
VTB Capital has bought a minority stake in National Satellite Company (NSC), the operator of Russia’s leading DTH platform Tricolor TV, for an undisclosed fee.
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VTB Capital has bought a minority stake in National Satellite Company (NSC), the operator of Russia’s leading DTH platform Tricolor TV, for an undisclosed fee.

The leading Russian DTH platform Tricolor TV has sold a record 250,000 subscriptions to the football channel Nash Futbol in the first quarter of this year.

The leading Russian DTH platform Tricolor TV saw its subscriber base grow by 26% to 11.9 million in 2012.

HD services are growing in popularity in Russia, with the DTH platform Tricolor TV accounting for two in three subscribers.

The Russian DTH platform Tricolor TV has secured 100,000 subscribers to its pay-TV movie channel Kinozal in only two months.

Digital TV Summit 2012 – LONDON. The leading Russian DTH platform Tricolor TV plans to shortly include a number of advanced services, including VOD, in its offer.

Russia’s leading DTH platform Tricolor TV now has 500,000 subscribers to its HD offer, launched only four months ago.
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