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Russia
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Emerging markets to drive satellite pay TV growth
Growth in emerging markets will help push the number of satellite pay TV homes globally…
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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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NTV+ to launch new basic package
Russian pay TV operator NTV+ plans to launch a new basic TV package on June…
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Akado reportedly planning OTT launch
Russian service provider Akado plans to launch an OTT TV offering in the near future,…
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Gazprom Space Systems begins moving Yamal-300K to new position
Gazprom Space Systems has begun moving the Yamal-300K satellite from its previous location at 90°…
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Orion Express overtakes ER-Telecom as number four pay TV player
Satellite TV provider Orion Express has overtaken fixed-line player ER-Telecom as the number four supplier…
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Popcornflix expands into Middle East, Latin America
Free movie and TV show streaming app Popcornflix has launched in 36 new countries – including 16…
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CTC Media launches movie streaming
Russia’s CTC Media has launched free movie streaming across its various channel websites and on…
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VIMN appoints comedy and entertainment head for Russia, CIS
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has appointed Ilya Hellert-Rozanov as head of comedy and entertainment channels in Russia, Ukraine,…
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Russian satellite placed in geostationary orbit
Russian satellite Express-AM7, operated by RSCC, has successfully been placed in geostationary orbit, according to…
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New CEO for NTV+
Russia’s Gazprom Media has appointed Aleksander Vronsky as the new CEO of its satellite pay…
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CNN wins Russian licence
Russian media and communications regulator Roskomnadzor has granted Turner Broadcasting’s CNN channel a licence to…
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Akado adds 12 FTA services
Russian service provider Komkor, which markets services under the Akado brand, has added 12 channels…
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Russia’s Express-АМ7 satellite now in orbit
The Russian Satellite Communication Company’s (RSCC’s) new communications and broadcasting satellite, Express-АМ7, is now in…
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RSCC commissions eastern Ka-band platform
Russian satellite operator RSCC has commissioned the eastern segment of its satellite high-speed internet system…
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MTS sees revenues rise, fixed subscribers fall
Russian multi-play service provider MTS has reported a 3.1% rise in revenue for 2014 to…
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VimpelCom names SFR’s Charlier as new CEO
Former SFR CEO Jean-Yves Charlier is to replace Jo Lunder as CEO of Russian service…
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ER-Telecom changes management structure
Russian service provider ER-Telecom has announced a change in its management structure with the creation…
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Tricolor content chief predicts 2015 UHD channel launches
Russia and several other countries will see the launch of the first “full-scale 4K channels…
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MTG chiefs quit CTC Media board
Modern Times Group’s CEO Jørgen Madsen Lindemann and CFO Mathias Hermansson have left the board…
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MTG denies CTC sale reports
Modern Times Group (MTG) has denied suggestions in the Russian press that it has held…
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CNN granted new Russian licence
Russian media regulator Roskomnadzor has reportedly approved US news channel CNN’s application for a new broadcast licence….
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ER-Telecom to acquire Yaroslavl cable network
Russian service provider ER-Telecom, which operates under the Dom.ru brand, is to acquire Yaroslavlteleset, a…
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Russian film and TV production on the up
During 2014 roughly 750 TV series and TV films were in different stages of production…
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RSCC to launch broadcast satellite next month
The Russia Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) is due to launch its Express AM7 satellite on…
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Orion Express names ex-MTS satellite chief as chairman
Russian pay TV provider Orion Express has named service provider MTS’s former head of satellite…
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CNN applies for new Russian licence
CNN has reportedly applied for a new licence to broadcast in Russia, three months after…
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Russia’s GS Group develops hybrid games console-TV receiver
Russia’s GS Group has developed a device that is designed to combine the functionality of…
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Russia’s Akado taps Arris for high-speed broadband delivery
Russian cable operator Akado has signed a deal to deploy Arris’ E6000 Converged Edge Router…
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Akado adds NTV HD
Russian service provider Komkor, which operates under the Akado brand, has added the HD version…