Russia-24
Russia-24 (Russian: Россия-24, romanized: Rossiya-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.[1][2]
| Country | Russia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Network | VGTRK |
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Russian |
| Picture format | 576i SDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Russian government |
| Sister channels | Russia-1, Russia-2, Russia-K, Carousel, RTR-Planeta |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 January 2007 |
| Former names | Vesti (2006–2010) |
| Links | |
| Website | http://vesti.ru/ |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital terrestrial television | Channel 7 |
| Streaming media | |
| russia.tv | Russia 24. Live |
History edit
The broadcast began January 1, 2007 in Russia, February 7 on the West Coast of the United States, May 19, 2008 in Serbia, and 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 ostensibly aims to give a broad and impartial [2] outline of life in all of Russia’s regions from its European exclave 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.
Russia 24 was banned in Ukraine, Moldova, the United Kingdom, and the EU as a result of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3] The channel falsely claimed that the Bucha massacre was staged and suggested that footage of actors placing mannequins on a film set in St. Petersburg were Ukrainian soldiers using the mannequins to "pass it off as a corpse".[4]
The United Kingdom and Australia imposed sanctions upon Evgeniy Poddubny, one of the top war correspondents and propagandists of Russia-24.[5][6]
Logos edit
- First logo (as Vesti, 2006–2007)
- Second logo (as Vesti, 2007–2009)
- Тhird logo (2010–2011)
References edit
- ^ "ВГТРК запустила информационный канал "Вести"". lenta.ru.
- ^ a b "Добродеев пообещал президенту русский CNN". lenta.ru.
- ^ "На Украине на три года продлен запрет на вещание российских каналов". vesti.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ^ "Fact-check: Viral video does not prove Bucha killings were staged". 8 April 2022.
- ^ Parekh, Marcus (2022-05-04). "Britain sanctions Russian war correspondents in crackdown on propaganda". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ^ "Австралія запровадила нові санкції проти російських пропагандистів". Національна рада України з питань телебачення і радіомовлення. 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
External links edit
- Media related to Rossiya 24 at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Russia-24's channel on YouTube