RT Documentary

RT Doc
TypeState media
CountryRussia
Broadcast areaWorldwide
NetworkRT
HeadquartersRT Television Station, Borovaya Street, Building 3/1, Moscow, Russia
Programming
Language(s)Live channels: English, Russian
Video on demand: English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Hindi, Russian, Spanish & Swahili
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
(downscaled to 16:9 480i/576i for SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerANO "TV-Novosti"
Sister channels
History
LaunchedJune 23, 2011 (2011-06-23)
Former namesRT Documentary channel
Links
Websitertd.rt.com
en.arteldoc.tv
india-rtd.rt.com
Availability
Streaming media
RT DocumentaryOn Air
RT.DocOn Air

RT Documentary (RTД, literally "RTD") is a Russian free-to-air documentary channel presented in both the English and Russian languages. 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.