TV-6

defunct first Russian commercial television channel launched in 1993 and closed in 2002
Organization television_station Q2386094
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TV-6

Summary

TV-6 is a television station[1]. TV-6 ranks in the top 7% of television_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,562 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • TV-6 is in the country of Russia[3].
  • TV-6's instance of is recorded as television station[4].
  • TV-6's founder is recorded as Eduard Sagalaev[5].
  • TV-6's founder is recorded as Ted Turner[6].
  • TV-6's owned by is recorded as Boris Berezovsky[7].
  • TV-6's owned by is recorded as Moscow Independent Broadcasting Corporation[8].
  • TV-6's logo image is recorded as TW-6-Logo.svg[9].
  • TV-6's headquarters location is recorded as Moscow[10].
  • TV-6's headquarters location is recorded as Ostankino Technical Center[11].
  • TV-6's headquarters location is recorded as Ilyinka Street[12].
  • TV-6's Commons category is recorded as TV-6 (Russia)[13].
  • TV-6's chairperson is recorded as Yevgeny Kiselyov[14].
  • TV-6's chairperson is recorded as Pavel Korchagin[15].
  • TV-6's chairperson is recorded as Aleksandr Levin[16].
  • TV-6's chairperson is recorded as Grigory Krichevsky[17].
  • +1993-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of TV-6[18].
  • TV-6 was dissolved in +2002-01-22T00:00:00Z[19].
  • TV-6's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0kqj4y[20].
  • TV-6's official website is recorded as http://www.tv6.ru/[21].
  • TV-6's topic's main category is recorded as Category:TV-6 Сhannel (Russia)[22].
  • TV-6's replaces is recorded as Q4456828[23].
  • TV-6's operating area is recorded as Australia[24].
  • TV-6's operating area is recorded as Belarus[25].
  • TV-6's operating area is recorded as Israel[26].
  • TV-6's operating area is recorded as Kazakhstan[27].

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Founding

Founders include Eduard Sagalaev[5] and Ted Turner[6]. +1993-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of TV-6[18].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Yevgeny Kiselyov[14], a journalist[28], b. 1956[29], of Soviet Union[30], awarded the TEFI[31]; Pavel Korchagin[15], a manager[32], b. 1953[33], of Soviet Union[34], awarded the Moscow International Film Festival[35]; Aleksandr Levin[16], a manufacturer[36], b. 1960[37], of Soviet Union[38]; and Grigory Krichevsky[17], a journalist[39], b. 1964[40], of Soviet Union[41].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Moscow[10], a capital of Russia[42], in Duchy of Moscow[43]; Ostankino Technical Center[11], a television studio[44], in Russia[45], founded in 1967[46]; and Ilyinka Street[12], a street[47], in Russia[48].

Ownership

Owners include Boris Berezovsky[7], an entrepreneur[49], 1946–2013[50], of Soviet Union[51], awarded the Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude[52] and Moscow Independent Broadcasting Corporation[8], a business[53], founded in 1992[54], headquartered in Moscow[55].

Dissolution

TV-6 was dissolved in +2002-01-22T00:00:00Z[19].

Why It Matters

TV-6 ranks in the top 7% of television_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,562 views/month).[2] TV-6 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] TV-6 is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

References

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  22. [24] . sports.ru. sports.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . sports.ru. sports.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . sports.ru. sports.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . sports.ru. sports.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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