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NTV+ revamps sports line-up
Russian pay TV operator NTV+ is revamping its sports line-up with the launch of a…
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Tricolor OTT service passes one million users milestone
The number of active users of Russian pay TV leader Tricolor TV’s OTT TV service,…
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Russian telco MTS divests its Ukrainian telco interests
MTS, Russia’s leading telecommunications operator and digital services provider, has signed a binding agreement with…
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Video piracy in Russia drops for first time in five years
Content piracy in Russia has showed decline for the first time in five years. According…
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Pay TV still dominant in Russia with cord-cutting is yet to set in
Revenues from pay TV in Russia are up by 14.2%, with 43.2 million subscribers in…
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NTV+ sees growth for OTT TV service
The number of paying subscribers to Russian pay TV operator NTV+’s OTT TV platform increased…
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Tricolor TV reportedly in NTV+ merger talks
Leading Russian commercial pay TV platform Tricolor TV is in talks focusing on a possible…
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Beeline launches cloud-gaming service
Russian service provider Beeline is launching a cloud gaming service under the Beeline Gaming brand….
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Love Nature 4K localised into Russian
Love Nature 4K, the Canadian specialty television channel owned by Blue Ant Media, is now…
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Eurosport adds WTA right to Russian portfolio
Discovery-owned Eurosport has added the exclusive rights for WTA tennis tournaments to its tennis portfolio…
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Tricolor TV launches loyalty programme for registered users
Russian pay TV provider Tricolor TV has launched a new loyalty programme providing non-TV benefits…
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MTS Satellite hits 750k subscribers
Russian telco MTS has announced that its MTS Satellite TV service has reached 752,000 subscribers….
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MyZen TV launches 4K offering in Russia
Well-being channel MyZen TV, in partnership with French distribution outfit Thema, has debuted its new…
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Russia’s Akado names technology and operations chief
Russian service provider Akado has named Dmitry Alekseyevich Sinitsyn as its new general director of…
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Orion seals deal to broadcast two UHD channels
Russian operator Orion has signed an agreement with Media-Content to broadcast two of its channels…
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Tricolor TV takes new turn with satellite broadband offering
Russian pay TV provider Tricolor TV has attracted 8,200 customers to its broadband-by-satellite offering since…
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CEE SVOD set to more than double
Central and eastern Europe is set to more than double its subscription video-on-demand base over…
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Russia postpones digital switchover in 21 regions
The Russian government has postponed digital switchover in 21 regions of the country, according to…
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Flix Snip expands Russian reach with MegaFon deal
Short-form mobile-focused content app Flix Snip has expanded its reach in the Russian market by…
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Russia’s Channel One launches war victory celebration channel
Russia’s Channel One has launched a new service celebrating the country’s victory in the second…
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Discovery’s GOLFTV to stream US Masters in Norway, Poland and Russia
Iconic golf tournament the US Masters is to be streamed live from Augusta National in…
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UFC launches dedicated TV channel in Russia
A new mixed martial arts channel, UFC TV, is launching in Russia on Rostelecom’s platform….
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Okko sees strong growth
Russian video-on-demand provider Okko saw its revenue grow by 81% last year to RUB2.5 billion,…
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Akado ups free-to-air digital offering
Russian service provider Akado has increased its digital free-to-air offering from 77 to 83, meaning…
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Rostelecom sees lift in TV and fibre customers
Russian service provider Rostelecom has posted a 9% rise in IPTV subscribers last year, alongside…
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Rostelecom acquires Chuvashia operator
Russian service provider Rostelecom has acquired Infolink GC, one of the largest broadband and TV…
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Akado adds CTC Kids to line-up
Russian service provider Akado has added kids channel CTC Kids to its programming line-up. Akado…
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Tricolor launches smart home service
Russian pay TV provider Tricolor has launched smart home service that allows its customers to…
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Flix Snip launches in Russia with Rostelecom
Short-format content app Flix Snip has teamed up with Russian telecom giant Rostelecom to launch…
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Akado launches Russian free-to-air services on digital platform
Russian service provider Akado has started broadcasting channels from the country’s first and second digital-terrestrial…