Formula 1 and Match TV have extended their TV rights agreement to exclusively show the full FIA Formula 1 World Championship in Russia until 2023.
Trio to manage Russia’s Match TV
The Gazprom Media sports channel Match TV will from now be simultaneously managed by three MDs.
MTS takes Red Media channels as football returns to Russian TV
The Russian telco MTS has added five thematic channels from Red Media’s portfolio to all its platforms.
Match TV secures key football rights
Match TV has signed a new four-year contract with the Russian Football Premier League (RFPL) following months of negotiations.
New ownership for Russian hockey channel
The Russian hockey channel KHL TV has been taken over by Match TV, which is owned by Gazprom Media.
Match TV eyes bookmaking business
The Russian sports channel Match TV is considering entering the bookmaking business.
Match TV gets Universiade funding
The Russian government plans to allocate the National Sports TV Channel, the operator of Match TV, up to R1 billion (€14.1 million) for coverage of the 2019 Universiade.
Russian TV: winners and losers in 2016
Ren TV and Pyatnitsa were the star performers in Russia’s TV industry in 2016, with both growing their revenues by around 20%.
Russian sports TV rights dispute escalates
The operator of Russia’s Match TV has filed an application with the Moscow City Court to accept preliminary measures against sports.ru.
Sports piracy battle in Russia
The Moscow City Court has granted an application by Match TV to stop Chempionat.com, a site operated by Rambler & Co, from showing around 200 clips from the Russian Premier League, Europa League and Champions League.