Russia’s MTS ended the third quarter with 2,741,000 TV subscribers in its home market, down from 2,894,000 in the corresponding period last year.
New TV channel group for Russia
Russia will shortly see the launch of a group of cable and satellite-delivered entertainment channels.
MTS assesses DTH progress
Russia’s MTS has revealed that it has only tens of thousands of subscribers for its DTH service, which was launched at the end of last year.
Russian cable ownership dispute intensifies
The Russian cable operator ER Telecom has said it will appeal against a decision by the arbitration court in the Yaroslavl region over its acquisition of the operator YaTS.
HD milestone for Tricolor TV
Russia’s leading pay-TV operator Tricolor TV has connected its six millionth HD customer.
Sony Pictures to stay in Russia
Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN) has begun a process of restructuring its business in Russia in order to comply with the 20% foreign ownership restriction that comes into effect at […]
NTV-Plus finalises acquisition
The Russian DTH platform NTV-Plus has closed the acquisition of the internet portal Sportbox.ru.
Rostelecom grows pay-TV base
Russia’s Rostelecom ended Q3 with 8.4 million subscribers to its pay-TV services, or 8% more than in the same period last year.
CTC Media feels the squeeze
The Russian broadcaster CTC Media continues to struggle ahead of its sale to UTV Management, a subsidiary of UTH Russia, for around $200.5 million.
New channel for CTC Media
The Russian national commercial broadcaster CTC Media will launch a new, male-oriented channel on November 12.