Rutube denied information about plans to spend 30 billion rubles on development

Russian video hosting Rutube, owned by the holding “Gazprom Media, does not plan to spend 30 billion rubles. for infrastructure development. About it informs TASS with reference to the press service of the company.

“Information on large-scale spending – 30 billion rubles. – Rutube platforms for the development of video hosting infrastructure do not correspond to reality. There are no such plans for the purchase of servers from either the Rutube platform or Gazprom Media Holding,” the press service commented (TASS quote).

Earlier today, Kommersant, citing sources informed about Rutube’s plans to upgrade the CDN (content delivery network) and purchase new data centers for 30 billion rubles. According to the newspaper, initially Rutube requested 50-55 billion rubles from Gazprom-Media Holding.