The program has been nominated in the Best 24-hour News Program category.
RT’s RUPTLY video agency freelance cameraman Fyodor Zavaleikov was heavily wounded while filming the tragic events in Mariupol.
Other nominees in the Best 24-hour News Program category include US’ CNN, UK’s Sky News and Canada’s CBC.
RT won the Golden Nymph for the Best 24-hour News Program category in 2013.
The Monte Carlo Television Festival, established in 1961, is the world’s largest forum for television films, news stories and news programs. The main prize of the festival is the Golden Nymph, a golden copy of the Greek nymph Salmacis statue on display at the Louvre.
RT is a global news network that broadcasts 24/7 in English, Arabic and Spanish from its studios in Moscow, Washington, DC, and London. It is available to 700 million viewers worldwide. RT is the most watched TV news network on Youtube. The television channel has garnered three nominations for the prestigious International Emmy Award for news.