- spe aking ▁view ers ▁outside ▁Russia . ▁R TV i ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁source ▁of ▁information , ▁in ▁some ▁cases ▁it ’ s ▁the ▁only ▁TV ▁channel ▁available ▁for ▁Russian - spe aking ▁communities ▁in ▁a ▁particular ▁region . ▁ ▁Russian ▁TV ▁journalist ▁Alex ey ▁P iv ov ar ov ▁was ▁appointed ▁editor - in - ch ief ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁After ▁ac quisition ▁by ▁Isra ely an , ▁P iv ov ar ov ▁remains ▁the ▁chief ▁editor ▁as ▁of ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Staff ▁R TV i ' s ▁News ▁Director ▁and ▁Editor - in - Ch ief ▁is ▁Ek ater ine ▁Kot rik ad ze ▁who ▁has ▁head ed ▁the ▁Moscow ▁edition ▁since ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁following ▁her ▁return ▁to ▁Russia ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Alex ey ▁Z y unk in ▁joined ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁as ▁R TV i ' s ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁Program ming ▁and ▁Production . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁www . rt vi . tv ▁ ▁www . rt vi . com ▁ ▁http :// www . run y web . com / articles / le is ure / tv - radio - press / rt vi - present ed - the - new - le ad ership - in - new - y ork - the - updated - con cept - of - the - channel . html ▁▁▁ ▁Category : M ass ▁media