NTV Plus

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 & from Bonum 1 at 56.0°E. Previously a part of Vladimir Gusinsky's media empire (Media Most holding), now it is included in the Gazprom Media holding.

Milestones

1996 - First broadcasts of NTV-Plus Company appeared on September 1, 1996

1997 - Since early in the year the channels were broadcast in the encoded form.

1998 - On November 22 NTV-Plus Company started satellite TV broadcasting.

1999 - In February NTV-Plus Company switched from the analog broadcast system to the digital one making it possible to expand the number of its channels from five to fifty. In December NTV-Plus Company started re-broadcasting digital channels in two languages.

2000 - On May 25 one more Eutelsat-W4 satellite was put into orbit allowing to expand the broadcasting area.

2005 - Beginning of Dolby Digital 5.1 broadcasting

2006 - Broadcasting over Ukraine territory

2007 - Broadcasting in HDTV

Channels

Sport

• NTV Plus Sport
• NTV Plus Sport+
• NTV Plus Sport Online
• NTV Plus Tennis
• NTV Plus Football
• NTV Plus Our Football
• NTV Plus Football 2
• NTV Plus...... ...
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