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Russian public TV service to begin online
Russia’s planned public broadcaster will begin as an online service in January, according to deputy…
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Figures show Russian pay TV growth
Russia’s pay TV market was worth RUB35.5 billion (€875 million) during the first nine months…
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HD boosting Tricolor’s subscriber numbers
Russia’s leading pay TV operator Tricolor ended September with 8.55 million subscribers after adding 750,000…
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CTC Media names business support chief
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has named Konstantin Khachaturov as head of business support and a…
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ALi to provide reference platform for Russian DTT
Set-top chipset provider ALi Corporation has joined forces with the Moscow Scientific-Research Television Institute (MNITI)…
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Rostelecom names government relations chief
Russian telco Rostelecom has named former deputy minister of communications Naum Marder as vice-president of…
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Russia takes DTT development plans forward
Russia is on course to complete digital switchover by 2017, according to broadcast infrastructure provider…
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Tricolor bans distribution of own HD channels
Russia’s leading pay TV operator Tricolor TV has suspended the distribution of movie channels Kino…
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Sony Entertainment Television HD on Continent TV
Russian pay TV operator Orion Express has added Sony Entertainment Television HD to its Continent…
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Megafon adopts Dune HD plug-in OTT device
Set-top box manufacturer Dune HD has launched a compact stick format device, HD Connect, that…
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DTT taking root in Russia
Some 12 million urban and five million rural households in Russia were able to receive…
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Russian public broadcast council names chairman
The newly formed Russian Public Television Council has named Oleg Tabakov, artistic director of the…
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NTV Plus adds Travel Channel HD
Russian pay TV operator NTV Plus is adding Travel Channel HD to its programming line-up….
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VimpelCom making payment for services easier
Russian service provider VimpelCom, which operates under the Beeline brand, has introduced an automatic top-up…
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Rostelecom creates new media unit
Russian service provider Rostelecom has created a new department to manage media assets headed by…
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Top Secret faces closure threat after losing Rostelecom carriage
One of the few TV channels in Russia to give space to independent journalism is…
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Russian regulator calls for time to settle Telenor dispute
Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service has called on the Moscow Arbitration Court to postpone a hearing…
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Food available from Akado
Russian thematic channel Eda (Food) is now available on cable service provider Akado’s platform. Food…
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CTC announces management changes
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has announced a series of management changes. Natalia Bilan, formerly head…
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Sony Turbo makes Russian debut
Sony’s male-skewed entertainment channel Sony Turbo has launched in Russia on pay TV operator Akado’s…
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Paramount Comedy on Beeline TV
Paramount Comedy Channel has secured carriage on Russian IPTV platform Beeline TV. The deal will…
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General Satellite to supply majority of Tricolor TV set-tops
Over half of Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV’s set-top boxes will be supplied by…
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CTC Media names new finance chief
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has named Nikolay Surikov as chief financial officer. Surikov was previously…
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NTV to offer free package promotion
Russian pay TV operator NTV Plus will let its customers watch seven premium packages free…
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Orion Express secures belated OK to broadcast on Intelsat Horizons-2
Russian pay TV operator Orion Express has secured regulatory approval to begin broadcasting on Intelsat’s…
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Tricolor expects boost from movies service revenues
Russian low-cost pay TV operator Tricolor TV plans to increase revenue from value-added services by…
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Russian PM signs decree to set up public broadcaster
Russia’s prime minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree to establish a public broadcasting service….
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MTG launches three movie channels for CIS
Modern Times Group (MTG)’s Viasat Broadcasting unit is to launch three new HD pay TV…
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Russian Perviy launches new Smart TV apps for LG
Russian channel Perviy HD has launched three applications for LG’s Smart TV platform focused on…
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UTH rebrands and refocuses Muz as You
Russian channel provider UTH Russia is to rebrand its music channel Muz in the autumn…