NTV+ creates new sports package following price hike

Russian pay TV provider NTV+ has added a new sports package to its programming line-up.

NTV+ has added Sport Plus to its offering in the western part of Russia. The service offers 10 channels: Match! Futbol 1, Match! Futbol 2 and Match! Futbol 3 in SD and HD, Eurosport 1HD, Extreme Sports, M‑1 Global and Tochka Otryva for a total of RUB399 (€5.40).

The new package will offer a lower cost alternative to NTV+’s premium Super Sport package, the price of which is increasing to RUB599 thanks to a price hike by content provider GPM Match.

Super Sport offers 12 channels, with Nash Futbol in SD and HD comprising the additional two.

NTV+ has meanwhile launched a promotional offering, providing its Basic West package free of charge to new customers for the first three months. The package offers 190 channels covering factual, entertainment, sports, kids and movie genres.