RT, originally
Russia Today, is a Russian government-funded
television network which runs
cable and
satellite television channels directed to audiences outside the Russian Federation, as well as Internet content in various languages including Russian. RT International, which is based in Moscow, presents around-the-clock news bulletins, documentaries, talk shows, and debates, as well as sports news and cultural programmes about Russia. RT operates as a multilingual service with conventional channels in three languages: the original English language channel was launched in 2005, followed by
the Arabic language channel in 2007 and the
Spanish language channel in 2009.
RT America (since 2010), and
RT UK (since 2014) offer some locally based content for those countries.