Moscow, August 1 (RIA Novosti) - Russia will soon have an all-science satellite television channel of its own, based on the same concept as the Discovery channel, a prominent media figure said Monday.
Valery Ruzin, vice president of the Eurasian Television and Radio Academy, one of the co-founding organizations, told a RIA Novosti news conference that the channel, The World of Knowledge, was being set up in association with Moscow City Hall and that it would likely begin broadcasting by the end of this year. Several private regional broadcasters, such as Ukraine's Inter, may also contribute to the project, he said.
The World of Knowledge will broadcast scientific programs and have a budget of several million dollars per year, Ruzin said. He added that despite the modest financing, many members of the Russian and foreign research elite had already expressed interest in collaborating with the new channel, which will be headed by Vice President of the Russian Academy of Sciences and established television presenter Sergei Kapitsa.
