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Russian public broadcaster faces funding threat
Russia’s new public broadcast TV service, which began broadcasting last week, may be forced to…
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Viacom reveals audience’s social media habits
Viacom has unveiled the results of a study into how viewers of its channels use…
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Rostelecom TV base grows 13%
Russian telco Rostelecom’s pay TV subscriber base increased by 13% year-on-year to 6.8 million in…
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Akado adds Historya
Russian service provider Akado has added The Historya channel to its programming line-up. The channel…
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Eutelsat and RSCC partner with Astrium for Russian satellite
Eutelsat Communications and RSCC (the Russian Satellite Communications Company) have selected Astrium to build its…
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Russian regulator outlines plan for free DTT slot
The place in Russia’s second digital-terrestrial multiplex vacated by TV Tsentr (TV Centre) will be…
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VGTRK launches new history channel for Russia
Russian state broadcast organisation VGTRK has launched a new channel, Historya, designed to complement existing…
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VimpelCom names Moscow region chief
Russian service provider VimpelCom has named Artyom Nits as the new vice-president and regional director…
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NTV Plus launches TV Everywhere packages for sports fans
Russian pay TV broadcaster NTV Plus has launched a TV Everywhere service aimed at sports…
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RTRS opens applications for second multiplex
Russian broadcast infrastructure provider RTRS has launched a call for applications to build and operate…
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CTC hit by ratings drop
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has seen its operating income fall 8% year-on-year as ratings on…
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Two new Beeline packages for VimpelCom
Russian service provider VimpelCom has launched two new bundled TV and internet packages as part…
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Competition for DTT slot as TV Centre moves to Russia’s first multiplex
The Russian government is to open up a vacated space in its proposed second digital-terrestrial…
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VimpelCom introduces new Smart Box
Russian service provider VimpelCom has introduced a new WiFi-enabled ‘Smart Box’ gateway. The box, which…
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MTS network spend increases
Russian service provider MTS accounted for US$2.90 billion (€2.23 billion) of parent company Sistema’s expenditure…
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Rostelecom expands interactive TV service
Russian telecom operator Rostelecom has expanded its interactive TV service across the entire Altai region…
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VTB Capital buys Tricolor TV stake
VTB Capital, the investment arm of Russia’s VTB group, has bought a minority stake in…
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RRsat to launch Russian distribution solution
Israel-based satellite services provider RRsat is launching a new solution for international broadcasters to reach…
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VimpelCom names technical director for Urals unit
Russian service provider VimpelCom’s Urals region unit has named Vladimir Kokurin as technical director, in…
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VimpelCom launches mobile TV for iPads
Russian service provider VimpelCom has launched an over-the-top version of its TV service for iPad…
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MTS says it will fight Tele2 sale
Russian multi-play service provider MTS has said it will fight the acquisition of mobile telco…
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Rostelecom reports pay TV increase
Russian state-backed telecom operator Rostelecom reported a 12% year-on-year increase in pay TV subscribers to 6.6…
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Russian DTT platform will not be encrypted, says report
Russia’s ministry of communications has decided not to introduce encryption on the first and second…
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Shalimov takes over Star
The Russian ministry of defence has named Yuri Shalimov as CEO of its broadcasting division,…
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MTS pay TV figures dip
Russian service provider MTS saw its number of pay TV subscribers dip in Q4, though…
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Russian pay TV providers see threat from availability proposal
The Russian ministry of communications is reportedly planning to set out stringent service availability requirements…
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Russian ministry reportedly planning to replace Rostelecom chief
Russia’s ministry of communications is attempting to replace the head of state-backed telecom operator Rostelecom,…
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VimpelCom names regional chief
Russian service provider VimpelCom has named Viktor Pavlov as director of its Southern and North…
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Rostelecom names internet products chief
Russian state-backed service provider Rostelecom has named Alexey Basov as vice-president in charge of strategy…
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Rostelecom passes 1.5 million interactive TV customers
Russian service provider Rostelecom now has 1.5 million customers to its interactive TV service, a…