Russia’s MTS both gained pay-TV subscribers and reduced churn in 2014.
Raduga TV/MTS plans revealed
Russia’s MTS will take subscribers of the now closed DTH platform Raduga TV up until the end of March 2015.
MTS makes pay-TV gains
MTS and its daughter MGTS have become the third leading provider of fixed-line pay-TV services in Moscow, pushing VimpelCom back into fourth place.
MTS secures Raduga subscribers
MTS is to take over the subscriber base of Raduga TV, the Modern Times Group (MTG)-backed Russian DTH platform that ceased broadcasting on December 5.
Russia makes Ultra HD progress
Russia’s MTS has undertaken UHD tests and is ready to offer its subscribers services once reception equipment becomes more widely available.
Russian DTH sale ruled out
Russia’s MTS has dismissed the possibility of buying Raduga TV, the DTH platform backed by Modern Times Group (MTG).
New DTH service for Russia
Russia’s MTS will launch its satellite TV platform before the end of the year.
Head of Sistema arrested
Vladimir Yevtushenkov, the head of Sistema, whose interests include MTS, Russia’s largest mobile operator and also a leading provider of pay-TV services, has been put under house arrest.
MTS begins DTH launch preparations
Russia’s MTS is making preparations to launch a DTH platform this autumn.
New multi-MVNO for Moscow
MTS and its sister company Moscow City Telephone Network (MGTS) have teamed up to launch a multi-MVNO in the Russian capital.