RTVi is a Canadian exempt
Category B Russian language
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specialty channel
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owned by Ethnic Channels Group (ECG). It broadcasts programming from
RTVi and local Canadian content.
RTVi is a general entertainment channel that caters to the Russian
diaspora
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in North America & Israel. It features a programming lineup created specifically for Russian speaking audiences outside of Russia and includes movies, news, and sports, as well as coverage of local and international community events.
Logos
File:RTVI.svg, 2004-2017
File:Logo RTVI 2017 1.png, 2017–present
History
In September 2003, ECG was granted approval from the
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC; french: Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes, links=) is a public organization in Canada with mandate as a regulatory agency for broadcasti ...
(CRTC) to launch a specialty channel called Russian TV One, described as ''"an ethnic Category 21 specialty television service... targeting the Russian-speaking community."''
The channel launched on June 23, 2004, along with 3 other channels from ECG, as RTVi, through a licensing agreement with the Russian broadcaster.
A sister-channel, branded
RTVi+ was launched in the Fall of 2005, however, it was discontinued in 2009.
On November 4, 2014, the CRTC approved EGC's request to convert RTVi from a licensed
Category B (formerly category 2) specialty service to an exempted category B third language service.
RVTi (formerly Russian TV One) - Revocation of licence
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References
External links
RTVi Canada
RTVi
Digital cable television networks in Canada
Multicultural and ethnic television in Canada
Television channels and stations established in 2004
Russian-language television stations
Russian-Canadian culture
RTVI
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