Netflix partners with broadcaster linked to Putin ally Yury Kovalchuk
The deal keeps Netflix in line with laws restricting foreign ownership of media operating in Russia
02 September 2020 - 16:25
Netflix has struck a partnership with Russia’s National Media Group, a broadcaster linked to President Vladimir Putin’s billionaire ally Yury Kovalchuk, as it prepares to roll out a local-language service in October.
The partners will offer subtitled and dubbed Netflix series as well as some Russian content, and users will be able to pay in roubles, Netflix said in an e-mailed statement on Wednesday. The company has similar local-language services in countries including India and Malaysia...
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