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Russian channel launched
(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-09-08 11:13

CCTV will launch a Russian-language channel tomorrow, Zhang Changming, vice-president of the media group announced at a recent forum in Beijing.

The forum was organized to discuss cooperation between TV networks of member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

The new channel's 24-hour broadcasting will bring international news, interviews and cultural programs to an audience of more than 300 million, every day.