MOSCOW, Oct. 28, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CTC Media, Inc. ("CTC Media" or "the Company") (Nasdaq:CTCM), Russia's leading independent media company, announces the further expansion of the international version of CTC ("CTC-International") in North America. In October 2011, the channel became available to Cablevision's iO TV digital cable television customers as a part of the iO Russian package.
Cablevision is the fourth operator in the USA to broadcast CTC-International. CTC-International was first launched in the USA in 2009 through the DISH platform and by spring 2011, within two years of its initial launch, CTC-International also signed contracts with Time Warner Cable and Russian Media Group.
Cablevision Systems Corporation is one of the leading media and telecommunications companies in the USA. Its cable television operations provide a full suite of advanced communications services, all over state-of-the-art cable systems that pass nearly 6 million households and businesses across the New York tri-state area and throughout four Western states.
Viacheslav Sinadski, Chief Strategy Officer of CTC Media, commented: "CTC-International already has a considerable loyal audience in North America and I am glad that we are further broadening our subscriber base. The channel offers a broad range of premium family-oriented entertainment content, and I am sure that our sitcoms, series and comedy shows will be loved by both kids and their parents."
"We serve many different communities and continue to bring our customers more of the unique programming they want and enjoy. We are proud to bring the full breadth of entertainment, public affairs, nature and science and sports programming in native languages from all over the world into the homes of our multicultural customers," said Bradley Feldman, Cablevision's Vice President, Video Product Management.
About CTC Media, Inc.
CTC Media is a leading independent media company in Russia, with operations throughout Russia and elsewhere in the CIS. It operates three free-to-air television networks in Russia – CTC, Domashny and DTV (operates under "Peretz" brand name and logo since October 2011) – as well as Channel 31 in Kazakhstan and TV company in Moldova, with a combined potential audience of over 150 million people. The international pay-TV version of the CTC channel is available in North America, Israel and Germany. CTC Media also has its own TV content production capabilities through its subsidiary Story First Production. The Company's common stock is traded on The NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "CTCM." For more information on CTC Media, please visit www.ctcmedia.ru.
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