Discovery Communications has signaled its intention of remaining in Russia by entering into a joint venture with the National Media Group (NMG).
MTG channel heads for Poland
The movie channel TV1000 Russian Kino will shortly make its debut in Poland.
2nd screen first for CTC Media
CTC Media has launched what is the first channel-wide second screen app in both Russia and Europe.
RSCC fights to retain Eutelsat shares
The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) is trying to hold on to the 36 million shares it holds in Eutelsat.
NTV-Plus adds channels, Spanish football
The Russian DTH platform NTV-Plus will add four new movie channels to its offer on September 1.
Key copyright ruling in Russia
The Russian cable operator Akado has won a copyright dispute over the carriage of a music channel named Chanson TV.
Mixed results, Serbian interest, for MTS
Russia’s MTS ended the second quarter with a total of 6,705,000 fixed line (including pay-TV, broadband and telephony) customers, down from 7,294,000 a year earlier, in its home market.
Russian TV ad market slumps
TV ad spend in Russia was 22% lower in the first half of 2015 than in the same period last year.
New kids channel for Russia
A new Russian kids channel named Ani will make its debut this Saturday (August 15).
Pressure mounts on Russian pirates
Roskomnadzor has blocked access to the sites livetv.sx and aliez.tv in Russia for illegally broadcasting the sports channel Nash Futbol.