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The
package also includes Viasat Broadcasting’s
Viasat History, Viasat Explorer, TV1000
Russian Kino, TV1000 East and TV1000 Action
East channels. Russian networks CTC, Domashny
and DTV, which are operated by CTC Media,
are also available on a free-to-air basis
on the platform together with a number of
other Russian free-TV channels. MTG owns
39.4 per cent of CTC Media, Inc.
The
Raduga TV channel package is priced at approximately
$10 per month on a three or six month pre-paid
contract basis. The channels are encrypted
with the Irdeto conditional access system
and made available through the Asian Broadcasting
Satellite ABS-1 (75° East) Northern
Beam, which covers more than 90 per cent
of the Russian Federation and is managed
by Russian satellite operator GeoTelecommunicatons
(GT). Subscriptions can be purchased from
retailers across Russia.
The remaining 50 per cent interest in Raduga
has been retained by Continental Media.
The two owners will share management control
of Raduga, which will be proportionately
consolidated by MTG and reported in the
Group’s ‘Pay-TV Emerging Markets’
business segment within the Viasat Broadcasting
business area.
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