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Russia
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Russian rights-holders team up to combat piracy
A group of Russian media rights holders comprising producer and channel provider Sistema Mass-Media and…
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Akado adds Kino TV to line-up
Russian service provider Akado has added local movie channel Kino TV to its programming line-up….
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ER-Telecom files application to buy into Akado
Russian service provider ER-Telecom has filed an application with the Federal Antimonopoly Service to acquire…
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New CEO for Russia’s TNT
Gazprom-Media owned Russian TV channel TNT has named Igor Goyhberg as its new CEO. Goyhberg…
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Russian media firms join forces to fight illegal downloads
Russian film and TV companies are creating a new group that will fight online piracy….
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Tricolor-TV loses content chief
Russian pay TV operator Tricolor-TV’s director of content, Julia Shahmanova, has left the company. Tricolor-TV…
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Satellite problems cause Russian TV outages
Four state-run Russian TV channels went black for around 117 million people at the end…
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VimpelCom consolidates subsidiaries
Russian service provider VimpelCom has completed the acquisition and integration of a number of regional…
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Tricolor TV tops Moscow digital league
Russian DTH pay TV provider Tricolor TV is now the leading digital pay TV service…
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New investors for Rostelecom
The Russian Direct Investment Fund and Deutsche Bank together have acquired a minority stake in…
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Eutelsat strikes new deals with RSCC, Tricolor TV
Satellite operator Eutelsat has struck a new 15-year deal witih Russian satellite operator RSCC to…
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Akado launches Amedia package
Russian service provider Akado has launched the two channels provided by production group Amedia on…
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Russia’s U Channel scores exclusive MTV content
Female-skewing Russian network U Channel has scored an exclusive deal with Viacom International Media Networks…
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Russian government looking to rivals for Rostelecom privatisation
The Russian government may look to offer a majority of service provider Rostelecom’s shares to…
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Sistema Mass-Media hit by shifts in production schedule
Russian conglomerate Sistema’s Sistema Mass-Media division saw its revenues and operating income plummet in the…
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Arris looks to eastern European growth
Following its US$2.2 billion (€1.7 billion) acquisition of Motorola Home earlier this year, Arris is…
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ArirangTV extends reach in Russia and Tanzania
Korean international channel ArirangTV is extending its reach in Russia and launching in Tanzania. In…
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RTRS awards contracts for second Russian DTT multiplex
Russian broadcasting infrastructure provider RTRS has selected the system integrators that will be responsible for…
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Rostelecom launches TV service for Android devices
Russian service provider Rostelecom has launched a new Zabava TV app for Android devices, giving…
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Russia’s Tvingo hits 30,000 IPTV subscribers
Russian regional fixed operator Tvingo Telecom has reached 30,000 IPTV customers, it has announced. The…
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Russian public broadcaster needs more funds, says director
Russia’s recently launched public broadcast channel PTV will run out of money by the end…
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Rostelecom names new strategy and investor relations chief
Russian service provider Rostelecom has named Maria Florenteva as vice-president, strategic planning and investors relations….
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MTS pay TV figures slip
Russian multi-play service provider MTS reported a 1.8% decline in pay TV subscribers quarter-over-quarter in Q1…
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NTV Plus introduces instalment plan payment
Russian pay TV operator NTV Plus has introduced an instalment payment plan for its services….
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Amedia channels join Beeline TV
Russian service provider VimpelCom, which operates the Beeline brand, has struck a deal with producer…
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Tricolor adds Lagardère channels to new kids package
Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV has added Lagardère channels TiJi Russia and Gulli Russia…
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Viacom to relaunch MTV Russia as former partners debut new channels
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) is to re-launch the Russian version of MTV. The move…
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JimJam launches on Russia’s Tricolor TV
Chello Zone is set to launch its pre-school kidss network JimJam on Russian satellite platform…
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Telefónica, Megafon target OTT with partnership
Spanish telco Telefónica has signed a strategic partnership with Russian telecoms firm MegaFon, in a…
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Akado moves forward with reorganisation
Russian service provider Akado is reorganising and simplified its structure, combining a range of operating…