RT Launches Dedicated UK News Channel - RT UK

RT Launches Dedicated UK News Channel - RT UK

LONDON, October 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --



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 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.



About RT



RT is a global news network that broadcasts 24/7 in English, Arabic and Spanish from
its studios in Moscow, Washington, DC, and London. It is available to 700 million viewers
worldwide. RT is the most watched TV news network on YouTube with more than 2 billion
views. RT is the winner of the Monte Carlo TV Festival Awards for best 24-hr broadcast,
and the only Russian TV channel to garner three nominations for the prestigious
International Emmy Award for News.




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