Tsargrad TV (Russian: Царьград ТВ) is a Russian television channel owned by

Konstantin Malofeev Konstantin Valeryevich Malofeev (russian: link=no, Константин Валерьевич Малофеев) is a Russian businessman and chairman of non-government pro-monarchism organisation Society for the Development of Russian Historical ...

. It was named after

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, the old Slavic name for

Constantinople la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه , alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya (Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis (" ...

. He hired former

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producer John "Jack" Hanick to help him launch the channel. The channel started broadcasting in 2015.

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was named chief editor the same year. He has since been replaced by

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. It is known for being conservative, espousing

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, and supporting president

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. In 2020,

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blocked its channel, citing U.S. sanctions against Malofeev. In March 2022, Hanick was charged by the

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for violating U.S. sanctions in working with Malofeev.

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