RT Documentary
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Type | State media |
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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 to16:9480i/576iforSDTVfeed) |
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 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
[edit]2020
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Contacts".RT Documentary channel.Archivedfrom the original on 20 January 2017.Retrieved14 April2017.
- ^International, Sputnik (2014-04-09)."FACTBOX: RT News Channel".Sputnik International.Retrieved2024-07-15.
- ^"Visit to Russia Today TV channel".President of Russia.2011-06-23.Retrieved2024-07-15.
- ^International, Sputnik (2020-06-30)."Latvia's Media Watchdog Bans Broadcasting of 7 RT Channels".Sputnik International.Retrieved2024-07-15.
- ^"Latvia bans Kremlin propaganda channel RT".lrt.lt.2020-07-02.Retrieved2024-07-15.
- ^"Lithuania bans Kremlin's RT".lrt.lt.2020-07-08.Retrieved2024-07-15.
- ^International, Sputnik (2020-07-08)."Lithuania's Television Commission Bans Broadcasting of Five RT Channels".Sputnik International.Retrieved2024-07-15.
- ^"RT Documentary Channel (148 Censored Videos)".altCensored.com.Retrieved2022-09-28.
- ^"About".RT DOC India(in Hindi).Retrieved2024-07-15.
External links
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