Russian Travel Guide

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Russian Travel Guide
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Hunting and fishing are Russian
pastimes celebrated by RTG TV
Radio presenter Diana Pylaeva
Decorated war journalist Igor Maximenko
Channel factfile
n Name: Russian Travel Guide TV
n Country: Russia
n Hot Bird TV Awards category: Documentary
n Final result: Runner-up
n Languages: English and Russian
n Launch date: May 1, 2009
n Satellite: Hot Bird, 13°E
n Frequency: 12.380GHz
n Polarity: Vertical
n FEC: 3/4
n Symbol rate: 27500
n Website: www.rtgtv.com
Russian Travel Guide TV is an
international documentary
television channel focused on the
cultural and geographical variety of the
world's largest country.
RTG TV broadcasts home-made,
high-quality content in both English and
Russian. Through engaging documentary
films, RTG TV gives a wider perspective on
Russian history, culture, cuisine, nature and
open-air adventures. With never-beforeseen documentaries available only on RTG
TV, viewers can take part in challenging
breakthroughs in the discovery of
unexplored locations.
The schedule is updated weekly with
diverse regional and cultural perspectives
covering nature, the animal world, active
holidays, hunting and fishing, cruises and
tours, city walks, people, culture, religion,
history, ethnography, cuisine, science and
technology, resorts.
There are no ordinary programmes, with
subjects ranging from a profile of
championship-wining rally driver Ilona
Nakutis to the history of the native people
of the remote Kamchatka peninsula.
RTG TV has a goal of presenting one of
the world's most mysterious countries, the
culture of which provokes interest and
attracts tourists throughout the world.
Presenters are drawn from a range of
backgrounds, including former
restauranteur Timojef Zudin, actress and
journalist Ludmila Shiryaeva, St Petersburg
radio presenter Diana Pylaeva, the fearless
Igor Maximenko, actor and fishing
enthusiast Igor Vukolov, travel journalist,
writer and radio host Irina Pudova, and
musician and petrol-head Andrej Ivanov.
The long-term project of the channel's
owners, Bridge edia, is to produce
documentaries about the CIS and former
Soviet Union Countries, as well as dubbing
into different languages, with a Turkish
version expected to launch in 2011. RTG
also hopes to localise films for Latin
America, the Middle East and Asia, and will
soon become an encrypted pay-TV channel
on Hot Bird.
Travel writer and radio host Irina Pudova
The glittering lights of Russia await
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Toolkit
What you need to receive RTG TV
n A free-to-air digital satellite receiver with a
50cm dish aimed at Hot Bird, 13°E
One night with RTG
A sample of the evening schedule on Russian Travel Guide TV
Freeride in Krasnaya
Polyana
Extreme sports
Presenter Aleksandr Kuzmitsky realises his dream of
snowboarding in the Caucasian mountains, where
there are no tourists and lifts.
Subpolar Ural nature
Nature
Subpolar Ural is a mysterious region of heavy mists,
taiga forest and beautiful legends; and area of 32,000
km², but a big part of this place is still unexplored.
Florists Bermyakov
Culture
The Bermyakov dynasty is known in many countries.
Father and son always perform in tandem at florists'
shows and create masterpieces from natural flowers.
Tour of Goryachy Klyuch
City tour
Goryachy Klyuch is a city-resort in Krasnodar Krai,
famed for the Medicinal Park, where minerals and
numerous sanatoriums attract people from all Russia.
Krasnodar tea
Cooking
Every Russian knows the taste of Krasnodar tea –
moderately tart, flavoured and invigorating.
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Hispasat
Footprint
Fedor Strizhkov, head of RTG TV (left),
celebrates winning the runner-up award
The Hot Bird TV Awards
The Hot Bird TV Awards shine a spotlight
on the thematic channels that enrich and
diversify the broadcasting experience for
many millions of viewers.
Hundreds of channels from around the
world enter this annual competition,
judged by an independent panel of media
experts and recognised at a gala
ceremony in Venice. Eutelsat, Europe’s
leading satellite operator, created this
event in 1998. It is now a joint initiative
between Eutelsat, Eurovisioni and SAT
Expo Europe, as a prestigious recognition
for channels broadcasting via its fleet.
The Hot Bird satellites form Eutelsat’s
premium broadcasting position,
receivable across Europe from 13°E.
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In 2010, the record number of 150 xx
channels from 21 countries entered the 11
categories: children’s, cinema, culture/
education, documentaries, fiction/general
entertainment, HDTV, lifestyle, music,
national window, news and sports.
Viewers will be able to vote online for the
People’s Choice Award 2011 when the
nominees are announced this summer.
Russian Travel Guide
plants its flag at the
North Pole
30°W
Iberian operator Hispasat began 2011 with the arrival of
its newest and largest satellite, Hispasat 1E, which will
take up duties at 30°W in spring. It’s the third
generation of satellites at this position, and will
continue to be backed up by Hispasats 1C and 1D as it
covers Spanish and Portuguese-language markets in
Europe and the Americas. Hispasat 1E also brings
additional coverage to these languages in Africa, and
has Ka-band transponders to provide high-speed
satellite broadband services using small antennas in
locations beyond the reach of terrestrial broadband.
n Operator: Hispasat
Satellites
n Hispasat 1C
Launched: Atlas 2As, Cape Canaveral, February 3, 2000
Launch mass: 3,113kg
Manufacturer: Alcatel Spacebus 3000B2
Transponders: 28 Ku-band
EIRP: 54dBW
Beams: Europe, America
n Hispasat 1D
Launched: Atlas 2As, Cape Canaveral, Sept 18, 2002
Launch mass: 3,250kg
Manufacturer: Alcatel Spacebus 3000B2
Transponders: 28 Ku-band
EIRP: 54dBW
Beams: Europe, America
n Hispasat 1E
Launched: Ariane 5 ECA, Korou, December 29, 2010
Launch mass: 5,270kg
Manufacturer: Space Systems Loral LS-1300
Transponders: 53 Ku-band
EIRP: 55dBW
Beams: Europe, America, Africa
More footprints at www.hispasat.com
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