TV Rain

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TV Rain
Дождь

Type	News, current affairs
Broadcast area	Global (via YouTube)
Headquarters	Moscow, Russia (2010–2022) Riga, Latvia (2022) Amsterdam, the Netherlands (2023–present)
Programming
Language(s)	Russian English
Picture format	576i (16:9 SDTV) 1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	TVR Studios B.V.
Key people	Natalya Sindeyeva (main owner, CEO) Tikhon Dzyadko (editor-in-chief)
History
Founded	21 April 2008; 16 years ago (2008-04-21)[1]
Launched	27 April 2010; 14 years ago (2010-04-27)[2]
Founder	Natalya Sindeyeva
Links
Webcast	Live stream
Website	tvrain.tv
Availability
Streaming media
Apple TV	details (in Russian)

TV Rain (Russian: Дождь, tr. Dozhd, IPA: [ˈdoʂtʲ] ^ⓘ; stylized as ДО///ДЬ) is an independent Russian television channel. Launched in 2010, it has been based in the Netherlands since 2023.^[3] It focuses on news, discussions, culture, politics, business reports, and documentaries. TV Rain is owned by journalist Natalya Sindeyeva. Its slogan is "Optimistic Channel."^[4]

In March 2022, Russian authorities blocked access to TV Rain in response to its coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The channel relaunched from studios in Latvia in July,^[5] but after multiple violations had its license cancelled in December. TV Rain continued to broadcast via YouTube and received a Dutch broadcast license in January 2023.^[6][7]