News Summary:
On March 13, 2026, Russian satellite TV operator NTV Plus resumed its services in Siberia, utilizing the Yamal-402 satellite operated by Gazprom Space Systems to offer approximately 60 channels. This move followed the unexpected failure of the Russian satellite Express-AT1 on March 4, which ceased operations despite unsuccessful restoration attempts by the state-owned satellite operator RSCC and vendor Reshetnev. Previously, on December 28, 2025, NTV-PLUS outlined its Subscriber Support Service schedule for the New Year's holidays, operating from 9:00 to 20:00 on December 31, 2025, from 14:00 to 21:00 on January 1, 2026, and returning to regular hours from January 2, 2026. This announcement followed a change in equipment registration effective December 29, 2025, allowing only NTV-PLUS HD J3, NTV-PLUS HD J4 TV set-top boxes, and the SMiT CI+1.4 TV module for registration, due to the cessation of technical support for other models by their manufacturers, while previously registered equipment remained functional.
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