Dom Kino is a round-the-clock cinema channel for true lovers of Russian cinematography. The channel features the best films by top Russian film directors, blockbusters, films awarded by major Russian and international film festivals, musicals, arthouse cinema, movies starring the best actors whose names are forever inscribed in the history of national cinematography, and the latest TV series. Dom Kino is 24 hours of uninterrupted film broadcasting in all genres — in digital quality, at convenient time and without commercial breaks. Every day on Dom Kino, viewers find the best works of Russian cinematography, from XX-century classics to the top premieres of the XXI century. In 2009, viewers were treated to an impressive list of grand premieres. For the first time, such films appeared on TV as Stilyagi (Zoot Suiters), Yarik, Skazhi Leo (Say Leo), Mikhail Porechenkov’s Den D (D-Day), Realny Papa (My Real Daddy), Valery Todorovski’s Tiski (Vice-like Grip), Kacheli (The Swing), Sem Kabinok (Seven Booths), Medvezhya Okhota (Bear Hunt), Zhestokost (Cruelty) starring Renata Litvinova, Kuka (The Little Orphan Girl), Nulevoy Kilometr (Kilometer Zero), Vragi (Enemies) by Maria Mozhar and Alexei Uchitel, Tikhaya Semeynaya Zhizn (Quiet Family Life), and Plus Odin (Plus One), the film that won the Kinotaur 2008 award. Brat (Brother) and Brat 2 (Brother 2), Mechenosets (The Swordsman), Retro Vtroyom (Retro for Three of Us), Progulka (Stroll), Ankor, Esche Ankor (Encore, Encore), Boomer, Voina (War), Zhmurki (Blind Man’s Bluff), Kukushka (Cuckoo), Mama Ne Goruy (Mother, Don’t Grieve), Zhenskaya Sobstvennost (Female Property), Blagoslovite Zhenshinu (Bless Our Women), Svyaz (The Connection), and other famous movies have been added to the channel’s cult film collection.

Dom Kino has featured the best serials: Lichnaya Zhizn Doktora Selivanovoy (The Personal Life of Dr. Selivanova), Kazus Kukotskogo (The Exceptional Case of Kukotsky), and the premiere of serial Vyzov (The Challenge). Both children and their parents enjoyed animation films Karlik Nos (The Dwarf Nose), Dobrynya Nikitich I Zmey Gorynych (Dobrynya Nikitich & Serpent Gorynich), and Alesha Popovich I Tugarin Zmey (Alyosha Popovich & Serpent Tugarin).

From the movie reserves of major Russian film studios and funds (Mosfilm, Lenfilm, Sverdlovskaya and Gorkovskaya Film Studios), several thousand works have been selected for Dom Kino that constitute the ’golden reserve’ of Russian cinematography and enjoy never-ending demand among the fans of the good old cinema. During special retrospective shows, the channel features films devoted to anniversaries and jubilees of famous actors, directors, and scriptwriters whose names will forever remain in the history of national cinematography. Dom Kino cooperates with most major film producers and distributors and is ready to treat its viewers to more than 30 grand premieres a year. Many films appear on Dom Kino long before their national premieres.

National research of non-air TV channels TNS TV Index + in the 1H of 2009 showed that Dom Kino reached the 5th position among all channels in terms of daily viewing time and became the leader in popularity in its segment. Dom Kino also registered the best parity of home reception and monthly viewing.