16.06.2015



The CTC channel's promotional video for the "Empire of Illusions: Safronov Brothers" project received a silver award in the category of "Stunt Promotion - on-air only."

Oleg Kuzmin, Chief Strategic Communications Officer of CTC Media: "We are honored to receive this prestigious international recognition. We specifically want to thank and congratulate our marketing team, led by Ruben Oganesyan, which worked hard to create this video! With a new season of programming ahead of us, we are confident that we will have a significant number of original projects that will be recognized by not only international awards juries but also by scores of viewers."

CTC Media had been previously recognized at the Promax Global Excellence Awards. In 2011, the company won one gold and two silver medals while in 2014, the Peretz channel won one gold and one bronze award for website and advertising, respectively.


About CTC Media, Inc.

CTC Media is a leading Russian independent media company, with operations throughout Russia and elsewhere in the CIS. It operates three free-to-air television networks in Russia - CTC, Domashny and Peretz - as well as CTC-Love in Russia and Channel 31 in Kazakhstan, with a combined potential audience of over 150 million people. The international pay-TV version of the CTC channel is available in North America, Europe, Central Asia, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, the Middle East and Kyrgyzstan. Peretz is also available in Belarus and Kyrgyzstan. CTC Media also has a number of digital entertainment media assets: videomore.ru, domashniy.ru, ctc.ru, peretz.ru. The Company's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "CTCM". For more information on CTC Media, please visit www.ctcmedia.ru.

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About PromaxBDA

PromaxBDA is a member association representing more than 10,000 companies and individuals from major media organizations, marketing agencies, research companies, strategic and creative vendors and technology providers around the globe. The goal of PromaxBDA Association is to lead the global community of those passionately engaged in the marketing of television and video content on all platforms, inspiring creativity, driving innovation and honoring excellence. With companies and individuals drawn from more than 70 countries, PromaxBDA is a truly international organization uniting the individuals who will pioneer tomorrow's electronic and broadcast media.

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