Rossiyskiye Vesti (Moscow), September 3, 2003

The first business channel RBC TV started broadcasting on September 2. Investments in this project reached $20m. In addition to its own programs, the channel will broadcast CNN and CNBC news. RBC TV broadcasts via satellite channels of the NTV+ company and the Kosmos-TV operator, cable networks of Moscow providers Comcor-TV and DIVO-TV, and regional broadcasters, as well as on the Internet via the network of Tochka.Ru. The channel covers 12 of Russia's largest cities; its potential audience is estimated at 17 million viewers.