Starting January 1, 2017, changes will be made to the concept of the TV1000 Premium HD and TV1000 Megahit HD channels. The first one will become a new movie channel: it will be the first to show movies that have recently been released in cinemas and new Hollywood series on television in Russia. The TV1000 Megahit HD channel will become a channel of global blockbusters, evergreen hits, and major film franchises.

Starting January 7, the Viasat Premium HD repertoire will feature new seasons of American TV series for the first time in history, the day after their premiere in the US: the first season of the series "Genius", the new 6th season of the series "Grimm", and the first season of the series "Emerald City". "Grimm" and "Genius" have high ratings on IMDB, and "Emerald City" is considered one of the most anticipated series of 2017. In the spring, the TV1000 Premium HD repertoire will be supplemented by the new 5th season of the popular series "House of Cards" (rating 9.0 on IMDB) and the 1st season of the series "The Blacklist: Redemption".

Also, starting in January, Viasat Premium HD will feature films from the Hollywood studio MGM ("Spectre", "Ben-Hur", "The Magnificent Seven", and others). Thus, Viasat Premium HD channels will show films from 5 Hollywood studios: 20th Century Fox, NBC Universal, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros., and MGM.