Russia’s Gazprom Media has announced that it will launch nine sports channels on January 25.
Match rebrand for NTV-Plus channels
A number of sports channels operated by the Russian DTH platform NTV-Plus will be renamed on January 25.
Mixed fortunes for Gazprom Media
Russia’s Gazprom Media saw its overall revenues in Q3 grow, though those for its TV channel business continued to fall.
Good outlook for Russian regional and pay-TV
Russia’s Gazprom Media has formed a company named Alcazar Content Service (ACS) that allows regional TV channels to access its TV content.
Top Russian TV head to step down
NTV’s director general Vladimir Kulistikov is set to leave after 10 years in the post.
NTV-Plus eyes telco partnership
Gazprom Media is looking into the possibility of its DTH platform NTV-Plus entering into a partnership with MegaFon.
Sports bonus for Gazprom Media
Further details have emerged of the deal between Russia’s Gazprom-Media and VGTRK (RTR), endorsed by President Putin, for the former to launch a new sports channel.
President decides on Russian sports channel
The Russian state broadcaster VGTRK (RTR) has been instructed by President Putin to relinquish the frequency used by its second channel Rossiya 2 to Gazprom Media by August 1.
Niche TV channels help Gazprom
Russia’s Gazprom Media saw its revenues fall by 11% year-on-year in the first quarter to R14.84 billion (€244.07 million).
Gazprom-Media makes a loss
Russia’s Gazprom-Media has become an unprofitable business, posting a net loss of R2 billion (€34.8 million) in 2014.