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'''RT UK''', also known as '''Russia Today''', was a [[free-to-air]] television news channel based in the United Kingdom. It was part of the [[RT (TV network)|RT network]], a Russian [[State media|state-controlled]] international [[television network]] funded by the federal tax budget of the [[Russian government]].[{{cite news|url=https://medium.com/dfrlab/question-that-rts-military-mission-4c4bd9f72c88|title=Question That: RT's Military Mission|last=Nimmo|first=Ben|work=Atlantic Council-Digital Forensic Research Lab|publisher=[[medium.com]]|access-date=13 March 2018}}] The channel's head was Nikolay Bogachikhin.[{{cite news|date=5 July 2017|title=Inside Russia Today...|work=[[BBC Radio 4]]|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08wmk2q|access-date=23 January 2021}}] Launched in 2014, it ran live broadcasts for seven years and ceased broadcasting from London in July 2021. |
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'''RT UK''', also known as '''Russia Today''', was a [[free-to-air]] television news channel based in the United Kingdom. It was part of the [[RT (TV network)|RT network]], a Russian [[State media|state-controlled]] international [[television network]] funded by the federal tax budget of the [[Russian government]].[{{cite news|url=https://medium.com/dfrlab/question-that-rts-military-mission-4c4bd9f72c88|title=Question That: RT's Military Mission|last=Nimmo|first=Ben|work=Atlantic Council-Digital Forensic Research Lab|publisher=[[medium.com]]|access-date=13 March 2018}}] The channel's head was Nikolay Bogachikhin.[{{cite news|date=5 July 2017|title=Inside Russia Today...|work=[[BBC Radio 4]]|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08wmk2q|access-date=23 January 2021}}] Launched in 2014, it ran live broadcasts for seven years and ceased broadcasting from London in July 2021. |
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RT UK served as the home and production base of RT's UK-based programmes. The channel's studios were located in [[Millbank Tower]] 21–24, the same rooms now used by [[Reform UK]].[{{Cite web |title=RUSSIA TODAY TV UK LIMITED people - Find and update company information - GOV.UK |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05522952/officers#:~:text=Millbank%20Tower%20-%2016th%20Floor,%2021-24%20Millbank,%20Westminster],%20London,%20England,%20SW1P%204QP |access-date=2026-02-04 |website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |language=en}}[{{Cite web |title=REFORM 2025 LTD overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11694875#:~:text=Millbank%20Tower,%2021-24%20Millbank,%20London,%20England,%20SW1P%204QP |access-date=2026-02-04 |website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |language=en}}] Prior to its closure, the channel offered four hours of its own programming per day, airing RT UK News Monday through Friday at 7 pm, 8 pm, 9 pm and 10 pm. The RT UK News anchors were Bill Dod and Kate Partridge. RT International now broadcasts in its place, though the channel is still available online through RT's websites and social media. |
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RT UK served as the home and production base of RT's UK-based programmes. The channel's studios were located in [[Millbank Tower]].[{{Cite web |title=RUSSIA TODAY TV UK LIMITED people - Find and update company information - GOV.UK |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05522952/officers#:~:text=Millbank%20Tower%20-%2016th%20Floor,%2021-24%20Millbank,%20Westminster,%20London,%20England,%20SW1P%204QP |access-date=2026-02-04 |website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk |language=en}}] Prior to its closure, the channel offered four hours of its own programming per day, airing RT UK News Monday through Friday at 7 pm, 8 pm, 9 pm and 10 pm. The RT UK News anchors were Bill Dod and Kate Partridge. RT International now broadcasts in its place, though the channel is still available online through RT's websites and social media. |
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The UK media regulator [[Ofcom]] repeatedly found RT to have breached its rules on impartiality and on one occasion found it had broadcast "materially misleading" content.[{{cite news |first=William |last=Turvill |title=Ofcom rules against Russia Today over Syria conflict report |url=http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/ofcom-rules-against-russia-today-over-syria-conflict-report |date=15 November 2012 |work=Press Gazette |publisher=Progressive Media International |access-date=23 January 2016}}][{{cite news|date=21 September 2015|title=UK regulator Ofcom backs BBC in Russian TV case|work=[[BBC News]]|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-34316047|access-date=23 January 2016}}][{{cite news|last=Plunkett|first=John|date=10 November 2014|title=Russia Today threatened with Ofcom sanctions due to bias|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/nov/10/russia-today-ofcom-sanctions-impartiality-ukraine-coverage|access-date=23 January 2016}}] On 18 March 2022, Ofcom cancelled RT's UK broadcasting licence "with immediate effect" after concluding the outlet was not "fit and proper" or a "responsible broadcaster".[{{cite news|url=https://news.sky.com/story/russia-today-has-its-licence-to-broadcast-in-uk-revoked-with-immediate-effect-by-watchdog-ofcom-12569028|title=Russia Today has its licence to broadcast in UK cancelled with immediate effect by watchdog Ofcom|work=Sky News|date=18 March 2022|access-date=18 March 2022}}] |
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The UK media regulator [[Ofcom]] repeatedly found RT to have breached its rules on impartiality and on one occasion found it had broadcast "materially misleading" content.[{{cite news |first=William |last=Turvill |title=Ofcom rules against Russia Today over Syria conflict report |url=http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/ofcom-rules-against-russia-today-over-syria-conflict-report |date=15 November 2012 |work=Press Gazette |publisher=Progressive Media International |access-date=23 January 2016}}][{{cite news|date=21 September 2015|title=UK regulator Ofcom backs BBC in Russian TV case|work=[[BBC News]]|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-34316047|access-date=23 January 2016}}][{{cite news|last=Plunkett|first=John|date=10 November 2014|title=Russia Today threatened with Ofcom sanctions due to bias|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/nov/10/russia-today-ofcom-sanctions-impartiality-ukraine-coverage|access-date=23 January 2016}}] On 18 March 2022, Ofcom cancelled RT's UK broadcasting licence "with immediate effect" after concluding the outlet was not "fit and proper" or a "responsible broadcaster".[{{cite news|url=https://news.sky.com/story/russia-today-has-its-licence-to-broadcast-in-uk-revoked-with-immediate-effect-by-watchdog-ofcom-12569028|title=Russia Today has its licence to broadcast in UK cancelled with immediate effect by watchdog Ofcom|work=Sky News|date=18 March 2022|access-date=18 March 2022}}] |
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