STS (TV channel)

STS CTC
Owned by	CTC Media
Picture format	4:3 (576i, SDTV)
Country	Russia International
Website	www.ctc.ru

STS (abbr. СТС from Russian: Сеть Телевизионных Станций, Set' Televizionnykh Stantsiy, Network of televisions stations) is a commercial television station based in Moscow, Russia. It belongs to the CTC Media, a Delaware-registered, Moscow-based NASDAQ-traded (CTCM) company with a market capitalization exceeding US$4 billion. The company is owned by Itera (Russia) and Modern Times Group (Sweden).

STS was launched on 1 December 1996 and today is a leading entertainment network in Russia. Focusing on entertainment, STS broadcasts a mix between Russian productions and international programming of interest to its target audience, viewers aged 6–54, especially younger audiences.

Approximately 100 million people are within STS’s signal reach. In 2007, STS achieved an average audience share in its target demographic of 11,3%. STS network reaches approximately 87% of urban households. It ranks as the fourth most watched nationwide broadcaster in Russia overall.

The STS Network currently has about 350 affiliates, including 19 owned-and-operated stations.

STS Media works with the leading Russian TV content production companies. STS airs both licensed series and sitcoms, such as The Nanny ("Моя прекрасная няня"), Who rules in this house? ("Кто в доме хозяин?", which is the Russian remake of Who's the Boss?), Not Born Beautiful ("Не родись красивой", based on the popular Colombian telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea, known in English as Ugly Betty) and original Russian series and sitcoms, such as Poor Nastya ("Бедная Настя"), Cadets ("Кадетство"), Daddy's Daughters ("Папины дочки").

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