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    Extreme E extends broadcast reach in Russia with TV Start deal
    Electric SUV racing series Extreme E has confirmed that Russian broadcaster TV Start will air the Championship’s debut season as well as race highlights, review, preview and Magazine shows - in English and Russian - on its linear channel. The...
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    Extreme E extends its broadcast reach in Russia with Motorsport TV
    Motorsport TV Russia is now broadcasting Extreme E X Prixs as well as race highlights, review, preview and magazine shows - in English and Russian - on its linear channel, Motor TV. In addition, audiences in the region can enjoy...
  • News Roundup
    With London Games on Horizon, Russia’s NTV-PLUS turns to Grass Valley
    In order to support its coverage of several major sporting events in London this Summer, Russian satellite broadcaster NTV-PLUS has worked with Grass Valley to build a complete integrated production infrastructure based on the Grass Valley STRATUS Media Workflow Application...
  • Around The Industry
    Russia’s TV Center builds HD studios around Grass Valley Karrera Switcher
    Russian broadcaster TV Center (TVC) has upgraded its main production studios in Moscow to HD. A central part of the system is a new Grass Valley Karrera Video Production Center 2.5 M/E switcher — the first delivered in Russia to...
  • News Roundup
    GlobeCast adds capacity to Russia and CIS
    GlobeCast has expanded its satellite capacity over Russia and the CIS with a new Ku-band platform on the Yamal-201 satellite. Offering significant opportunities to penetrate the cable market throughout the CIS, GlobeCast's capacity provides full coverage of this area to...
  • News Roundup
    NHL to be screened live in Russia via VGTRK | RTR
    The All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK | RTR) has signed an agreement giving it the rights to telecast live NHL games. The plan is to show multiple games each week, which will be shared between the free-to-air...
  • News Roundup
    Riedel opens Moscow office
    As a reaction to the demands of growing East-European markets in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, Riedel Communications has opened a new branch office in Moscow, making it the tenth Riedel branch office worldwide. “Now that we’re starting our own office...
  • News Roundup
    TVUPack enters Russia
    TVU Networks has teamed up with Russia’s DNK Corporation so that the latter can bring the former’s TVUPack ultra-portable Electronic News Gathering system - that enables video crews to capture and broadcast live interviews and events in HD over multiple...
  • News Roundup
    Channel One Russia turns to AmberFin
    AmberFin has snagged a major contract with Channel One Russia, which will see systems integrator Okno-TV install its iCR intelligent content ingest and transcoding system at Channel One Russia’s production headquarters in Moscow. The investment will enable the former state...
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    RBC-TV expands comms with Riedel
    Russia’s RBC-TV has expanded its existing third-party intercom system with an Artist digital matrix intercom system from Riedel Communications. An additional Riedel RockNet digital audio network also provides elaborated audio routing capabilities at the RBC-TV studios. To expand its comms...
  • News Roundup
    Russia’s VK expands network with Global Crossing
    Russia: With Sochi 2014 only just over the horizon, it's perhaps significant that VK, a leading Russian social networking site with 150m users, has purchased IP Transit and Wavelength Services from Global Crossing to accommodate its rapidly expanding services. With...
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    ANO Sports Broadcasting prepares for Sochi
    Russia: Russian production company ANO Sports Broadcasting has ordered four 16-camera OB vans and seven DSNG vehicles from German truck builder Broadcast Solutions as part of its preparations for Sochi 2014. Details of the larger trucks – due for delivery...