OREANDA-NEWS. December 04, 2014. CTC Media Inc. (“CTC Media” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:CTCM), a leading Russian independent media company, announced that its CTC.ru, CTC TV Channel website received the Special Runet Prize in the “Health, Entertainment and Recreation” category at the 11th grand award ceremony for the best Russian websites in 2014, which took place on November 25. Prizes for contributions to Russian Internet development were awarded for six primary and three special categories.  

Alexey Pivovarov, Director of Transmedia Projects Department: “As CTC Media has already stated, the company considers itself to be not only a television, but also a content company which distributes its content in all media, online, mobile, and smart TV, as well as broadcasting. We give top priority to the look and feel of our websites, striving to ensure a convenient and user-friendly experience. The CTC Channel website comes first in this lineup, and we are very pleased that the diligent and creative work done by site manager Olga Khabarova and her colleagues throughout the year has earned such high recognition from the professional community.”

In 2014, the CTC channel website became one of the leading media websites in the Russian television industry with over 4 million unique monthly users. Page views reached 30 million – an increase of 30% compared with the previous year.

During premiere season, the website receives more than 500,000 unique daily users. All new shows are now available on CTC.ru following initial broadcast, causing video viewing on ctc.ru to nearly triple compared to 2013.

In addition to having an extensive archive of CTC programming, the CTC website also features additional online-only content associated with the network’s TV programs, including interviews with actors, behind-the-scenes photos and videos, competitions, quizzes, and much more.