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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…

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Tricolor TV adds youth-oriented 4K TV service

Russian pay TV operator Tricolor TV is to add youth-oriented 4K TV channel C4K360 to…

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Rostelecom names new VP

Russian service provider Rostelecom has named Boris Glazkov as vice-president. Glazkov previously served as director…

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Game of Thrones goes underground in Russia

Series 7 of HBO’s flagship series Game of Thrones has now been released globally, with…

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NTV+ adds adult package to online offering

Russian pay TV operator NTV+ has added a new adult package to its online TV…

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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…

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Tricolor TV launches B2B premium sports offering

Russian pay TV leader Tricolor TV has launched a new premium sports package for commercial…

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MTS sees TV growth

Russian service provider MTS had 2.765 million TV customers in its domestic Russian market at…

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Tricolor TV names programming chief

Russian pay TV leader Tricolor TV has named Olga Molostvova as programming director in charge…

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Virgin Media adds French, Polish and Russian networks

UK pay TV operator Virgin Media has bolstered its offer by securing distribution of channels…

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NTV+ extends UHD TV across whole of Russia

Pay TV operator NTV+ has launched Ultra HD TV broadcasts in the European part of…

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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…

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Filmbox channels launch in Russia

Channel operator SPI International has launched seven of its channels in Russia. The digital nets…

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Rostelecom names strategy chief

Russian service provider Rostelecom has named Sergei Anokhin as senior vice-president, responsible for strategic planning,…

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NTV-Plus extends Russian coverage through Eutelsat deal

Russian pay TV operator NTV-Plus has expanded its coverage as far as the Pacific coast…

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MTS TV based edges upwards

Russian service provider MTS had 2.755 million TV customers at the end of last year,…

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SPB TV unveils new tech for low-bandwidth VR

Russian technology provider SPB TV has unveiled a technology platform that it says enables the…

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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…

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Akado adds MTV Russia to line-up

Russian service provider Akado has added MTV Russia to its programming line-up as part of…

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New chief for Rostelecom

Russian service provider Rostelecom has named Mikhail Oseevsky as president of the company, replacing Sergei…

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Vimpelcom rebrands as Veon, sets new company direction

Russian service provider VimpelCom has rebranded to Veon as part of its efforts to transform…

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Tricolor TV adds raft of new channels

Russian pay TV operator a raft of new channels to its offering. Tricolor TV has…

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Russian pay TV operators launching Ultra HD TV services

Russian pay TV operators NTV+ and MTS have separately unveiled plans to develop 4K Ultra…

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Irdeto hails MTS milestone

Conditional access provider Irdeto has said that its technology has now been deployed to over…

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RSCC sees rise in revenues

Russian satellite operator RSCC saw its full-year revenues rise by 24% in 2016, turning in…

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MegaFon taps Elemental for OTT delivery

Russian telco and mobile operator, MegaFon, has selected Elemental to help power its over-the-top MegaFon.TV…

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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…

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MTS in satellite TV marketing push

Russian fixed-line service provider MTS has launched a country-wide advertising campaign to market its satellite…

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Channel One taps Ateme for contribution technology

Leading Russian generalist channel Channel One has tapped technology company Ateme to provide contribution technology…

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NTV+ begins selling hybrid box

Russian pay TV operator NTV+ has launched its hybrid IP-satellite box, the VA1020. The box,…