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Russia
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Russian pay TV growth slowing, but ARPU pushes revenues higher
The number of subscribers to pay TV in Russia grew by 3.2% last year to…
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Akado launches new interactive TV service
Russian service provider Akado has launched a new interactive TV service in partnership with technology…
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ER-Telecom acquiring two regional operators
The board of Russian service provider ER-Telecom, which providers services under the Dom.ru brand, has…
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Sony agrees Russian joint venture with National Media Group
Russian media holding company National Media Group (NMG) has set up a joint venture with…
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ThinkAnalytics expands team in EMEA and Russia
TV search and recommendations specialist ThinkAnalytics has made two executive hires to expand its team…
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Pay TV growth slows in Russia as uptake reaches 75%
The Russian pay TV market grew by 250,000 subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2017, according…
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MTS enters eSports world with Gambit acquisition
Russian service provider MTS has entered the rapidly growing eSports market by acquiring leading eSports…
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NTV+ launches 10 new channels
Russian pay TV platform NTV+ has launched 10 new channels via the Eutelsat 36B and…
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Russia’s Beeline appoints new CEO
Russian telco and wireless provider, Beeline, has named former MTS Group executive Vasyl Latsanych as…
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Tricolor TV launches mobile TV offering Territora Tricolor
Russian TV operator Tricolor TV has partnered with Eutelsat to launch a satellite-powered out-of-home mobile…
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Android TV adoption still at an early stage
Only 1% of European TV pay TV subscribers are currently using Android OS-powered set-top boxes,…
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Tricolor TV to transition to ‘open’ hybrid platform with Far East launch
Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV is to realign its service on a hybrid model…
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Star Trek: Discovery tops in-demand digital originals for Russia
Star Trek: Discovery was the clear leader in Parrot Analytics’ ‘in-demand’ ratings of digital original…
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Russian competition watchdog gives green light for MTS expansion
Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service has given service provider MTS a green light to go ahead…
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Russian pay TV market growth slowing down
The Russian pay TV market reached 41.88 million households at the end of the third…
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Megogo announces strategic shift
Ukrainian and Russian over-the-top service, Megogo, has highlighted the production of its own “niche and…
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New channel Eurosport Gold launches on Rostelecom
Russian service provider Rostelecom has launched new sports channel Eurosport Gold as part of its…
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ER-Telecom completes acquisition of Akado Ekaterinburg
Russian service provider ER-Telecom has completed the acquisition of rival service provider Akado’s Yekaterinburg operation,…
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Divan.TV launches Chromecast support
Divan.TV, an interactive TV service for Ukrainian and Russian-speaking audiences, has launched support for Google’s…
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Russian OTT services see subscription revenue outpace advertising
Subscription and transactional income for Russia’s streaming services surpassed advertising revenues in the first half…
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Russian withdrawal predicted for Netflix and Amazon
Netflix and Amazon Prime Video will withdraw from Russia due to new laws on OTT…
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Tricolor TV launches test of online TV service
Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV has launched its planned OTT TV service in test…
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Russian group pitches case for international BRICS TV channel
The BRICS Business Council, a sub-group of the BRICS leaders summit currently taking place in…
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MTS signs up OTT providers for interactive TV platform
Russian service provider MTS has opened up its interactive TV platform to third-party OTT TV…
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Tricolor TV highlights battle against piracy in Russia
Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV says it was instrumental in blocking 520 pirate internet…
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Okko reports first operating profit as user base expands
Russian OTT TV service Okko has reported its first operating profit after first-half revenues for…
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ER-Telecom secures green light to acquire Akado regional operations
Russian competition watchdog the Federal Antimonopoly Service has given a green light to ER-Telecom to…
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Clubbing TV Russia launches with Rostelecom
Dance music channel Clubbing TV has launched in Russia after securing carriage on Rostelecom’s TV…
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Rostelecom takes lion’s share of Russian IPTV adds
Russian service provider Rostelecom added half a million TV subscribers in the year to June,…
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Amedia becomes ‘home of HBO’ in new deal
Russian free and pay TV broadcaster Amedia has signed a new deal with HBO giving…