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Loewe secures investment, former Apple exec comes on-board
A group of investors that includes the former head of Apple Europe have acquired a…
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CTC Media appoints new head of Domashny network
Russia’s CTC Media has appointed former MTV Russia executive Lika Blank as the new head…
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Rostelecom placed fibre equipment orders
Russian service provider Rostelecom has awarded contracts for the supply of equipment to build Metro…
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VimpelCom broadband and TV marketing appointment
Russian service provider VimpelCom has named Anna Ryzhykova as director of marketing and business development…
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BBC details digital Winter Olympics plan
The BBC has unveiled plans to air “the most complete digital coverage of a Winter…
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Russian VOD service Stream.ru gears up for expansion
Russian video-on-demand service Stream.ru is gearing up for a Ukrainian launch, with more rollouts in…
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Tricolor passes 10 million paying subs
Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV has passed 10 million paying subscribers, according to the…
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MTS strategy chief leaves for Sistema
Russian service provider MTS’s vice-president for strategy, mergers and acquisitions and corporate development, Michael Hecker,…
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Russian government scales back digital TV promo funding
The Russian government has decided to withdraw RUB600 million (€13 million) of funding that had…
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DVB-T2 broadcasts begin in Yekaterinburg
Russian state broadcasting organisation RTRS has begun DVB-T2 based digital-terrestrial broadcasts in the Sverdlovsk region….
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Tattelecom launches mobile TV service
Tatarstan-based telecom operator Tattelecom plans a full commercial launch of new mobile TV service Fly…
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Tricolor TV to make SuperKino HD available to other operators
Russian pay TV provider Tricolor TV has struck a deal with broadcaster Pervyy HDTV that…
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MGTS looks to commercial market for TV service
Moscow city network operator MGTS is to provide an IPTV service for commercial customers, according…
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Tricolor TV plans to upgrade all subs to HD
Russian pay TV provider Tricolor TV plans to swap out set-top boxes not capable of…
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Russia’s Play unveils ambitious plans for 2014
Russian video-on-demand service Play is to enhance its service by launching full HD streaming and…
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VimpelCom names Ural region boss
Russian service provider VimpelCom has named Vladimir Shilin as director of its Ural region. Shilin,…
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Eurosport signs Beeline deal in Russia
Eurosport is set to expand its Russian reach after signing a multiyear distribution deal with…
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Lagardère launches Christmas special in Russia
Lagardère Active is to launch a Russian version of its popular French Christmas channel, La…
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MTG denies reports it is in talks to sell Russian pay TV stake
Modern Times Group (MTG) has denied reports it is in talks to sell its stake…
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Russia’s Raduga TV referred for operating without a licence
Russian DTH service Raduga TV has been referred to the country’s ministry of justice for…
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Zee plans Europe launch for Veria Living TV
Indian media giant Zee Entertainment Enterprises, the owner of Zee TV, is planning to launch…
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A+E makes History in Russia
A+E-owned channel History is launching in Russia today. History and its HD sister channel have…
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Russian VOD service Megogo.net to launch live TV feeds
Ukraine-headquartered VOD service Megogo.net is planning to launch live channel feeds through its service, according…
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TV3 and Dozhd compete for vacant Russian DTT slot
Russian channels TV3 and Dozhd will compete for the slot in the country’s second digital-terrestrial…
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Viacom looks to growth in Europe after difficult 2013
Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman has said that its business in Europe is stabilising after a…
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Tricolor tipped to become Europe’s second largest pay TV operator
Russia’s Tricolor is set to overtake BSkyB to become the second largest pay TV operator…
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Beltelecom adds NTV+ Premiere to Zala TV
Belarus telco Beltelecom has added pay TV channel NTV+ Premiere to its digital-terrestrial pay offering….
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CTC Media boosted by channel gains
Russian broadcaster CTC Media reached its highest third quarter profitability level since 2009, with TV…
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CTC Media appoints board member
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has appointed an executive at ABR Management, the corporate management company…
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Akado launches new channels
Russian cable operator Akado has added three new channels to its programming line-up. Akado has…