Russia Today Set for mioTV Launch

SINGAPORE: The 24-hour English-language channel Russia Today is launching on SingTel’s mioTV platform on December 1.

The channel will be offered free to all mioTV subscribers. Its topics span five main categories: news and headlines, which provides interviews with newsmakers and analysis; entertainment and arts, covering the main events in Russian culture; documentary, exploring Russian’s historical and cultural heritage; technology, looking at innovation; and sports, providing topical coverage of news, events and competitions from the world of Russian sports.

“We are pleased to welcome Russia Today onto mioTV,” said Tim Carmichael, the VP of mioTV at SingTel. “This further enhances our already diverse range of channels from around the globe, and will help us reach out to an even wider audience.”