RT

Summary

RT is a television network^[1]. RT has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• RT's field of work was state media^[3].
• RT is in the country of Russia^[4].
• RT's instance of is recorded as television network^[5].
• RT's instance of is recorded as television station^[6].
• RT's instance of is recorded as foreign agent^[7].
• RT's instance of is recorded as website^[8].
• RT's founder is recorded as RIA Novosti^[9].
• RT is owned by Rossiya Segodnya^[10].
• RT is owned by RIA Novosti^[11].
• RT's headquarters location is recorded as Moscow^[12].
• RT's chief executive officer is recorded as Alexey Nikolov^[13].
• RT's child organization or unit is recorded as Ruptly^[14].
• RT's child organization or unit is recorded as RT America^[15].
• RT's child organization or unit is recorded as RT DE^[16].
• RT's child organization or unit is recorded as RT UK^[17].
• RT's child organization or unit is recorded as RT International^[18].
• RT's Commons category is recorded as Russia Today^[19].
• RT's language of work or name is recorded as English^[20].
• RT's language of work or name is recorded as Spanish^[21].
• RT's language of work or name is recorded as Arabic^[22].
• RT was distributed by cable television^[23].
• RT was distributed by direct-broadcast satellite^[24].
• RT was distributed by IPTV^[25].
• RT's review score is recorded as 12.5\100^[26].
• RT's industry is recorded as journalism^[27].

Body

Founding

RT's founder is recorded as RIA Novosti^[9]. September 15, 2005 marks the founding of RT^[28].

Leadership

RT's chief executive officer is recorded as Alexey Nikolov^[13]. Chairpersons include Alexey Nikolov^[29], a television presenter^[30], b. 1957^[31], of Soviet Union^[32], awarded the Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude^[33] and Margarita Simonyan^[34], a journalist^[35], b. 1980^[36], of Russia^[37], awarded the Khorenatsi medal^[38].

Operations

RT's headquarters location is recorded as Moscow^[12]. RT's parent organization or unit is recorded as ANO TV-Novosti^[39]. Subsidiaries include Ruptly^[14], a news agency^[40], in Germany^[41], founded in 2012^[42], headquartered in Berlin^[43]; RT America^[15], a television channel^[44], in Russia^[45], founded in 2010^[46], headquartered in Washington, D.C.^[47]; RT DE^[16], a television channel^[48], founded in 2014^[49]; RT UK^[17], a television channel^[50], in Russia^[51], founded in 2014^[52], headquartered in London^[53]; and RT International^[18], a television channel^[54], in Russia^[55], founded in 2005^[56], headquartered in Moscow^[57].

Industry

Industries include journalism^[27] and news media^[58]. RT's field of work was state media^[3].

Ownership

Owners include Rossiya Segodnya^[10], a news agency^[59], in Russia^[60], founded in 2013^[61], headquartered in Khamovniki District^[62] and RIA Novosti^[11], a business^[63], in Russia^[64], founded in 1941^[65], headquartered in Moscow^[66].

Why It Matters

RT has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] RT is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[67]