Tsargrad TV

Tsargrad TV (Russian: Царьград ТВ) is a Russian television channel owned by Konstantin Malofeev. He hired former Fox News producer Jack Hanick to help him launch the channel. The channel started broadcasting in 2015. It is known for being conservative, espousing Orthodox Christianity, and supporting Russian president Vladimir Putin.[1][2][3][4] In 2020 YouTube blocked its channel citing U.S. sanctions against Malofeev.[5]

Tsargrad TV
CountryRussian Federation
Broadcast areaRussia
HeadquartersMoscow, Russian Federation
Programming
Language(s)Russian
Ownership
OwnerKonstantin Malofeev
History
Launched12 April 2015 (2015-04-12)
Links
Websitetsargrad.tv

References
  1. Keating, Joshua (2014-10-20). "One of Vladimir Putin's Favorite Businessmen Wants to Start an Orthodox Christian Fox News". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  2. "God's TV, Russian style". Financial Times. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  3. "What Russian TV can tell us about Putin's goals". NewsComAu. 2017-05-11. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  4. ""Может, встать на табуретку и приладить петлю?"". lenta.ru. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  5. "Citing U.S. sanctions against Russian oligarch, YouTube permanently blocks right-wing, Christian Orthodox news network". meduza.io. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
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