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Russian pay TV growth slowing down
Growth in the Russian pay TV market is slowing down, with additions of 270,000 households…
Tricolor TV adds youth-oriented 4K TV service
Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV is to add youth-oriented 4K TV channel C4K360 to…
Rostelecom names new VP
Russian service provider Rostelecom has named Boris Glazkov as vice-president. Glazkov previously served as director…
Game of Thrones goes underground in Russia
Series 7 of HBO’s flagship series Game of Thrones has now been released globally, with…
NTV+ adds adult package to online offering
Russian pay TV operator NTV+ has added a new adult package to its online TV…
NTV+ teams up with Eutelsat for satellite internet service
Russian pay TV operator NTV+ has teamed up with Eutelsat to launch a two-way satellite…
Tricolor TV launches B2B premium sports offering
Russian pay TV leader Tricolor TV has launched a new premium sports package for commercial…
MTS sees TV growth
Russian service provider MTS had 2.765 million TV customers in its domestic Russian market at…
Tricolor TV names programming chief
Russian pay TV leader Tricolor TV has named Olga Molostvova as programming director in charge…
Virgin Media adds French, Polish and Russian networks
UK pay TV operator Virgin Media has bolstered its offer by securing distribution of channels…
NTV+ extends UHD TV across whole of Russia
Pay TV operator NTV+ has launched Ultra HD TV broadcasts in the European part of…
SmartLabs adds OTT provider Megogo to list of supported services
Russian TV technology and set-top box outfit SmartLabs has added Ukraine-based OTT TV provider Megogo…
Filmbox channels launch in Russia
Channel operator SPI International has launched seven of its channels in Russia. The digital nets…
Rostelecom names strategy chief
Russian service provider Rostelecom has named Sergei Anokhin as senior vice-president, responsible for strategic planning,…
NTV-Plus extends Russian coverage through Eutelsat deal
Russian pay TV operator NTV-Plus has expanded its coverage as far as the Pacific coast…
MTS TV based edges upwards
Russian service provider MTS had 2.755 million TV customers at the end of last year,…
SPB TV unveils new tech for low-bandwidth VR
Russian technology provider SPB TV has unveiled a technology platform that it says enables the…
Tricolor TV to launch connected TV and extended TV everywhere
Russia pay TV leader Tricolor TV plans to launch internet-connected TV services as well as…
Akado adds MTV Russia to line-up
Russian service provider Akado has added MTV Russia to its programming line-up as part of…
New chief for Rostelecom
Russian service provider Rostelecom has named Mikhail Oseevsky as president of the company, replacing Sergei…
Vimpelcom rebrands as Veon, sets new company direction
Russian service provider VimpelCom has rebranded to Veon as part of its efforts to transform…
Tricolor TV adds raft of new channels
Russian pay TV operator a raft of new channels to its offering. Tricolor TV has…
Russian pay TV operators launching Ultra HD TV services
Russian pay TV operators NTV+ and MTS have separately unveiled plans to develop 4K Ultra…
Irdeto hails MTS milestone
Conditional access provider Irdeto has said that its technology has now been deployed to over…
RSCC sees rise in revenues
Russian satellite operator RSCC saw its full-year revenues rise by 24% in 2016, turning in…
MegaFon taps Elemental for OTT delivery
Russian telco and mobile operator, MegaFon, has selected Elemental to help power its over-the-top MegaFon.TV…
Russia law could place 20% limit on foreign OTT video ownership
The Russian government has given a positive reception to a new bill proposed by Duma…
MTS in satellite TV marketing push
Russian fixed-line service provider MTS has launched a country-wide advertising campaign to market its satellite…
Channel One taps Ateme for contribution technology
Leading Russian generalist channel Channel One has tapped technology company Ateme to provide contribution technology…
NTV+ begins selling hybrid box
Russian pay TV operator NTV+ has launched its hybrid IP-satellite box, the VA1020. The box,…