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KHL is a 24/7 Russian Hockey channel.

The Kontinental Hockey League is an International League, set up in March 2008 to promote the successful development of hockey in Russia and other countries in Europe and Asia.

On March 27, 2008 the Hockey Federation of Russia (FHR) officially handed over all rights to stage the national championship to the KHL. The highest ranked Russian team will be proclaimed the Champion of Russia.

The four divisions of the League are named in honor of famous players and coaches: Vsevolod Bobrov, Anatoly Tarasov, Valery Kharlamov and Arkady Chernyshev. 24 clubs from Russia, Belarus, Latvia and Kazakhstan compete from September to April to lift the coveted Gagarin Cup.

The KHL Championship tournament is divided into regular season and play-offs:

• in the regular season all teams play 56 games (four against opponents in their own division and two games against opponents from other divisions);
• in the play-off series the best 16 teams of the regular season – eight from the Eastern Conference and eight from the Western – compete for the Gagarin Cup.

La Minor provides the best in Russian music to it’s viewers. This award winning channel will provide you with the best mix of all of your favourite Russian music!

Russian Extreme Sports is the only 24 hour Russian-language sport channels offering a unique combination of traditional Russian sports such as Football, including live games of the Russian Premier League, Ice Hockey, Basketball and exciting extreme sports such as mountain biking and skiing, paragliding, freestyle and many others. In addition, Russian Extreme Sports covers major international competitions, offers the latest sports news, detailed analysis by leading sports experts and interviews with the best athletes. Russian Extreme Sports is for the sport enthusiast!

CTC is one of the leading networks in Russia. It’s line-up provides all of the best of Russian and international productions. With it’s great mix of content, this channel targets audiences from age 6 to 54 and generally caters to a younger audience. CTC’s powerful brand has strong recognition with a broad cross-section of viewers who are attracted by its original and dynamic programming which has a youthful and aspirational outlook.

RTR-Planeta is a 24 hours Russian language general interest channel founded by the Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting company. Programming includes:

• up-to-the minute news
• documentaries
• award-winning television series
• celebrity talk shows
• and more!

NTV Canada is a premier Russian-language channel broadcasting original NTV programming from Moscow and Canada.

• 7 daily live news-broadcasts from Russia, a variety of feature films, TV serials, popular game shows and analysis of Russian/European soccer
• 2 of the highest-rated talk shows, “Free Speech” and “The Domino Principle”
• “Ours with Lev Novozhenev.” the top-rated program for immigrants

RTVi offers the best dramatic and cinematic productions of both the West and East, as well as independently-produced, special-interest programs

• movies, soap operas, cultural programs, news, public affairs, live coverage of local and national community events, sports, science, children’s shows, family entertainment, and how-to programs
• most-watched news, sitcoms ,dramas, documentaries and current affairs programs