Orion Express on a roll

The Russian DTH platform Orion Express ended 2015 with over 2.8 million subscribers, or 9% more than a year earlier.

This, the company points out, outstripped the general growth of 5.4% in the market in 2015.

Orion Express saw the strongest subscriber growth in the Chelyabinsk region (19%), followed by Chukotka (16%) and Republic of Buryatia (15%). Its total revenues amounted to R3.38 billion (€39.47 million), with ARPU 28% up for the budget package to R83 and 13% for the mainstreamn package to R254.

Drivers for growth included the introduction of the mobile application Telecard, as well as a number of new services.

The basic package gained 50 more channels and as of the end of the year the ‘Unlimited’ package was providing viewers with over 200 channels.

In total, the platform distributed over 300 channels, or 16% more than a year earlier.