• Designed to bridge the Ocean
• Directly addresses audiences thirsty for dialog with Russian people and starving to understand the Russian way of life and thinking
• Gives a podium to those who have a say in Russian politics, economy, and culture

MISSION
To create a contemporary channel delivering the best Russian programming from Moscow specially made for Russian speakers abroad and for all those interested in Russia

We must speak openly
We must have the podium to speak openly
We must educate ourselves to speak openly
We must know who we are to speak openly
We must have a reason to speak openly
We must live
We must know
We must enjoy
We are born to bridge the gap

BASICS

	Format: news, entertaining and musical TV channel Launched August 1, 2002 Broadcasting 24 hours, 7 days a week - from Moscow Ostankino studios
Geographic coverage: territories of North America (Intelsat 6 encoded signal), Europe and Middle East (Atlantic Bird 1 decoded signal as yet) Russia and the CIS – are covered by sister Nostalgia TV channel

FOUNDERS
Russian World TV is an independent commercial network service launched in Moscow on August 1, 2002 by VKT-R and founded by:

• VKT Enterprises — a groundbreaker in the field of Russian television and video production in the early 90s
• Russian TV and Radio Networks (RTRS) — a nationwide network corporation (radio and TV transmitting and retransmitting facilities)
• StroiMediaResurs LLC — a television and broadcasting equipment provider
  

BOUND FOR SUCCESS
Founded on three core elements:

	Stability: independent multimedia producer with strong positions in Russian TV and advertising markets High-Tech: advantage of modern broadcasting equipment to ensure quality Experience: VKT has been active in television and video production market since 1989 and employs skilled professionals
MAIN RUSSIAN PARTNERS • NTV and NTV Plus – the leader of Russian television market • REN-TV – the popular Russian TV Channel and leading production company • RBC-TV – the fast growing Russian business TV producer PROGRAMMING OVERVIEW Rich, diverse programming tailored to the needs of the Russian-speaking community overseas Daily and weekly news Life interactive talk shows Musical programs and video clips Game-shows Educational programs Entertainment Sports Travel Feature movies Theatre performances Documentaries Cartoons Top-notch newscasts - the only non-governmental TV news in Russia now exclusively at the Russian World channel for US viewers. The crème de la crème of the Soviet TV, inter alia,
	Vzglyad (Glance – Perestroika first life talk show), KVN (Club of Cheerful and Resourceful – students’ satire and humor competition), Vesyolye Rebyata (Cheering Guys – first ever Soviet clip production, parodies, candid eye), Namedni (Recently – depicting year-by-year 1961-1991 landmarks), Kabachok 13 Stulyev (13 Chairs Pub – super popular comedy and musical show), concerts from Voskresenie rock band to USSR singing star Magomaev.

BORN IN THE USSR

Unique project giving everyone the possibility to question people in the studio The show attracting the stars from Russian business, political, cultural and scientific elite anxious to have a direct overseas dialogue The everyday prime-time challenge and mind twisting teaser to those who want to understand New Russia

SEVALOGIA

Hosted by Seva Novgorodtsev, legendary radio personality aired in “iron curtain” times at the BBC Russian Service programs. Recollecting Soviet pop music, Russian rock, underground concerts and rebel theatres, first USSR hippies and “stylish guys”, dress tendencies, remembering those who followed the official path and those who opposed the regime. All that influenced the generation

BACK TO THE USSR

Hosted by famous Soviet underground Western video film interpreter Leonid Volodarsky. Program guests remembering USSR life details – books and meals, communal housing and Crimea health resorts, first trips abroad and first cars in private ownership…

with Soviet stars with their films, photos, and – more important – their memoirs of most significant and interesting events… of Afghan war and Prague Spring, Cuban revolution and Chernobyl tragedy, La Bourget air crash and creation of science-cities, Moscow 1980 Olympics and Dzerzhinsky monument dismantling following 1991 coup. Witnessing Soviet history...

Sunday life bard party – a musical show for those who love famous bard guitar songs of the second half of XX century. Host Natalia Kozelkova and her guests remember people who created the bard singing genre and share the joint creativity atmosphere. Video and audio history of bard songs with viewers’ calls to the studio.

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