February 23, 2011 - 17:10 AMT
MTS acquires copyright for over 700 movies from Russian video distributor Central Partnership

Russian mobile operator MTS has acquired the copyright for more than 700 movies from Russian video distributor Central Partnership. According to RBC Daily, most of the video content will be available for sale via the operator's Omlet.ru entertainment portal.

MTS and Central Partnership signed a two-year contract for the rights, telecompaper.com reported.

Central Partnership started as a TV content distributor in 1995-2000 and gradually the company has engaged in new businesses – theatrical & Home Video distribution. Today, Central Partnership is the largest TV distributor and No 1 independent film distributor in Russia. Central Partnership is owned by Prof-Media holding, while Ruben Dishdishyan is the company’s CEO.