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NTV+ shuts down interactive TV service in favour of online

Russian pay TV operator NTV+ is shutting down its interactive TV offering in favour of its online TV service. The pay TV operator has said it will shut down the interactive TV offering, which provides pause live TV, rewind and on-demand viewing via set-top boxes, on September 1. The company said that all subscribers who […]

Russia’s MTS grows TV base in face of pandemic

Russian service provider MTS has posted solid second-quarter results, with growth in TV numbers contributing to its performance, despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. MTS had 3.144 million fixed line TV customers in Russia at the end of first half, up from 3.065 million in Q1 and from 2.948 million a year ago. The […]

Russia’s Beeline sees boost from TV as COVID-19 hits mobile

Russian service provider Veon, which operates the Beeline brand, saw its TV subscriber base jump by over half in the year to June 30, taking it to over 2.3 million subscribers. Speaking to analysts after the company posted its quarterly results, Co-CEO Kaan Terzioglu said that Veon’s Beeline digital TV customer base was “now 50% […]

RSCC launches two new satellites

Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) has successfully launched two new satellites, Express-80 and Express-103, from the Baikonur cosmodrome. The two craft were put into the target geo-transfer orbit and later will be placed in the geostationary orbit at the 80° and 96.5° East orbital slots. The spacecraft are intended to provide fixed and mobile services; […]

Beeline adds More.tv SVOD offering, names new CFO

Russian service provider VimpelCom, which operates under the Beeline brand has launched National Media Group-owned subscription video-on-demand offering Bilayn TV (More.tv) on its platform. More.tv, which is aimed at a broad family audience, includes premieres of Russian series ahead of their terrestrial TV airing and international series at the time of their international release, along […]

Beeline updates cloud gaming service with Nvidia

Russian service provider VimpelCom, which operates under the Beeline brand, has updated its cloud gaming service, Beeline Gaming with technology from Nvidia. The operator has used Nvidia’s GeForce Now technology to extend its gaming reach to owners of computers that do not meet the system requirements to support modern gamines. Users can register with Beeline […]

Akado taps into Moscow makeover to connect 100 apartment buildings

Russian service provider Akado is to connect about 100 metropolitan residential buildings in Moscow being constructed under a civic renovation programme. The company has already completed work at 28 buildings covering 6,000 homes in the Nekrasovka, Izmailovo and Medvedkovo districts of the Russian capital. Akado’s upgrade programme affects over 10% of its existing company network […]

Akado creates integrated broadband and streaming bundle with Okko

Russian service provider Akado has forged a partnership with OTT TV provider Okko that will seek the Okko service offered in a bundle with Akado broadband access. The Cinema 2in1 service will enable users to access internet speeds of up to 200Mbps and choose one of the two Okko subscription options – Light or Optimum […]

ER-Telecom and Beeline make new appointments

Russian service provider ER-Telecom has named a new chairman and set about reorganising its structure across the country. The service provider has named Andrey Semerikov as chairman, replacing Elena Ivashentseva who will continue to sit on the company’s board. Semerikov served as CEO of ER-Telecom from 2001-18, after which he became deputy chairman. He also […]

Russia’s Akado changing ownership

AVK Investments, the vehicle of Russian businessman Maxim Mayorets, has taken a majority stake in Moscow area service provider Akado, according to local reports. Akado’s current owner, Viktor Vekselberg’s Renova Holding, has sold a 51% stake in the operator to Mayorets while retaining the remaining 49%. Mayorets, who served as director of mergers and acquisitions […]