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NTV Plus boosts channel line-up
Russian pay TV operator NTV Plus has added five new channels to its line-up. Youth…
Rostelecom launches new multiscreen TV service, aims to add 500K subs this year
Russian service provider Rostelecom is relaunching its IPTV service with the addition of new channels…
TTC launches cable TV in three new cities
Russian service provider TransTeleCom (TTC) has launched cable TV services in the cities of Barnaul…
VimpelCom posts fixed-line growth
Russian quad-play provider VimpelCom, which operates the Beeline brand of fixed and mobile broadband, TV…
NTV Plus widens availability of HD package
Russian pay TV operator NTV Plus is to make its HD service, NTV Plus HD,…
CTC launches in Caucasian region
Russian broadcaster CTC Media is launching its international channel in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan after…
TTC wins regional cable TV licence
Russian telco TransTeleCom’s (TTC) regional subsidiary TTC South-East has been awarded a licence to provide…
New head for Russian regulator
Russian deputy minister of communications Aleksandr Zharov has been named as the new head of…
RuTube turns to MegaFon for CDN services
The popular Russian video website RuTube has struck a deal with telco MegaFon for CDN…
Telenor expects DTH growth from CEE telcos
There is still room for DTH growth in central and eastern Europe as telcos seek…
Sistema mulls possible DTT launch
Russian conglomerate Sistema is mulling the possible launch of digital-terrestrial TV services using a 470-694MHz…
CTC International launches in Kyrgyzstan
Russian broadcaster CTC Media’s international channel CTC International is launching in the central Asian state…
VimpelCom restructures Russian business
Russian service provider VimpelCom, which operates under the Beeline brand, has unveiled a change in…
All change at Megafon as TeliaSonera exits
The owners of Russian service provider Megafon have agreed a deal whereby TeliaSonera and entrepreneur…
NTV Plus launches free sports service
Russian pay TV operator NTV Plus is launching a sports website that will enable users…
Rostelecom strategy chief to quit
Russian service provider Rostelecom’s vice-president of strategic development, Vahagn Martirosyan, is to leave the company,…
VimpelCom launches Beeline TV in Sochi
Russian service provider VimpelCom, which operates under the Beeline brand, has launched its Beeline TV…
Moscow operator planning to invest heavily in FTTH
Sistema-owned Moscow network operator MGTS is planning to invest US$600 million (€450 million) this year…
Megafon names Tavrin as CEO
Russian service provider Megafon has named Ivan Tavrin as its new CEO earlier than expected,…
Beeline TV appoints digital TV director
Vimpelcom-owned Russian IPTV operator Beeline TV has appointed Timur Alyautdinova as director of broadband and…
VimpelCom names digital TV and broadband chief
Russian service provider VimpelCom, which operates under the Beeline brand, has named Timur Alyautdinov as…
Russia scraps DVB-H plans
Russia’s communications ministry is scrapping plans to develop DVB-H mobile TV services in the country…
Tricolor adds new HD channels
Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV has added HD Life and Fox Life HD to…
CTC Media launches Videomore on Android
Russian broadcaster CTC Media is launching its online video social networking service Videomore on Android…
Rostelecom to absorb NTC
Russian service provider Rostelecom is to absorb the country’s leading cable operator NTC into its…
Discovery to launch mobile TV in Russia with MTS
Channel provider Discovery Networks is to launch mobile TV services in Russia in partnership with…
Fox strikes VOD deal with VimpelCom
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and Russian service provider VimpelCom, which operates under the Beeline…
Tattelekom chooses ADB to manage broadband access gateways
Tatarstan telecom operator Tattelekom has chosen TV and broadband technology provider ADB’s Epicentro-PMP TR-069 ACS…
Viaplay launches in Russia
Modern Times Group has launched its Viaplay online pay TV service in Russia. The service…
NTV Plus adds new channels, increases price of packages
Russian pay TV service NTV Plus is adding new channels to its Sport, Supersport and…