3 December 2015
The event that will bring together prominent politicians, foreign policy experts and media executives from around the world will take place on December 10, 2015 – ten years since RT’s flagship English-language news channel aired its first broadcast.
The conference, titled “Information, messages, politics: the shape-shifting powers of today’s world,” will explore a wide range of pressing international issues, including Middle East security, the state of geopolitical power balance, the battle of media narratives, the role of Russia on the world stage, tradeoffs between information privacy and security at the time of a global terrorist threat, the evolution that the international news landscape has undergone over the last decade and the role of media in addressing the challenges facing the world today.
Among the speakers and panelists are Ken Livingstone, recently appointed to co-chair the opposition defence review in the UK and a mayor of London at the time of the 2005 terrorist attacks; former Interior Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Cyril Svoboda, who led the negotiations on Czech accession to the E.U.; U.S. politician and the Green Party’s 2012 candidate for President of the United States Jill Stein; German statesman and ex-VP of OSCE Willy Wimmer, president of pan-Latin American news network teleSUR Patricia Villegas, Lieutenant General Michael Flynn, who headed the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, the country’s main foreign military espionage organization; noted CIA whistleblower Raymond McGovern, and RT’s own editor in chief Margarita Simonyan.
RT aired its first broadcast from the Moscow studios on December 10, 2005. Since then, what was once a single channel, has grown into a global news network, bringing a fresh perspective on current events around the clock to over 700 million people in 100+ countries in English, Arabic and Spanish, with additional content available online in Russian, German and French. RT is the winner of the Monte-Carlo TV Festival for Best 24-Hour Newscast, the only Russian TV channel with three International Emmy nominations for news coverage, and the #1 TV news network on YouTube with nearly 3 billion views.
The conference will take place in Moscow’s historic Metropol Hotel from 9:30 to 16:30 on Thursday, December 10, 2015. To find out more about the event, press accreditation and how to attend, please go to http://conference.rt.com/ or contact: Anton Konyaev, aakonyaev@rttv.ru , +7 (499) 750-00-75 ext. 2390. (Source: RT press release)
28 October 2014
Global news network RT announces RT UK to go live on Thursday, October 30th 2014
Global news network RT announces today the official launch of its dedicated United Kingdom news channel, RT UK. RT UK will air both live and pre-recorded original programming to UK audiences from October 30th 2014, and will be available to more than 90% of UK households via Freeview (Channel 135) and Sky (Channel 512).
Broadcasting from its new London studios at Millbank, RT UK will cover local, regional and national UK stories, focusing on the issues that matter most to Britons. Equally, as part of the network that looks at a broad spectrum of global news, it will dissect the implications of major international developments for UK audiences – in line with RT’s core mission to Question More.
“It has always been RT’s goal to bring new perspectives to our viewers – to show them the side of the story they won’t see on the mainstream channels,” said Margarita Simonyan, RT’s Editor in Chief. “Now, with a dedicated UK channel, we can serve the needs and interests of the British public by promoting debate and new ways of thinking about specifically British issues.”
RT UK will feature an extensive array of broadcasting talent, including award-winning news anchor Bill Dod, internationally recognised financial commentator Max Keiser, and investigative talk show host Afshin Rattansi, amongst others.
RT UK is a 24/7 channel, initially broadcasting 5 hours of dedicated UK programming each day including live news, documentaries and chat-shows. This programming will be supplemented by content supplied from other RT channels, including the flagship RT International.
First launching in December 2005, the RT network now consists of three global news channels broadcasting in English, Spanish and Arabic. RT UK’s sister channel, RT America, broadcasts from a Washington, DC studio and the network also houses documentary channel RTDoc – broadcasting in English and Russian. RT’s video agency RUPTLY delivers broadcast-quality news footage from all the global hotspots. Today RT has a global reach of more than 700 million people in over 100 countries. (Source: RT press release)
22 May 2014
Graham Phillips, the RT freelancer and British national detained for a day and a half by the Ukrainian authorities, was released near midnight on May 22nd.
Following his release, Phillips tweeted some details of his detention, saying that after being stopped at Mariupol, he was “transferred to Zaporozhye where I stayed the night, under armed guard. Removed by armed guard today, questioned thoroughly on my work for [RT]. All my work in order, no charges, no deportation, no one laid a hand on me in anger, Ukrainian authorities treated me fairly. All ok.”
Graham Phillips was detained at a Ukrainian National Guard block post early on May 20th. He could not be reached for more than 30 hours. RT worked with Russian, Ukrainian, British and international authorities, watchdog groups and human rights organizations to secure his release.
“We are grateful to everyone who worked with RT to bring about Graham’s release,” said Margarita Simonyan, RT’s editor in chief. “Let’s hope that the two LifeNews reporters, Oleg Sidyakin and Marat Saichenko, who are still being held captive, are freed as well in the shortest order, and that all journalists are allowed to freely and safely carry out their work in Ukraine going forward.” (Source: Press release)
21 November 2013
Sochi Today – RT’s latest project – is the first radio station in Sochi to broadcast entirely in English. The round-the-clock station is available on the 101.5 FM in Sochi and 105.8 FM frequencies in Krasnaya Polyana – part of the Sochi metropolitan area, which will host several Olympic events, – respectively.
The station’s content consists of a current, international music mix, as well as news updates prepared by RT journalists and airing every half hour. The news block covers the most urgent stories from around the world.
Sochi Today’s reach is expected to exceed 3 million people over the course of the 2014 Olympic Games, according to preliminary estimates. This audience will be made up of athletes, government officials, journalists and fans that will travel to Sochi from every corner of the world.
“Thanks to Sochi Today, millions of foreign visitors to the Olympics will be on top of the most important and interesting events within the Olympic Sochi, as well as around the globe,” – said Margarita Simonyan, RT’s editor in chief. “I am certain that Sochi Today will carry all the successes that RT has achieved in television broadcasting, online, and on social media platforms into the radio sphere.”
RT is an international news network that broadcasts 24/7 in English, Arabic and Spanish from its studios in Moscow and Washington, DC, and is available to 644 million viewers worldwide. RT is the first TV news channel in history to cross the one billion views mark on YouTube. It is the winner of the Monte Carlo TV Festival Awards for best 24-hr broadcast, and the only Russian TV channel to garner two nominations for the prestigious International Emmy Award for news reporting. Since 2012, RT has been broadcasting English-language news content on Moscow’s radio station Moscow FM (105.2).
29 May 2013
“Larry King Now” and new politics show hosted by King to air on RT beginning in June.
RT television network and Ora TV announced a deal today that will bring legendary broadcaster Larry King to US cable television’s RT America. Beginning in June, “Larry King Now” will be carried on RT America, and additionally, RT will air “Politics with Larry King”, a new show also hosted by King and produced by Ora TV. RT America will be the exclusive US broadcaster for both programs, which will continue to stream online at Hulu.com and Ora.tv and also be available online on rt.com. The programs will be recorded in RT America’s Washington, DC studios and Ora TV’s studio in Los Angeles.
“I have always been passionate about government and issues that impact the public, and I’m thrilled at the opportunity to talk politics with some of the most influential people in Washington and around the country,” said Larry King. “I look forward to bringing these invigorating conversations, as well as my “Larry King Now” interviews, to television audiences with RT America.”
“Politics with Larry King” will bring Larry King’s signature interview style back to Washington and to topics of government, public affairs, policies, and politics. Mr. King will be interviewing world leaders, political and cultural figures, and other newsmakers and personalities who will lend their perspective on the most critical and controversial issues of the day. It will air weekly on RT America, and be available online at rt.com as well as Ora.tv and Hulu.com.
“Larry King Now” will be available to cable television viewers on RT four times per week, beginning June 1. “Larry King Now” has enjoyed tremendous success online, as viewers have flocked to watch King’s interviews with guests ranging from Seth MacFarlane and Wiz Khalifa, to Melissa McCarthy and Harrison Ford.
“We are thrilled to work with Larry King, who is a true media legend,” says Margarita Simonyan, RT’s editor in chief. “Whether a president or an activist or a rock star was sitting across from him, Larry King never shied away from asking the tough questions, which makes him a terrific fit for our network.”
“Larry King has entertained and informed millions of viewers over the years, and millions of digital viewers over just the past year,” added Ora TV’s CEO, Jon Housman. “We’re thrilled to bring Larry King’s insights and one-of-a-kind discussions, from celebrities to world leaders, to RT America’s television and online audiences.”
Mr. King’s broadcasting career spans more than 56 years. He has hosted a number of radio and television programs, including a 25-year run at CNN as the host of Larry King Live. Among the many awards and honors he has received over the years are the Peabody Award for Excellence in Broadcasting, 10 Cable ACE Awards for Best Interviewer and for Best Talk Show Series and a Lifetime Achievement Emmy from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. He has interviewed the most iconoclastic figures in modern history and culture including Nelson Mandela, the Dalai Lama, Yasser Arafat, Bill Gates, Frank Sinatra, Hugo Chavez, Margaret Thatcher, Vladimir Putin, and every US President since Richard Nixon. Ora’s “Larry King Now” launched on Hulu and Ora.TV in July of 2012, and has featured such guests as Ryan Seacrest, Julia Louis-Drefus, Bill Maher, Snoop Lion, Quincy Jones, and Kevin Bacon. King also moderated the 2012 3rd party presidential debate in October 2012 which was broadcasted live on RT.
Watch the promo for Larry King Now here.
