Estonia’s public broadcaster ERR identifies three distinct television services: ETV, ETV2 and ETV+. Its published descriptions distinguish general-interest programming, culture and children’s material, and Russian-language local service. Jupiter is a viewing destination connected with those services, rather than a fourth interchangeable channel name.
At a glance
| Reference | Detail |
|---|---|
| Public-service organization | Estonian Public Broadcasting, ERR |
| Television identities | ETV, ETV2 and ETV+ |
| Russian-language local service | ETV+ |
| Web destinations | Jupiter and Jupiter+ |
The three television identities have different roles
ERR describes ETV as its general-interest service and ETV2 through culture and programming for children and younger teens. ETV+ is described as a Russian-language public-service channel focused on local news, culture and events in Estonia.
The local scope of ETV+ matters. A language identifies an audience connection; it does not automatically identify the country whose events a service covers. Russian-language reporting about Estonia should not be confused with a generic foreign-channel reference based only on the language.
Jupiter brings the web destinations together
ERR’s official June 2024 notice explains that the television websites were integrated with Jupiter. It distinguishes ETV and ETV2 destinations from ETV+’s Russian-language Jupiter+ route, while retaining program, live and catch-up functions.
For a viewer returning through an older bookmark, this explains why the web destination may look different while the television-service identity remains recognizable. A change in the site through which you find a channel is different from a new channel replacing it.
Written English news is a separate entry point
ERR’s navigation includes an English news portal alongside Estonian and Russian services. That is useful for someone researching a local subject before deciding which television item to follow.
An English article does not establish that the associated television segment has English audio or captions. Treat the written report and the audiovisual presentation as separate objects, even when both concern the same event.
| ERR reference | Documented role |
|---|---|
| ETV | General-interest television |
| ETV2 | Culture and younger-audience programming |
| ETV+ | Russian-language local public-service television |
| Jupiter / Jupiter+ | Web viewing destinations |
| English news portal | Written-news entry point |
Choose the subject and the presentation together
A household may share an interest in one Estonian story while preferring different media forms. Keeping the channel, item and language presentation separate makes it possible to discuss the same subject without assuming everyone needs the same route into it.
Country and language reference
| Reference | Detail |
|---|---|
| Directory name | Estonia |
| ISO code | EE |
| Region | Europe |
| Capital reference | Tallinn |
| Language context (CLDR snapshot) | Estonian, Russian, English, Finnish |
A dated clock example
A program time needs a date and a named time zone. The example below converts the same fixed UTC instant into the zones recorded for this directory entry; it is an illustration rather than a live clock.
| IANA time zone | Local date and time | UTC offset |
|---|---|---|
| Europe/Tallinn | 2026-11-04 22:00:00+02:00 | +0200 |
Useful answers
Does Russian-language ETV+ mean it covers only events outside Estonia?
No. ERR explicitly describes its local news, culture and events role for a Russian-speaking audience in Estonia.
Does an English ERR article guarantee English television tracks?
No. The written-news portal is a separate service. A particular television item has its own audio and caption presentation.