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 ISP, United States via DirecTV, and in Turkey via Tivibu.[1]
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| Country | Russia |
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| Broadcast area | Russia CIS nations Europe United States 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) |
| Ownership | |
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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, Carousel International airs only Russian cartoons and some cartoons outside Russia except 2x2.
History
editCarousel was created in 2010 after Bibigon (Бибигон) and TeleNanny (ТелеНяня) merged to form the new channel.[2]
Shows
editCarousel 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
edit- ^ 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"
- ^ "Александр Гуревич: "Карусель" объединила детскую аудиторию "Бибигона" и "Теленяни"" [Alexander Gurevich: "Karusel" united the children's audience of "Bibigon" and "Telenyanya"]. rg.ru (in Russian). Gazeta. 12 January 2011. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2023.