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| Type | News, current affairs |
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| Broadcast area | Global (via YouTube) |
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| Owner | TVR Studios B.V. |
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| History | |
| Founded | 21 April 2008[1] |
| Launched | 27 April 2010[2] |
| Founder | Natalya Sindeyeva |
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| Webcast | Live stream |
| Website | tvrain |
TV Rain (Russian: Дождь, romanized: Dozhd, IPA: [ˈdoʂtʲ] ; stylized as ДО///ДЬ) is an independent Russian-language television channel. Launched in Russia in 2010, it has been based in the Netherlands since 2023.[3] It focuses on news, discussions, culture, politics, business reports, and documentaries. TV Rain is owned by journalist Natalya Sindeyeva. Its slogan is "Optimistic Channel."[4]
In March 2022, Russian authorities blocked access to TV Rain in response to its coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The channel relaunched from studios in Latvia in July,[5] but after multiple violations had its license cancelled in December. TV Rain continued to broadcast via YouTube and received a Dutch broadcast license in January 2023.[6][7]
- ^ "ООО ТЕЛЕКАНАЛ ДОЖДЬ" (in Russian). RBK Group. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ Жохова, Анастасия; Тофанюк, Елена (24 June 2013). "На какие деньги создан телеканал "Дождь" и почему он так и не стал бизнесом". Forbes Russia (in Russian). Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ Gessen, Masha (6 March 2023). "How Russian Journalists in Exile Are Covering the War in Ukraine". The New Yorker.
- ^ Balmforth, Tom (5 February 2014). "Russia's 'Optimistic Channel' Fighting For Survival". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Moscow. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "Russian independent TV Rain relaunches from abroad". Reuters. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "TV Rain receives broadcast license in the Netherlands". Meduza. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Dutch regulator grants Russian TV Rain broadcasting license – DW – 01/10/2023". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 10 January 2023.