RT was setup to step beyond the boundaries of bare facts and bring you the human side to every story. Broadcasting in English 24/7 in over 100 countries spread over five continents, RT is here to show how any story can be another story altogether.

RT's correspondents in New York and Washington, London and Paris, Delhi and Tel Aviv focus on international headlines whilst giving an innovative angle set to challenge viewers worldwide. RT was the first television station in the world to set up a bureau in Tskhinval, the capital of South Ossetia after the August 2008 conflict.

Launched in 2005, RT has speedily reached the heights of broadcasting popularity. In 2008 the monthly audience among those who have access or are aware of RT’s broadcasts on Time Warner Cable in NYC exceeds the one of BBC America by 11%. The daily audience of RT exceeds that of Deutsche Welle tenfold, within the same network.

In 2008, RT’s average monthly reach in Russia indicated a growth rate of 82% within just six months. Over the same period, the channel’s average daily reach grew by 46%.

In 2007, RT’s monthly audience share exceeded that of CNN and Bloomberg TV among NTV-PLUS satellite subscribers in Moscow.

Apart from regular news updates, RT offers a unique insight into many aspects of Russian history, culture and opinions. Its special projects are specifically tailored to accustom the international audience with the Russian perspective.

RT is available around the world on cable, satellite and online. In Europe, South Africa and North America, RT has an audience of around 200 million paying viewers among the pay-TV subscribers. RT was the first Russian news channel to harness intercontinental potential and have its live broadcast show on America’s “most important screens” – NASDAQ and Reuters.

Likewise, in August 2007, RT was the first channel in television history to report live from the North Pole.

Embracing technological advances, RT was the first Russian TV channel to hit the web with its own page on YouTube alongside its continuous online broadcast and blogs on services such as Facebook, MySpace and Blogger.

During the South Ossetian conflict alone, its YouTube viewership of South Ossetian reports alone rose to 1,330,803. The total RT viewership peaked at around 10-15 million. The number of RT's online viewers on the Livestation platform during this period surpassed that of such international broadcasting companies as BBC World News, Euronews and France 24, being second only to that of Al Jazeera English.

Presenters & Reporters

RT’s varied and vibrant team unites established talents in the broadcasting industry and newcomers to the TV screen. Together, they bring you breaking news, current affairs, opinion pieces and analysis that relates to a broad spectrum of international issues. Coming to you live from RT’s central Moscow studios or travelling to the heart of the action, our team covers top stories in Russia and around the globe. They are all dedicated to ensuring innovative perspectives and flawless professionalism.

Our channel’s correspondents are based in hot stops and political centres around the world. From the war-torn West Bank to the EU headquarters in Brussels, there is an RT representative keeping a close watch on developing stories. Our staff experts and analysts, predominantly based in our Moscow studios, promptly provide insightful commentary, often right as events unfold.

Although from a diverse backgrounds, the RT news team is united in keeping a hand on the pulse of current affairs and by its dedication to creating a pristine news service. But RT’s faces all have a different story. Each one of RT’s presenters, correspondents and analysts took a different path towards taking up their post at the channel.