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RT launches RT DE channel

RT DE, the latest 24/7 TV news channel from global news network RT, has gone live. The channel, which brings news and views to the German-speaking world, features a mix of live news, debates, documentaries and original programming. “The degree of resistance and hostility with which RT was met in Germany is unlike anything we […]

December 16, 2021

OneWeb next launch on Dec 27

Russia’s Roscomos space agency says that the next batch of OneWeb satellites will launch on December 27th, subject to the usual weather conditions. Roscosmos Chief Dmitry Rogozin, talking at the EAEU business forum Space Integration on Decenber 3rd, said: “The launch of a Soyuz-2.1b rocket with OneWeb satellites is planned for December 27.” The launch, […]

December 6, 2021By Chris Forrester

Extreme E extends broadcast reach in Russia

Electric SUV racing series Extreme E has confirmed that Russian broadcaster, TV Start, will air the Championship’s debut season as well as the race highlights, review, preview and Magazine shows – in English and Russian – on its linear channel. The coverage will extend to TV Start’s regions in Ukraine, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Moldova, Azerbaijan, […]

December 3, 2021

Love Nature content now in Russia on MTS TV-services

THEMA RUS has announced the launch of Love Nature, a wildlife and nature brand with linear and streaming channels available in over 135 countries, on Russia’s MTS TV-services. Love Nature’s 4K linear TV channel will now be available to MTS subscribers in IPTV and on the KION multimedia platform. Love Nature, broadcast in Ultra HD […]

November 24, 2021

Venezuela offers free DTH

Venezuela’s government is broadcasting 27 national and international TV channels (and 10 radio services) on a free-to-view DTH service. Conatel, the nation’s National telecommunications Commission, announced the project and described it as “the new way of watching television”. However, although content viewing will be completely free, users must buy a Set Top Box converter ($29) […]

November 22, 2021By Chris Forrester

M3, XroadMedia team for personalised OTT service in Russia

M3, part of the National Media Group (NMG) holding, provider of online cinema services such as more.tv and CTC as well as the group’s TV channels online appearance, has selected XroadMedia, leading specialists in building innovative and ground-breaking content discovery and personalisation solutions, to enable advanced content discovery, recommendations and personalisation in their more.tv service. […]

November 18, 2021

Satellite operators hit by Russian action

November 16th saw Eutelsat’s share price crash 5 per cent and SES suffer a 2 per cent fall on the day. In the US Viasat and Loral both fell 3 per cent with Echostar and Iridium falling 2 per cent. Asian satellite shares also fell. The reductions were seen as being “excessive” according to analysts […]

November 17, 2021

Eutelsat, Gazprom partner to reduce greenhouse gas

Eutelsat Communications’ Konnect Russia and Gazprom MKS, a company specialising in gas conservation using mobile compressor stations, have published the results of a major cooperation project aimed at reducing the CO2 emissions of Gazprom’s gas transmission subsidiaries. The two-year programme focused on reducing the volume of vented gas during repairs on gas pipelines at 13 […]

November 17, 2021

Next OneWeb launch in December

The next launch of about 34 OneWeb broadband satellites is scheduled for December 27th, according to Russian news agency TASS quoting space agency Roscosmos. “The launch of a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with a Fregat booster and OneWeb satellites is scheduled for the end of December from the Vostok launch pad of the Baikonur Cosmodrome,” Roscosmos […]

November 4, 2021By Chris Forrester

Pebble announces new hires

Pebble, the automation, content management, and integrated channel specialist, has announced a range of new hires across its business as it continues to build on its successes over the last year. The company announced an impressive set of figures for H1 2021 last month, buoyed by an up-tick in all key financial metrics over the […]

October 20, 2021