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Times of India eyes European TV opportunities
Times Television Network, the TV arm of newspaper publisher The Times of India Group, is…
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New chief for CTC
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has named Elmira Makhmutova as the new head of the CTC…
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Russia’s GS Group to launch Bangladesh DTH next year
Russian technology firm and set-top maker GS Group is due to launch national DTH satellite…
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CTC Media sets out ambitions for licensing business
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has launched a licensing business and has presented opportunities to potential…
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Russia’s Tricolor TV launch TV tablet with GS Group
Russian satellite TV provider Tricolor TV has launched a tablet computer designed to let users…
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MTS Russia to make satellite TV push
Russian service provider MTS is reportedly planning to spend RUB5 billion (€87 million) to buy…
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CNN set to pull channel in Russia
CNN is due to cease broadcasting in Russia at the end of the year, citing…
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CTC names new strategic communications chief
Russian broadcasters CTC Media has named Oleg Kuzmin as chief strategic communications officer. Kuzmin’s responsibilities…
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MTG wins one, loses one in Russia
Russian pay TV provider Orion Express has added 10 channels from Modern Times Group’s Viasat…
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Beeline launches catch-up TV
Russian service provider VimpelCom, which operates under the Beeline brand, has launched a catch-up TV…
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CTC mulls channels refocus
The target audience shares of CTC Media’s Russian TV networks were affected by overall audience…
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Russian VoD service Okko claims fourfold revenue increase
Russian video-on-demand service Okko – formerly known as Play – claims that it has seen…
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New commercial director for Orion Express
Russian pay TV operator Orion Express has named Sergey Stavropoltsev, until recently the acting CEO…
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MTG makes progress as Viaplay compensates for linear declines
Modern Times Group said it is making “significant progress,” with profits and revenues both up…
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Orion Express sees strong subscriber growth
Russian pay TV operator Orion Express has seen its subscriber base grow by 37% year-on-year…
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Tricolor TV launches 4K channel
Russian pay TV leader Tricolor TV has begun regular 4K TV broadcasts, with a pilot…
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Key Russian Express-AM6 satellite successfully launched
Russia’s Express-AM6 satellite has successfully been launched on board a Proton-M rocket from the Baikonur…
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Food Network launches in Russia
Scripps Networks International has launched Food Network in Russia, expanding the channel’s existing footprint in…
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Russia extends must-carry rules
The Russian government has extended and hardened must-carry rules imposed on the country’s pay TV…
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MTG and CTC mull options as Putin passes media law amendment
Russian president Vladimir Putin has signed into law the amendment to the country’s media law…
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MTS looking to launch satellite service, eyes Raduga TV
Russian service provider MTS plans to launch a satellite service and is in talks to…
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Orion Express names new CEO, takes on additional subscribers
Russian pay TV operator Orion Express has named Kirill Makhnovskiy as its new CEO, succeeding Aleksander…
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Russian pay TV ad ban could drive channels out of business
Up to 54 Russian TV channels could close as a result of the new Federal…
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Tricolor TV sees strong growth
Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV has passed the milestone of 15 million households, of…
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OTT TV player Vintera.TV claims success
Russia-based OTT TV service Vintera.TV has said the total viewing time spent on its platform…
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Akado adds NTV+ 3D
Russian service provider Akado has added pay TV operator NTV+’s 3D channel to its programming…
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GS Group in talks to create new DTH platform for Myanmar
Russian technology and platform provider GS Group has unveiled plans to create a new DTH…
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Akado orders new set-tops from Novabase
Russian cable operator Akado has ordered an initial supply of 20,000 HD boxes from Portuguese…
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Russian media law amendments pass second and third reading
Proposed amendments to Russian media law, which would block foreign investors owning more than 20%…
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Baltcom adds comedy channel
Latvian cable operator Baltcom has added Russian-language comedy channel Comedy TV to its programming line-up…