[2] The channel is considered to be the successor of ANS TV due to the number of similarities,[3] although a Baku State University professor assured that it is a different network altogether.

[4] Real TV began broadcasting initially as an internet television channel on 28 February 2018.

[7] It commenced test broadcasts on the same day, with many former employees of the defunct ANS TV joining the channel.

[9] Real TV initially broadcast for 19 hours a day,[10] but was later converted into a 24-hour channel on 17 September 2018.

[10] The programming structure is said to heavily resemble ANS TV, as its reporting style, as well as the set design, is considered to be the very similar.