The Russian DTH platform Orion Express is looking for a strategic investor.
Vedomosti reports that it has approached MTS, VimpelCom and Megafon and that Fund Service Bank-backed STK Soyuz, a 50% shareholder in the platform, has held talks with all three.
However, according to Yuri Khitrov, the owner of the remaining 50%, no firm offers have yet been received.
Orion Express, which doubled its subscriber base in 2011, is estimated to be worth at least $250-300 million (€190.8-228.8 million).
One of its main attributes is that, unlike Tricolor TV and NTV-Plus, it can be received in the Far East of the country.
