TEV (Russia)

TEV is a Russian free-to-air television channel which was launched on 22 October 2007 on pay television, replacing entertainment channel EntertainmentStratos, and was later launched as a free-to-air network, replacing Sports6 on December 13th, 2010. TEV is available as a cable and satellite channel, and is made available through regular operators.

History
When Morris Corporation planned to launch TEV Russia as an over-the-air service in 2006, their deal with a Russian media company was rejected by Russian authorities. A registration request was then filed in January of 2007 with the Russian media authority Roscomnadzor. On May 8th, 2007 the Russian television authority granted Morris Corporation CIS a cable television broadcasting license. TEV Russia replaced EntertainmentStratos, the change occurred on October 22nd as planned, the last program on EntertainmentStratos was an episode of South Park while the first program on TEV was the premiere of "The Simpsons Movie" after an introduction montage.

Current Programming
Main Article: List of programming aired by TEV (Russia)