
Websitertd.rt.comEdit this at Wikidata
en.arteldoc.tv
india-rtd.rt.com
Availability
Streaming media
RT DocumentaryOn Air
RT.DocOn Air

RT Documentary(RTД,literally "RTD") is a Russianfree-to-airdocumentary channelpresented in both theEnglishandRussian languages.[2]It was launched on 23 June 2011 by the erstwhile PresidentDmitry Medvedevwho visitedRT'sstudio 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

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2020

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On 1 July, 2020, Latvia bans the broadcasting channels of RT Documentary and RT Documentary HD, along with its sister channels includingRT International,RT International HD,RT ArabicandRT Spanish.[4]In line with the EU sanction under control of “Rossiya SegodnyaInternational 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 andRT Spanish.[6][7]

2022

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On 13 March 2022, RT DocumentaryYouTubechannel 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

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References

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  1. ^"Contacts".RT Documentary channel.Archivedfrom the original on 20 January 2017.Retrieved14 April2017.
  2. ^International, Sputnik (2014-04-09)."FACTBOX: RT News Channel".Sputnik International.Retrieved2024-07-15.
  3. ^"Visit to Russia Today TV channel".President of Russia.2011-06-23.Retrieved2024-07-15.
  4. ^International, Sputnik (2020-06-30)."Latvia's Media Watchdog Bans Broadcasting of 7 RT Channels".Sputnik International.Retrieved2024-07-15.
  5. ^"Latvia bans Kremlin propaganda channel RT".lrt.lt.2020-07-02.Retrieved2024-07-15.
  6. ^"Lithuania bans Kremlin's RT".lrt.lt.2020-07-08.Retrieved2024-07-15.
  7. ^International, Sputnik (2020-07-08)."Lithuania's Television Commission Bans Broadcasting of Five RT Channels".Sputnik International.Retrieved2024-07-15.
  8. ^"RT Documentary Channel (148 Censored Videos)".altCensored.com.Retrieved2022-09-28.
  9. ^"About".RT DOC India(in Hindi).Retrieved2024-07-15.
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