A joint venture between the Russian broadcaster VGTRK and telco Rostelecom hopes to make between $5-10 million on content sales abroad over the next three years.
VGTRK to restructure
The Russian public broadcaster VGTRK (RTR) plans to reorganise its information departments.
Russia’s RTR enters Indian market
Russia’s VGTRK (RTR) has entered into a partnership with Prasar Bharati, India’s largest public service broadcaster.
Russian Euronews stake frozen
The 7.5% stake in Euronews owned by the Russian state media company VGTRK has been frozen following a court order.
Sony loses Russian copyright case
The Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Sony Music Entertainment (Russia) against the state broadcaster VGTRK.
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.
VGTRK secures sports deal
The Russian state broadcaster VGTRK has entered into a partnership with ten mixed martial arts (MMA) organisation UFC.
Russian broadcasters team up
Three of Russia’s leading broadcasters have joined forces to form a new TV and film production company.
New Russian TV channel group formed
The Russian public broadcaster VGTRK (RTR) and telco Rostelecom have decided to combine their non-terrestrial TV channels into a single grouping.
Russian station hit by financial problems
The Russian state broadcaster VGTRK (RTR) is being forced to obtain loans in order to fund TV productions.