NTV Plus
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 (Media Most holding), now it is included in the Gazprom Media holding.
NTV Plus НТВ Плюс | |
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Launched | September 1, 1996 |
Owned by | Gazprom Media |
Picture format | 16:9 (SDTV) |
Country | Russia |
Headquarters | Moscow |
Website | NTV Plus NTV Plus Ukraine |
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
- Al Jazeera English
- France 24
- WWE Network
- W Network
- MSNBC
- FOX News
- CNBC
- CNN International
- BBC Earth (TV Channel)
- TVPolonia
- CCTV-4
- Golf Channel
- BBC World News
- Euronews
- DW-TV
- Rai Italia
- 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
- 2×2
- Telekanal Zvezda
- TNV Planeta
- CBS Reality
- TDK
- Psychologia21
- Spas
- Mir
- Kukhnia TV
- NTV Plus Infokanal
- Nostalgia
- STV
- 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
- Mir 24 (SD)
- Moskva 24 (SD)
- Russia 24 (SD)
- RBC TV (SD)
- Perviy Meteo (SD)
- Russia Today
- Rusiya Al-Yaum
- RT Español
International
- Armenia TV (SD)
- BBC World News (SD)
- Bloomberg Television (SD)
- CCTV-4 (SD)
- CGTN (SD)
- CGTN Russian (SD)
- CNN International Europe (SD)
- Euronews (SD)
- France 24 English (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
- Telekanal India
- Mnogo TV
- CBS Drama
- E!
- MGM Channel
- Fox (SD/HD)
- Fox Life (SD)
- Paramount Channel Russia (SD)
- Paramount Comedy (SD)
- TV1000
- TV1000 Russkoe Kino
- TV1000 Action
- Russkij Illusion
- Illusion +
- Eurokino
- TV XXI (SD)
- AMEDIA 1
- AMEDIA 2
- AMEDIA Premium
- Movies OK
- STAR Movies Action
- SONY PIX
- Movies Now
Music
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 (UK)
- 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
- Travel Channel
- Zee Documentary
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
- Travel Channel HD
- History HD
- AMEDIA Premium HD
4K/UHD
- Fashion 4K
- Home 4K
Ukraine Only
- Perviy Kanal Ukraina
- RTR Planeta
- NTN
- NTV Mir
- Star plus
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