Beeline has become the first Russian operator to launch its own TV app on Apple TV 4th generation.
It gives access to 44 channels, 12 in HD, among them Discovery HD, National Geographic HD, History HD, TV 1000, Nickelodeon, Match!, Sport 1 HD and Amedia.
The app is available to all last generation Apple TV users irrespective of their ISPs and costs R379 (€4.45) a month, with the first week offered free of charge.
Commenting on the launch, Mary Resnick, development director media business JSC VimpelCom, said: “We are delighted to offer Apple TV owners in Russia the opportunity to watch high-quality TV content. In the “Beeline TV” are available (in) the most popular Russian and foreign channels for the whole family: movies and series for moms, news and sports for dad, cartoons and educational programs for children. And their number will continue to increase”.