NTV Plus
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| Country | Russia |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Moscow |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 16:9 (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Gazprom Media |
| History | |
| Launched | September 1, 1996 |
| Links | |
| Website | NTV Plus NTV Plus Ukraine |
| Availability | |
NTV Plus (Russian: НТВ Плюс) 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 ( holding), now it is included in the Gazprom Media holding.
Milestones[]
1996 - First broadcasts of NTV-Plus appeared on September 1, 1996
1997 - Since early in the year the channels were broadcast in encoded form.
1998 - On November 22 NTV-Plus started satellite TV broadcasting.
1999 - In February NTV-Plus switched from an analogue to digital broadcasting system allowing the expansion of the number of channels from five to fifty. In December NTV-Plus started re-broadcasting digital channels in two languages.
2000 - On May 25 another Eutelsat-W4 satellite was put into orbit allowing the expansion of the broadcasting area.
2005 - Beginning of Dolby Digital 5.1 broadcasting
2006 - Broadcasting begins in Ukraine territory
2007 - Broadcasting in HDTV started
2017 - Broadcasting in 4K/UHD started
Channels[]
Variety, entertainment[]
- WWE Network
- W Network
- TVPolonia
- Telekanal Dozhd
- Channel One Russia (Perviy Kanal) (SD/HD)
- Russia-1 (Rossiya 1) (SD/HD)
- NTV (НТВ) (SD/HD)
- Petersburg - Channel 5 (SD)
- Russia K
- OTR
- REN TV (SD)
- STS
- TNT (SD/HD)
- TNT4 (SD)
- TV3 (SD)
- TV Centr
- Telekanal Domashny
- Peretz
- Friday!
- U (TV channel, Russia)
- 2×2
- Telekanal Zvezda
- TNV Planeta (Tartastan)
- TDK
- Psychologia21
- Spas
- Mir
- Kukhnia TV
- NTV Plus Infokanal
- Nostalgia
- STV (TV channel, Russia)
- Kuban 24 Orbita
- Love Nature
- Telecafe
- 8 Kanal
- Mama
Sports[]
- Match TV (SD/HD)
- Match Nash Sport
- Match Arena (SD/HD)
- Match Game
- Match Igra (SD/HD)
- Match Planeta
- Match Futbol 1
- Match Futbol 2
- Match Futbol 3
- Match TV Horse World
- Our Football
- NTV Plus Sport Tsentr
- NTV Plus Sport Urals
- NTV Plus Sport Sibir
- NTV Plus Sport Dalniy Vostok
- Eurosport 1 (SD/HD)
- Eurosport 2 (HD)
- Extreme Sports Channel (SD)
- Telekanal Russian Extreme
- Boyets
- KHL-TV (SD/HD)
- Viasat Sport
- Boytsovskiy klub
- TEN 1
- TEN 2
- TEN 3
- TEN 4
- TEN 2 HD
- TEN Action
News[]
- Arirang Asia
- Euronews (SD)
- KBS Asia
- NHK Asia
- Mir 24 (SD)
- Moskva 24 (SD)
- Russia 24 (SD)
- RBC TV (SD)
- Perviy Meteo (SD)
- Russia Today
- RT Arabic
- RT en Español
- RT America
- RT UK
- RT France
- RTD
International[]
- Armenia TV (SD)
Movies[]
- NTV Plus Premiera
- NTV Plus KinoHit
- NTV Plus Kinoklub
- NTV Plus Kino+
- NTV Plus Nashe Kino
- NTV Plus Nashe Novoe Kino
- NTV Plus Kino Soyuz
- Teleklub
- Dom Kino
- Komedia Telekanal
- Mnogo TV
- CBS Drama
- CBS Justice
- CBS Europa
- E! Russia
- MGM Channel
- Fox (Russia) (SD/HD)
- Fox Life Russia (SD)
- FX Russia HD
- Paramount Channel Russia (SD)
- Paramount Comedy Russia (SD)
- TV1000
- TV1000 Russkoe Kino
- TV1000 Action
- Russkij Illusion
- Illusion +
- Eurokino
- TV XXI (SD)
- AMEDIA 1
- AMEDIA 2
- AMEDIA Premium
Music[]
- Muzika Pervogo
- Telekanal La Minor
- TNT Music (SD)
- MTV Russia (SD)
- MTV Dance (SD)
- MTV Hits (SD)
- MTV Rocks (SD)
- VH1 Europe (SD)
- VH1 Classic Europe (SD)
- MCM Top (SD)
- Mezzo TV (SD/HD)
- Bridge TV
- RuSong TV
- Europa Plus TV
- Muz-TV
- Music Now
- 9X0
- 9XM
- B4U Music
- M Tune
Kids[]
- Boomerang (SD)
- Cartoon Network (SD)
- Detski Mir (SD)
- Detskiy (SD)
- Disney Channel (SD)
- Duck TV (SD)
- Gulli Girl (SD)
- JimJam (SD)
- Karusel (SD)
- Mult (SD)
- Nickelodeon (HD/SD)
- Nick Jr. (SD)
- Telekanal O! (SD)
- TiJi (SD)
- Tlum (HD)
Documentary[]
- Animal Planet (Europe)
- 24 Dok
- 365 Dnei TV
- Auto Plus
- Da Vinci Learning
- Discovery Channel Russia
- Discovery Science
- Discovery World Russia (Replaced by DTX Russia)
- Domashnie zhivotnye
- Istoriya (SD/HD)
- History
- Interesnoe TV
- Investigation Discovery Russia
- Kto Est' Kto
- My Planet
- National Geographic Channel (Russia)
- Nat Geo Wild (Russia)
- Nauka 2.0
- Ocean-TV
- Outdoor Channel
- RT Documentary
- Russian Travel Guide (SD)
- Soversheno Sekretno
- TLC (Russia)
- Viasat Explore
- Viasat History
- Viasat Nature
- Vremya
- Ohota i Rybalka
- Prosveschenie
- Perviy Obrazovatelniy
Pay-Per-View[]
- Kinoreys 1
- Kinoreys 2
HD[]
- HD Sport
- Discovery HD
- Animal Planet HD
- TLC HD
- HD Kino
- HD Life
- MTV Live HD
- Nat Geo Wild HD
- Mezzo Live HD
- NTV Plus 3D
- NTV Plus Football 1
- NTV Plus Football 2
- NTV Plus Football 3
- Nash Futbol
- Nickelodeon HD
- Perviy Kanal HD
- Russia HD
- History HD
- AMEDIA Premium HD
4K/UHD[]
- Fashion 4K
- Home 4K
Ukraine Only[]
- Perviy Kanal Ukraina
- RTR Planeta
- NTN (Channel)
- NTV Mir
Adult[]
- Hustler TV (SD)
- Nuart TV (SD)
- Russkaya Noch (SD)
- Playboy TV (SD)
Radio[]
- AvtoRadio
- Business FM
- Comedy Radio
- Detskoe Radio
- DFM 101.2
- Echo of Moscow
- Hit FM
- Humor FM
- Love Radio
- Militseyskaya Volna
- NRJ Russia
- Radio Chanson
- Radio Dlya Dvoih
- Radio Komsomolskaya Pravda
- Radio Romantika
- Radio Maximum
- Radio Mir
- Radio Vanya
- Relax FM
- Russkoye Radio
High-definition television (HDTV)[]
Starting from 2007, NTV Plus offers high-definition television (HDTV) programming. The following channels are offered: HD Kino (cinema), HD Sport (sports), HD Life (nature & travel), Eurosport HD, Discovery HD, MTV/Nickelodeon HD, National Geographics HD (nature), Mezzo Live HD (classical and jazz music).[1]
The content is either produced by NTV Plus itself or received from foreign partners. The programming is delivered in 1080i25 format using H.264/MPEG-4 AVC codec with 10 Mbit/s data rate. NTV Plus has contracted with France's Thomson to manufacture the receivers that accept signal encoded in MPEG-4.[2]
References[]
External links[]
- Official Site (in Russian)
- NTV Plus Ukraine (in Russian)
- Channel and transponder list
- Direct broadcast satellite services
- Television networks in Russia
- Mass media companies of Russia
- Television channels and stations established in 1996