Russian TV channels on DIRECTV
Stay connected to the Russian news, shows and movies you love with DIRECTV. Russian packages and à la carte channel options bring you a variety of Russian entertainment.
Start with a base package – the BASIC CHOICETM with 80+ English language channels or the bigger PREFERRED CHOICETM package with 120+ English-language channels – and add the Russian package of your choice. Don’t miss out on quality Russian TV. Call now to order DIRECTV and get your favorite Russian channels!

Check out DIRECTV Russian channel packages
Call to add any of these packages to your DIRECTV service.
RussianDirectTM
Enjoy 5 of the most known TV channels in Russian television, including popular shows and sports on Channel One, blockbuster movies on Dom Kino and your favorite Russian-language programs of the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and 90’s on Vremya.
RussianDirectTM Plus
The basics you love plus the extras you miss most, like Muzika Pervogo – the first music channel in Russian and Ukranian, and RTVi – the only global Russian-language TV network!
RussianDirectTM II
Watch the best in Russian-language programming with 8 popular channels, including 24-hour news on ROSSIYA 24, childrens’ programming on Karousel, and sports and politics on RTR Planeta.
Tune in to popular Russian channels on DIRECTV
See your favorite shows on top Russian-language channels.
Channel Name | Channel # | Channel Description | RussianDirectTM $14.99/mo |
RussianDirectTM Plus $29.99/mo |
RussianDirectTM II $34.99/mo |
à la carte $14.99/mo (each) |
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Channel One Russia Worldwide (C1RW) | 2140 | News, game shows, films, features, talk shows with your favorite hosts and much more. Channel 1 is the staple of any Russian-language television package. The most known TV brand in Russian television, Channel One offers a diverse mix of programming, sure to please the pickiest of viewers. | YES | YES | YES | |
RTR Planeta | 2141 | A little bit of everything for everyone, RTR Planeta airs political discussions, feature films and documentaries, history programming, arts, theater and ballet shows, all in Russian-language. | YES | YES | YES | |
Dom Kino | 2142 | The perfect channel for Russian-language movie lovers, you’ll get non-stop action from your favorite flicks, past and present. Reminisce with Russian-language movie classics and keep up to date with blockbusters of today. Plus, see the best TV series and programs about people who make movies. Dom Kino offers viewers a wide variety of film entertainment. | YES | YES | YES | |
Muzika Pervogo | 2143 | Music can transport you in a way that few other things can. Muzika Pervogo was the first Ukranian and Russian music channel in North America. Tune in to see quality entertainment, music videos, hit parades and much more for the younger Russian and Ukrainian-speaking audiences. | YES | YES | YES | |
Vremya: Retro Channel | 2144 | The best of the past, Vremya is a TV channel with a familiar and incredible mix of programs from ’60s, ’70s, ’80s and ’90s, Vremya presents your favorite TV hosts of the past. See the actors, musicians, athletes, scientists and politics of those people who influenced you most so long ago. | YES | YES | ||
Carousel | 2145 | DIRECTV EXCLUSIVE! Keep your kids connected to their Russian heritage with Karousel, the only Russian-language children’s channel available on U.S. television. Cartoons and educational programs are just a few of the programming options available to encourage kids to learn and love the Russian language. | YES | YES | ||
Rossiya 24 | 2147 | 24/7 news coverage with a homeland perspective. Enjoy Russian-language current events twenty four hours a day a stay tuned with what’s happening in the country, and to the people, you care about. | YES | YES | YES | |
RTVi | 2148 | RTVi is not only a TV network, but it is the only global Russian-language TV network with a proprietary news service- that means it is a reliable source for news and entertainment for Russian-language speaking viewers across the globe. | YES | YES | YES |
order Russian Channels à la carte

RTR Planeta – $14.99/mo.

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