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Russia
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Ex-government minister Volin named as RSCC director-general
Russian state-backed satellite operator Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) has named Alexey Volin as its…
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Russia’s Duma passes first stage of controversial cable TV monitoring bill
Russia’s parliament, the Duma, has passed the first reading of a controversial bill that would…
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SPI/Filmbox takes TDC to Russia with Orion
Channel provider SPI/FilmBox and its existing partner in the Russian market, pay TV outfit Orion…
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Beeline launches ‘4in1’ streaming and pay TV combination
Russian service provider Vimpelcom, which operates under the Beeline brand, has launched a new ‘four-in-one’…
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Russian digital and media minister Volin replaced
Alexey Volin, the deputy minister of digital development, communications and mass media, who was responsible…
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Tricolor strikes movie deal with NBCUniversal
Russian pay TV service Tricolor is boosting its feature film offering through new deal with…
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Akado adds basketball channel
Russian service provider Akado has added a new basketball channel to its sports line-up. The…
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NTV+ shuts down interactive TV service in favour of online
Russian pay TV operator NTV+ is shutting down its interactive TV offering in favour of…
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Russia’s MTS grows TV base in face of pandemic
Russian service provider MTS has posted solid second-quarter results, with growth in TV numbers contributing…
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Russia’s Beeline sees boost from TV as COVID-19 hits mobile
Russian service provider Veon, which operates the Beeline brand, saw its TV subscriber base jump…
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RSCC launches two new satellites
Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) has successfully launched two new satellites, Express-80 and Express-103, from…
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Beeline adds More.tv SVOD offering, names new CFO
Russian service provider VimpelCom, which operates under the Beeline brand has launched National Media Group-owned…
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Beeline updates cloud gaming service with Nvidia
Russian service provider VimpelCom, which operates under the Beeline brand, has updated its cloud gaming…
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Akado taps into Moscow makeover to connect 100 apartment buildings
Russian service provider Akado is to connect about 100 metropolitan residential buildings in Moscow being…
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Akado creates integrated broadband and streaming bundle with Okko
Russian service provider Akado has forged a partnership with OTT TV provider Okko that will…
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ER-Telecom and Beeline make new appointments
Russian service provider ER-Telecom has named a new chairman and set about reorganising its structure…
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Russia’s Akado changing ownership
AVK Investments, the vehicle of Russian businessman Maxim Mayorets, has taken a majority stake in…
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Thema brokers two deals for Russia
Wildlife channel Love Nature 4K has launched on Russian service provider Rostelelecom’s Wink service. The…
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Tricolor and Sony Pictures Television extend partnership
Russian service provider Tricolor and Sony Pictures Television have extended their relationship for a further…
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Akado launches cloud streaming game service
Russian service provider Akado has launched its planned cloud gaming streaming service in test mode….
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Tricolor makes its service available for free
Leading Russian pay TV operator Tricolor has become the latest major service provider to decrypt…
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Tricolor agrees licensing deal with ViacomCBS
Russian pay TV operator Tricolor has agreed a major licensing deal with ViacomCBS Global Distribution…
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Pay TV providers respond to Coronavirus with new offers
Pay TV providers are continuing to respond to the Coronavirus crisis and the confinement at…
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Netflix on the up in expanding Russian streaming market
Netflix now has a 4% share of the Russian streaming video market with about 140,000…
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Tricolor launches OTT service on Huawei AppGallery
Russian pay TV provider Tricolor TV has launched an app for the Huawei AppGallery, giving…
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Veon names interim Beeline CEO
Russia’s Veon has named Viktor Biryukov as interim CEO of its domestic service provider arm,…
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NTV+ passes OTT TV milestone
Russian pay TV service provider NTV+’s OTT TV service passed the 150,000-subscriber milestone in 2019,…
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Vivacom to distribute quartet of Russian international channels
Bulgarian service provider Vivacom is to provide satellite distribution for a quartet of popular Russian…
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Yandex acquires BBC Studios content for streaming service KinoPoisk
Russian tech giant Yandex has acquired an array of scripted series and kids shows for…
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Tricolor launches live event channel
Russian pay TV platform Tricolor has launched its own live event broadcast channel, Bolshoi Efir,…