Carousel (TV channel)

Carousel or Carousel International, also known by its transliterated Russian name Карусель, is a Russian television dedicated to children and youth. It was founded by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. It is currently available in Russia, in France via Free, and in the United States via DirecTV.[1]

Carousel
Carousel International
Карусель
Logo used since 2019
CountryRussia
Broadcast areaRussia
CIS nations
Europe
U.S.
Canada
Israel
United Arab Emirates
India
United Kingdom
HeadquartersMoscow, Russia
Programming
Language(s)Russian
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 576i/480p for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner
Sister channelsChannel One Russia, Russia-1, Russia-2, Russia-24, Russia-K, RTR-Planeta, My Planet, Sport-1, Moscow 24
History
Launched27 December 2010 (2010-12-27)
ReplacedBibigon and TeleNyanya
Links
Websitewww.karusel-tv.ru
Availability
Terrestrial
ThreecolorChannel 8

Since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, they are only airing Russian cartoons and some cartoons outside Russia, except 2x2 and still airing animated films of the world.

History

Carousel was created in 2010 after Bibigon (Бибигон) and TeleNanny (ТелеНяня) merged to form the new channel.[2]

Shows

Carousel programming consists of a wide range of shows ranging from original animated and live-action Russian productions to famous cartoons from around the world, all either original or voiced-over into the Russian language. The schedule changes on an almost weekly basis to accommodate its vast library of shows both modern and vintage.

Programs

References
  1. Carousel — The main russian TV channel for children and youth! Archived December 28, 2012, at the Wayback Machine "«Creating a children's television channel is difficult but very exciting! Our audience is very demanding, the most sincere, and undoubtedly the most important. Our channel is not only for entertainment, but for education, development and teaching. .. Nikolay Dubovoy — CEO, Carousel channel"
  2. "Александр Гуревич: "Карусель" объединила детскую аудиторию "Бибигона" и "Теленяни"" [Alexander Gurevich: "Karusel" united the children's audience of "Bibigon" and "Telenyanya"]. rg.ru (in Russian). Gazeta. 12 January 2011. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  3. "Мультсериал "Оранжевая корова" – детские мультфильмы на канале Карусель".
  4. "Мультсериал "Пег + Кот" – детские мультфильмы на канале Карусель".
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