Modern Times Group (MTG) is a digital entertainment company based in Stockholm, Sweden. It formed from the media holdings of investment company Kinnevik, which in 1997 was distributed to the company stockholders. It is a strategic and operational investment holding company, managing a portfolio including gaming companies InnoGames, Ninja Kiwi and Kongregate, and digital network company Zoomin.TV.
Viasat was a satellite and pay television brand, co-owned by the Swedish media group Viaplay Group in the Nordic countries, Antenna Group in Hungary, and by Viasat World internationally. Founded in Sweden in 1991, Viasat has previously been owned by Modern Times Group. The channels of both companies were broadcast from London.
V Film is a group of premium movie channels broadcasting in the Nordic countries owned by Viaplay Group.
Comedy Central is a 24-hour Russian cable television and satellite television comedy channel available in Russia and CIS countries, launched in 2012. It is owned by Paramount Networks EMEAA and Paramount Global.
NTV Plus is the brand name for the Russian digital satellite television service from NTV, transmitted from Eutelsat's W4 satellite at 36.0°E and from Bonum 1 at 56.0°E. Previously a part of Vladimir Gusinsky's media empire, now it is included in the Gazprom Media holding.
Viasat Explore is a television channel owned by international media company, Viasat World LTD. The channel focuses on fishing, adventure, men at work and engineering. Viasat Explore is a 24-hour channel broadcasting in Central and Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States.
Viasat History is a pay television channel owned by the Swedish media company, Viasat World LTD. The channel broadcasts history series from around the world with a focus on the ancient world, historical drama, royal history, travel history and religious history. Viasat History is a 24-hour channel, broadcasting in Central and Eastern Europe, Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States.
Viasat Nature is a television channel owned by international media company, Viasat World LTD. The channel has a focus on animals and their owners, blue-chip, classic wildlife, ER and animal rescue, the natural world, and parks and sanctuaries. Viasat Nature is a 24-hour channel, broadcasting in Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, Scandinavia and Commonwealth of Independent States.
Viasat Ukraine is a Ukrainian direct broadcast satellite television distributor. It is owned by "Vision TV". It competes with NTV Plus Ukraine and Poverkhnost which broadcast on the Eutelsat system.
Nickelodeon was a Russian language children's television channel launched on November 15, 1998, across the Post-Soviet states.
Sports broadcasting contracts in Russia include:
Viju TV1000 Russkoe is a television channel broadcasting Russian language movies owned by Viasat Russia. The channel is available in Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States
KA-SAT is a high-throughput geostationary telecommunications satellite owned by Viasat. The satellite provides bidirectional broadband Internet access services across Europe and a small area of the Middle East, and additionally the Saorsat TV service to Ireland. It is positioned at 9°E, joining the Eurobird 9A Ku band satellite. KA-SAT was manufactured by EADS Astrium, based on the Eurostar E3000 platform, with a total weight of 6 tons. It was launched by Proton in December 2010. The satellite is named after the Ka band frequency, which is used on the spacecraft.
ViJu+ Sport is a television channel available in Russia and the CIS countries.
Viasat Kino Action is a television channel broadcasting action movies to the Baltics. It broadcasts international action movies. Movies are dubbed into Russian and subtitled into Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian.
Nickelodeon Ukraine was a pop up channel in Pluto TV.
Football 1 was first specialized TV channel in Ukraine, dedicated exceptionally to football broadcasts. Football 1, Football 2 and Football 3 broadcast Ukrainian and European club competitions, international matches and other football events.
TV Rain is an independent Russian television channel. Launched in 2010, it has been based in the Netherlands since 2023. It focuses on news, discussions, culture, politics, business reports, and documentaries, with most shows broadcast live. TV Rain is owned by journalist Natalya Sindeyeva. Its slogan is "Optimistic Channel."
2+2 is a national Ukrainian-language TV channel, owned by the 1+1 Media Group. Its program content is mainly aimed at a male audience, targeting a core age group of 25–44.
United News or UA together is a joint information telethon which was launched on February 24, 2022, at the start of Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. It began broadcasting at the start of the invasion on February 24, 2022, as #UAtogether and broadcast on Rada TV, the official television channel of the Verkhovna Rada.
