Russia

Rostelecom TV base grows 13%

Russian telco Rostelecom’s pay TV subscriber base increased by 13% year-on-year to 6.8 million in Q1, the firm announced.  Of this, Rostelecom counted 1.6 million… Read more

Akado adds Historya

Russian service provider Akado has added The Historya channel to its programming line-up.  The channel was launched earlier this month to coincide with the anniversary… Read more

Eutelsat and RSCC partner with Astrium for Russian satellite

Eutelsat Communications and RSCC (the Russian Satellite Communications Company) have selected Astrium to build its Express-AMU1/Eutelsat 36C satellite. Due to launch in 2015, the new… Read more

Russian regulator outlines plan for free DTT slot

The place in Russia’s second digital-terrestrial multiplex vacated by TV Tsentr (TV Centre) will be filled by September at the latest, according to regulator Roskomnadzor.… Read more

VGTRK launches new history channel for Russia

Russian state broadcast organisation VGTRK has launched a new channel, Historya, designed to complement existing thematic channels including Nauka 2.0 (Science 2.0) and Moya Planeta.… Read more

VimpelCom names Moscow region chief

Russian service provider VimpelCom has named Artyom Nits as the new vice-president and regional director for its Moscow region operation. Nits replaces Andrey Pyatakhin, who… Read more

NTV Plus launches TV Everywhere packages for sports fans

Russian pay TV broadcaster NTV Plus has launched a TV Everywhere service aimed at sports fans, available to subscribers to its Sport and Supersport channels.… Read more

RTRS opens applications for second multiplex

Russian broadcast infrastructure provider RTRS has launched a call for applications to build and operate a network for the country’s second digital-terrestrial multiplex. The competition… Read more

CTC hit by ratings drop

Russian broadcaster CTC Media has seen its operating income fall 8% year-on-year as ratings on its four channels dropped, but claims it is well set… Read more

Two new Beeline packages for VimpelCom

Russian service provider VimpelCom has launched two new bundled TV and internet packages as part of its Beeline offerings. VimpelCom is launching 21st Century Home,… Read more