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Closed
  
November 1, 2015

Owned by
  
Russian Government

Network
  
VGTRK

Country
  
Russia

Russia-2

Launched
  
January 1, 2010 (Sport channel launched on June 12, 2003)

Picture format
  
576i 4:3 (SDTV) 1080i 16:9 (HDTV)

Russia-2 (Russian: Россия-2) was a Russian television channel operated by VGTRK. It primarily broadcasts sports.

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Before January 1, 2010 it was known as Sport, but since then it was re-branded due to broadened format.

On 1 November, 2015 the channel was closed, and its broadcasting frequency was taken by a new sports television channel Match TV.

News and current affairs

  • Bol`shoy sport (Big sport) — sports news.

    • Documentaries

  • Moya Planeta (My Planet) - blocks of programmes from Moya Planeta.
  • Nauka 2.0 (Science 2.0) - blocks of programmes from Nauka 2.0.

    • Others

  • Feature films (thrillers and adventures)

    • Sports events broadcast by channel

  • Biathlon World Cup
  • FIA Formula One World Championship
  • KHL
  • Premier League
  • Russian Premier League
  • The FA Cup
  • M-1 Global, UFC, Bellator MMA and other MMA Promotions

    • References

    Russia-2 Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA