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VGTRK stake in Euronews frozen over Yukos case
A state-owned Russian media company’s 7.5% stake in the French Euronews broadcasting company has been frozen…
CTC Media sells out to Usmanov
Russia’s new law limiting foreign ownership of media companies to 20% has prompted the US-based CTC…
Russian internet advertising bucks trend as print and TV suffer
Russian internet advertising grew by 9% year on year in the first quarter of 2015, bucking…
Rostelecom looks at acquisition of CTC Media as new legislation looms
CTC Media, one of Russia’ s leading independent media companies, could soon become part of state-controlled Rostelecom,…
CNN gets new Russian broadcast licence
CNN gets new Russian broadcast licence: Russia’s media watchdog Roskomnadzor has awarded CNN a 10-year broadcast license…
CNN Russian broadcast licence to be approved imminently, says media watchdog
CNN Russian broadcast licence: Russia’s media supervisory body Roskomnadzor is processing CNN’s universal licence application and expects…
CNN reapplies for right to broadcast in Russia under new media law
CNN: Three months after exiting Russia, CNN has announced that it is formally to reapply for…
Russian video advertising expenditure grows by 50%
Russian video advertising grew by 50% year-on-year in the first half of 2014 to reach RUB1.9bn,…
Kyrgyztelekom rolls out digital TV service
Kyrgyztelekom rolls out digital TV service: Kyrgyztelekom has began rolling out its DVB-T2 terrestrial broadcasting across the…
Yertayev buys 50% stake in Alma TV and spells out ambitions
Yertayev: Kazakh businessman and banking consultant Zhomart Yertayev is in the process of buying a 50% in…
RT launches UK channel and looks at German and French versions
RT, the state-run TV broadcast channel formerly known as Russia Today, has launched a London-based news…
Zenith and Samsung expand Uzbek TV production
Zenith and Samsung expand Uzbek TV production: Zenith Electronics and South Korea’s Samsung Electronics have joined force to increase…
SOCAR sells Star media shareholding to Erdogan ally
SOCAR sells Star: Azerbaijan’s state-run oil corporation SOCAR is to sell its 50% stake in Turkey’s…
Coca-Cola stops Russian TV advertising
Coca-Cola stops Russian TV advertising: The Coca–Cola Company has withdrawn advertising from four Russian TV channels,…
TV advertising ban on cable and satellite channels
TV advertising ban: In a decision that has dismayed small and independent television stations across Russia, the State Duma last week rubber-stamped a…
Vinokurov plans media IPO
The TV mogul Alexander Vinokurov has announced plans to merge his various media concerns into one company ready…
Rotenberg buys majority stake in Red Square TV
Billionaire businessman Arkady Rotenberg has bought a 51% stake in the Red Square TV company for…