RT Documentary
Television channel
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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]
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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 | |
| Languages | 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] |
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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 |
History
2020
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]
2022
On 13 March 2022, RT Documentary YouTube channel with 1.9 million subscribers was suspended.[7]
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).[8]
