NTV-PLUS remains home of Euroleague broadcasts in Russia

According to terms of the new deal, coordinated by IMG, NTV-PLUS will produce all home games for the three Russian teams in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague – CSKA Moscow, Khimki Moscow Region and Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar – in accordance with Euroleague broadcasting standards. When no Russian team is competing, NTV-PLUS will broadcast at least one game per week and the network will also broadcast all of the 2016 Final Four games.

"We are glad to keep working with NTV-PLUS to deliver our games to the Euroleague market with the highest population, Russia," Andrea Bassani, Euroleague Basketball's Chief TV and New Media Rights Officer, said. "With the quality of our teams in Russia, fans there can now be sure to enjoy the best basketball possible this season".

"Euroleague is the continent's premier men's basketball competition. The sides have enjoyed a fruitful working relationship over the past several seasons and it was only natural to continue the mutually-beneficial partnership," Alexander Vronsky, CEO of NTV-PLUS, said. "It proves NTV-PLUS's strategy to consolidate premier sports content. NTV-PLUS will also broadcast all home and away games for the Russian teams in HD in accordance with Euroleague broadcasting standards. In addition, key competitions will be shown on the air of the new Russian federal sports channel, Match TV."

NTV-PLUS is the first digital satellite television company in Russia. For more than 19 years NTV-PLUS has been a recognized expert in the field of satellite pay-TV. The company broadcasts in most parts of Russia and Ukraine. The viewership of NTV-PLUS exceeds 3 million people. To its subscribers, NTV-PLUS provides over 240 different content channels broadcasted also in high definition (HDTV) and 3D formats. Today, the product line of the company includes 17 sports channels and 11 movie channels of its own production, offering viewers a unique and unparalleled content in the market.