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Dom.ru upgrades to satellite distribution
Russian service provider ER-Telecom, which operates under the Dom.ru brand, has upgraded its TV primary…
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Tricolor TV renews Paramount content deal
Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV has renewed a licensing agreement with Paramount Pictures that…
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Nordic business boosts MTG’s performance
The Modern Times Group has increased profit and revenue in the most recent quarter on…
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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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Russia partially rows back on pay TV ad ban
Russia has partially backpedalled on legislation that would have banned advertising on all pay TV…
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Russians making massive use of pirated content
Seven in 10 respondents to a Russian market survey carried out by content security provider…
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GS Group consolidates units to create Russian TV tech leader
Russian technology provider GS Group is consolidating its digital TV software activities under a single…
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NBCUniversal pulling channels out of Russia
The channels arm of NBCUniversal is pulling out of the Russian market, citing the challenging…
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ER-Telecom launches TV everywhere
Russian service provider ER-Telecom, which operates under the Dom.ru brand, has launched an expanded multiscreen…
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Dom.ru taps Nagra for content security
Russian service provider ER-Telecom, which operates under the Dom.ru brand, has introduced comprehensive content protection…
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Russia completes transition to DVB-T2
Russia has completed the transition of its digital broadcasting infrastructure to DVB-T2 and closed down…
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Gazprom Media mulls future options for NTV+
Gazprom Media, the media holding company of the Russian energy giant, is mulling splitting up…
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SVoD service Megogo now on ER-Telecom’s Dom.ru TV
Russian service provider ER-Telecom has added Ukraine-based OTT TV service Megogo to its Dom.ru TV…
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Orion Express to carry Eurosport channels in HD
Russian pay TV operator Orion Express has signed an agreement with Discovery Networks CEEMEA to…
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CTC Media closes Moldovan subsidiary
Russian broadcaster CTC Media is closing its subsidiary in the Republic of Moldova and cutting…
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Akado adds Amedia Hits
Russian cable operator Akado has added drama series channel Amedia Hit to its programming line…
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CTC Media buys majority stake in CarambaTV
Russia’s CTC Media has paid RUB148 million for a 51% controlling stake in Russian digital…
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Okko first with Expendables 3 in 4K
Russian OTT TV service Okko, previously known as Play, is to premiere Hollywood movie The…
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CTC Media appoints new finance chief
Russia’s CTC Media has appointed Stanislav Ploschenko, the senior vice-president for finance at mining and…
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Orion Express sets out ambitious expansion programme
Russian pay TV operator Orion Express has set a target of raising its subscriber base…
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Russian digital-terrestrial platform expands reach
The first Russian digital-terrestrial multiplex now reaches over four in five of the country’s population,…
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Tele2 Russia teams up with SPB TV to launch OTT TV service
Russian mobile operator Tele2 has teamed up with technology provider SPB TV to launch an…
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Russia’s Raduga TV to close down
Russian pay TV operator Raduga TV, in which Modern Times Group (MTG) holds a 50%…
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GS Group unveils new replacement box for Tricolor TV
Russian technology company GS Group, the major supplier to pay TV operator Tricolor TV, has…
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New chief for Russia’s Tricolor TV
Russian pay TV leader Tricolor TV has confirmed Alexey Khodolov as its new CEO. Khodolov…
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PeerTV approved by Kartina
OTT TV technology provider PeerTV’s new HEVC set-top has been approved by Russian expatriate-focused OTT…
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BBC World News unshaken by new Russian legislation
The BBC has said that it will continue to broadcast the BBC World News channel…
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CTC Media appoints new head of Peretz Channel
Russia’s CTC Media has appointed the chief executive of U TV, Ruben Oganesyan, as the…
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GS Group plans 4K set-top launch next year
Russia-based GS Group expects to commercially launch 4K set-top boxes in the country from next…
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Tricolor TV outlines Russian pay TV principles
Large basic TV packages and the ability to upsell customers will help sustain the pay…