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RTR-Planeta is the international channel of VGTRK, Russia's state television and radio company. Launched on 1 July 2002, it assembles output from the group's domestic channels and distributes it to Russian-speaking audiences abroad.

Rossiya RTR and Planeta RTR

In the CIS countries and the Asia-Pacific region the service is called Rossiya RTR; elsewhere it broadcasts as Planeta RTR. One channel under two names, with versions scheduled for different time zones, is the standard arrangement for reaching a diaspora spread across continents.

Vesti and the compilation grid

The schedule is a compilation of the home broadcaster's strongest output: the flagship Vesti news editions, entertainment shows, drama series and documentaries, alongside morning programmes, game and music formats and the political talk that fills Russian prime time. Major national events — parades, state occasions — are carried live.

Russian with English subtitles

The channel broadcasts in Russian with English subtitles and transmits in high definition from VGTRK's Moscow studios. The subtitles are aimed at the second generation and at foreign viewers rather than at the core diaspora audience, who need no translation.

State television abroad

VGTRK is funded by the Russian state, and RTR-Planeta is part of its external broadcasting alongside the English-language and other language services. Its purpose is to keep Russian-speaking communities connected to the country's own account of events, which shapes what the channel selects from the domestic schedule.

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