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Rostelecom
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Russian streamers to merge
Russia’s National Media Group and telco Rostelecom are to merge their streaming services more.tv and…
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Rostelecom to acquire Synterra Media
Russian service provider Rostelecom is to acquire Synterra Media, the leading media services operator in…
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Thema brokers two deals for Russia
Wildlife channel Love Nature 4K has launched on Russian service provider Rostelelecom’s Wink service. The…
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UFC launches dedicated TV channel in Russia
A new mixed martial arts channel, UFC TV, is launching in Russia on Rostelecom’s platform….
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Rostelecom sees lift in TV and fibre customers
Russian service provider Rostelecom has posted a 9% rise in IPTV subscribers last year, alongside…
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Rostelecom acquires Chuvashia operator
Russian service provider Rostelecom has acquired Infolink GC, one of the largest broadband and TV…
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Flix Snip launches in Russia with Rostelecom
Short-format content app Flix Snip has teamed up with Russian telecom giant Rostelecom to launch…
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Rostelecom launches 4K UHD pilot for hospitality sector
Russian telecom operator Rostelecom has launched a 4K UHD TV pilot project in St Petersburg….
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Rostelecom grows TV base and revenues
Russian service provider Rostelecom grew its pay TV base by 5% last year to reach…
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Russian pay TV growth slowing, but ARPU pushes revenues higher
The number of subscribers to pay TV in Russia grew by 3.2% last year to…
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Android TV adoption still at an early stage
Only 1% of European TV pay TV subscribers are currently using Android OS-powered set-top boxes,…
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Russian pay TV market growth slowing down
The Russian pay TV market reached 41.88 million households at the end of the third…
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New channel Eurosport Gold launches on Rostelecom
Russian service provider Rostelecom has launched new sports channel Eurosport Gold as part of its…
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Russian OTT services see subscription revenue outpace advertising
Subscription and transactional income for Russia’s streaming services surpassed advertising revenues in the first half…
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Clubbing TV Russia launches with Rostelecom
Dance music channel Clubbing TV has launched in Russia after securing carriage on Rostelecom’s TV…
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Rostelecom takes lion’s share of Russian IPTV adds
Russian service provider Rostelecom added half a million TV subscribers in the year to June,…
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Rostelecom names new VP
Russian service provider Rostelecom has named Boris Glazkov as vice-president. Glazkov previously served as director…
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Rostelecom names strategy chief
Russian service provider Rostelecom has named Sergei Anokhin as senior vice-president, responsible for strategic planning,…
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New chief for Rostelecom
Russian service provider Rostelecom has named Mikhail Oseevsky as president of the company, replacing Sergei…
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Rostelecom promotes transformation chief
Russian service provider Rostelecom has promoted Ekaterina Erofteeva to the position of vice-president in charge…
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Rostelecom sees TV growth
Russian service provider Rostelecom grew its pay TV base by 7% in the year to…
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Russian channels rebranded and refreshed
Russian channel provider Tsifrovoye televideniye (TSTV), a joint venture between Rostelecom and state-owned broadcaster RTR,…
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Rostelecom sees strong TV growth
Russian telecom operator Rostelecom reached 2.4 million IPTV subscribers at the end of June, up…
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Rostelecom to begin testing new ‘national’ search engine
Russian telecom operator Rostelecom is reportedly to begin beta-testing a new home-produced search engine, Sputnik.ru,…
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MTS loses pay TV subscribers but Russian market expands
Russian service provider MTS lost 12% of its pay TV subscribers last year, potentially knocking…
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Raduga TV owners reportedly set to sell up
The owners of Russian pay TV platform Raduga TV – Modern Times Group and Russia’s…
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Rostelecom offers 100 movies for RUB100
Russian service provider Rostelecom has launched a new promotional offer for its video-on-demand service, making…
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Russian operators and broadcasters team to create new industry body
Russian pay TV operators and other media companies have teamed up to create a broad-based…
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Paramount launching in Russia and Hungary
Viacom has struck new carriage deals for the Paramount Channel in Russia and Hungary. In…
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Rostelecom builds out new backbone in Sakha
Russian service provider Rostelecom has deployed a new DWDM-based optical backbone in the Siberian Republic…