MTG Delivers New Movie Channel in Israel

STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group (MTG) has launched TV1000 Russian Kino, a movie channel, in Israel on the yes satellite platform.

The launch adds to MTG's global footprint, which now reaches 38 countries. The Russian-language channel is part of the Russian Super Premium package and will also be available on the yesGo multi-screen TV Everywhere service. Feature movies from the channel are available on yes’ video-on-demand service as well. TV1000 Russian Kino broadcasts original Russian-language movies, ranging from recent hits such as the Yolki franchise and Legenda 17 to classic library titles.

Irina Gofman, MTG's executive VP and CEO of the group’s Russian, CIS and pay-TV emerging markets operations, commented: “TV1000 Russian Kino is the most popular Russian language movie channel in the world and features the latest and best movies the country has to offer, so we are thrilled that our expansion of the reach of this channel continues. Our portfolio of factual and movie channels tell amazing stories in scripted and non-scripted formats and are now regarded as must-have channels by pay-TV operators worldwide.” 

Jørgen Madsen Lindemann, MTG's president and CEO, said: “Our wholesale channel business has constantly expanded into new markets since it was launched more than ten years ago. This is the second new market that we have entered this year after Turkey in January. We now have almost 100 million subscriptions to our channels, which shows just how much viewers love our content. The journey continues!”

Ron Eilon, the CEO of yes dbs Satellite Services, commented: “yes is happy to announce the launch of TV1000 Russian Kino channel on our platform. The Russian-speaking audience constitutes a large and important part of yes’s subscriber base. The launch of a new and contemporary channel, specializing in the best Russian-language movies, proves that yes is consistently investing in, and improving, its offering to the Russian-speaking audience.”