Russia Today TV, also known as Russia Today and simply RT, is a globally broadcast English-language news channel from Russia, and the first all-digital Russian TV channel, sponsored by the state owned Russian news agency RIA-Novosti. The channel, which cost about $30 million in 2005 to set up and $60 million for its first year of operation, started broadcasting on December 10, 2005 with nearly 100 English-speaking journalists reporting for it worldwide, and is available around the world via satellite. The broadcast is also available online for free on the Russia Today homepage.
