Match TV

Match TV
Матч ТВ
CountryRussia
Programming
Language(s)Russian
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
SDTV 576i
Ownership
OwnerGazprom Media
History
LaunchedNovember 1, 2015, 6:30
ReplacedRussia-2
Links
Webcasthttps://matchtv.ru/on-air (Russia only)
Websitehttps://matchtv.ru/
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial televisionChannel 3

Match! TV (Russian: Матч! ТВ) is a Russian free-to-air federal sports television channel owned by Gazprom Media.

The channel began broadcasting on November 1, 2015, and had been created in accordance with the order of Russian president Vladimir Putin, with the assistance of the editorial office of Gazprom-Media Holding, technical assistance of ANO Sports Broadcasting (Panorama's brand) and the frequency of Russia-2 (VGTRK). The general producer of the channel was Tina Kandelaki until she was replaced in September 2021 by Alexander Tashchin.