Carousel or Carousel International, also known by its transliterated Russian name Карусель, is a Russian television dedicated to children and youth. It was founded by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. It is currently available in Russia, in France via Free, and in the United States via DirecTV.[1]
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| Country | Russia |
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| Broadcast area | Russia CIS nations Europe U.S. Canada Israel United Arab Emirates India United Kingdom |
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Russian |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i/480p for the SDTV feed) |
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| Sister channels | Channel One Russia, Russia-1, Russia-2, Russia-24, Russia-K, RTR-Planeta, My Planet, Sport-1, Moscow 24 |
| History | |
| Launched | 27 December 2010 |
| Replaced | Bibigon and TeleNyanya |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Threecolor | Channel 8 |
Since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, they are only airing Russian cartoons and some cartoons outside Russia, except 2x2 and still airing animated films of the world.
Programs
changeCarousel programming consists of a wide range of shows ranging from original animated and live-action Russian productions to famous cartoons from around the world, all either original or voiced-over into the Russian language. The schedule changes on an almost weekly basis to accommodate its vast library of shows both modern and vintage.
References
change- ↑ Carousel — The main russian TV channel for children and youth! Archived December 28, 2012, at the Wayback Machine "«Creating a children's television channel is difficult but very exciting! Our audience is very demanding, the most sincere, and undoubtedly the most important. Our channel is not only for entertainment, but for education, development and teaching. .. Nikolay Dubovoy — CEO, Carousel channel"