NTV is a Russian free-to-air television channel that was launched as a subsidiary of Vladimir Gusinsky's company Media-Most. Since 14 April 2001 Gazprom Media controls the network. NTV has no official meaning according to Igor Malashenko, the author of the name and co-founder of the company, but in the 1990s unofficial transcripts of the acronym include "New" (Novoe), "Independent" (Nezavisimoe), "Non-governmental" (Negosudarstvennoe), "Our" (Nashe).
- Country
- Russia
- Headquarters
- Moscow, Ostankino Technical Center, Saint Petersburg
- Inception
- October 10, 1993
- Website
- https://www.ntv.ru/
