TNT (Russian TV channel)

TNT ТНТ
Launched	1 January 1998
Owned by	Gazprom Media
Picture format	4:3 (576i, SDTV)
Audience share	7.9% overall and 16.6% in 18-30 (Q3 2013, TNS Russia and TNT )
Slogan	Feel our love! (Russian: Почувствуй нашу любовь!) The most powerful TV brand (Russian: Самый сильный телевизионный бренд) (September 23, 2015-present)
Country	Russia
Language	Russian
Broadcast area	Russia
Headquarters	Moscow, Russia
Website	http://tnt-online.ru

TNT (Means: Your New Television. Russian: ТНТ, Твоё Новое Телевидение, Tvoyo Novoye Televideniye) is a Russian brand name of TNT-Broadcasting Network, one of Russia’s top five television networks. It reaches over 100 million people throughout Russia offering a light entertainment aimed at a younger audience from age 16 through age 30.

Thanks to its blend of innovative reality programmes and a variety of original comedy shows backed up by probably the most aggressive marketing in the market, TNT demonstrated a record-breaking growth in both revenues and audience share. In the last four years, TNT’s national share of audience (6 – 54 years old) increased from 3.9% in 2002 to 6.9% in 2009.

TNT logo used from August 19, 2002 until 2009

TNT’s business model is similar to the US TV Networks whereby its signal is distributed by both own and operated stations and affiliate stations. In return the local stations get a share of advertising time within the content provided by TNT.

TNT delivers its signal through satellites in four different orbits, allowing its 20 own TV stations and over 350 affiliates to receive the signal in their respective time zones. TNT’s signal is received and retransmitted by local network stations covering in 760 Russian cities. Sale of advertising is TNT’s main source of revenue. As of July 2013 Roman Petrenko, previously General Director of TNT (2002-2013), is the new Chairman Of the Board (CEO) of JSC TNT-Broadcasting Network.

Nowadays TNT is one of the most popular entertainment channels of Russia.

• Dom-2
• Comedy Club
• Bitva extrasensov (The Battle of extrasensory)
• NNF (Inexplicable, yet a Fact)
• Interny (Interns)
• Univer
• Univer. Novaya obschaga
• Real Boys (Russia)
• Zaycev+1
• DeFF4onki

Programming blocks

TNT Russia shows Nickelodeon programs weekdays 7.00 am until 8.30 am and 12.30 am until 2.00 pm (MSK) and weekends 6.00 am 8.40 am (MSK).

Current

• SpongeBob SquarePants (Губка Боб)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Черепашки-ниндзя)

Former programming

• The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron (Джимми Нейтрон)
• Rocket Power (Ракетная Мощь)
• The Angry Beavers (Крутые Бобры)
• Aaahh! Real Monsters! (Настоящие Монстры)
• CatDog (Котопёс)
• The Wild Thornberrys (Дикая Семейка Торнберри)
• Rugrats (Ох Уж Эти Детки)
• All Grown Up (Детки Подросли)
• The Ren & Stimpy Show (Шоу Рэна и Стимпи)
• Kappa Mikey (Каппа Майки)
• Oh Yeah! Cartoons (Ох уж эти мультфильмы)
• As Told By Ginger (Как говорит Джинджер)
• Hey Arnold! (Эй, Арнольд!)
• My Life As A Teenage Robot (Жизнь и Приключения Робота-Подростка)
• Dora The Explorer (Даша - Следопыт)
• Are You Afraid of the Dark? (Боишься ли Ты Темноты?)
• iCarly (Айкарли)

External links

• Official website (Russian)
• YouTube channel (Russian)