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NTV+ in advanced talks to acquire Red Media
Russian pay TV operator NTV+ is in advanced talks to acquire local niche channel provider…
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Akado orders EuroDOCSIS gear from Sagemcom
Russian cable operator Akado has placed an order for EuroDOCSIS 3.0 customer premises equipment with…
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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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Orion Express launches satellite broadband
Russian DTH pay TV provider Orion Express has introduced a two-way satellite internet service as…
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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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E! Entertainment launching this week in Russia and CIS
Universal Networks International will launch E! Entertainment in Russia and the CIS countries at the…
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GS Group unveils satellite and terrestrial set-top
Russian technology investment firm GS Group is due to launch a new set-top-box that it…
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Verimatrix signs security deal with Russia’s MegaFon
Content security specialist Verimatrix has signed a deal with Russian telco MegaFon, which will use…
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Tricolor TV in running for new capacity at 75° East
Russian DTH leader Tricolor TV has reportedly applied for licences to operate transponders on Asia…
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Play increases revenues and subscribers
Russian on-demand service Play increased its revenues by 11 times and passed the 100,000 subscribers…
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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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Russian VoD market doubles with ivi.ru as leader
The Russian online video-on-demand market more than doubled last year to generate revenues of US$50.5…
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Tricolor TV to launch new Siberian service in April
Russian pay TV leader Tricolor TV is to begin broadcasting its new service for Siberia…
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ER-Telecom sees strong TV growth
Russian service provider ER-Telecom, which operates under the Dom.ru brand, had 2.566 million TV customers…
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ER-Telecom launches new HD set-top
Russian service provider ER-Telecom, which operates under the Dom.ru brand, has launched a new HD…
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Volia moves Russian channels to pay tier, awaits regulator’s move
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has said it will not remove Russian news channels from its…
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Russia’s RSCC launches two new TV satellites
The Russian Satellite Communication Company (RSCC) has successfully launched two new communications and broadcasting satellites…
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VimpelCom introduces new offer for TV
Russian service provider VimpelCom has launched a promotional offer for three new bundled pacakges free…
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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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CTC Media gets ready for Love
Russia’s CTC Media is set to launch a new female-skewing network called CTC Love at…
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VimpelCom boost from fibre growth
Russian service provider VimpelCom’s fixed line business was boosted by growth in fibre-to-the-building subscribers and…
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VimpelCom launches Beeline TV in Archangelsk
Russian service provider VimpelCom has launched its Beeline TV service in Archangelsk in the far…
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Russian regulator rejects Dozhd case
The Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service has rejected claims that independent TV channel TV Dozhd fell…
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VimpelCom names Moscow technical chief
Russian service provider VimpelCom, which operates under the Beeline brand, has named Sergey Druzhchenko as…
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Profmedia names Khanumyan as new chief
Russian broadcaster and media company Profmedia has named former Sistema Mass Media president Vladimir Khanumyan…
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MTS confirms Ericsson will build new hybrid TV platform
MTS has confirmed that it has contracted Ericsson to supply its hybrid TV platform combining…
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MTS taps Ericsson’s hybrid platform for widescale TV rollout
Russian service provider MTS is tapping Ericsson’s hybrid TV platform to build out a combined…
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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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New acting CEO for Russia’s Tricolor TV
Alexander Makarov, the CEO of Russian pay TV giant Tricolor TV, has resigned following the…
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Dom.ru increases share of Russian pay TV
Russian telecom provider ER-Telecom, which operates under the Dom.ru brand, increased its share of the…