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12-08-11, 14:12
The Russian channel Sport 1 will begin to broadcast round-the-clock in HD from this Sunday (August 14).
According to AKTR and Comnews, the channel, which is operated by RTR, made its debut in August last year to a potential national audience of four million viewers in 50 cities.
More than 100,000 subscribers will now be able to watch Sport 1 in HD and there will also be a special HD version of the service made available to sports bars across the country.
Despite a slow start, HD services are becoming increasingly popular in Russia. As of this June there were a total of 27 available to viewers, of which just under half (12) were foreign.
Russia’s HD Union estimates the total number of HD viewers in the country to be 139,000.
According to AKTR and Comnews, the channel, which is operated by RTR, made its debut in August last year to a potential national audience of four million viewers in 50 cities.
More than 100,000 subscribers will now be able to watch Sport 1 in HD and there will also be a special HD version of the service made available to sports bars across the country.
Despite a slow start, HD services are becoming increasingly popular in Russia. As of this June there were a total of 27 available to viewers, of which just under half (12) were foreign.
Russia’s HD Union estimates the total number of HD viewers in the country to be 139,000.