UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

218 ~~February~~April, ~~2012~~2013

Commission File Number: 000-54641

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MODERN TIMES GROUP MTG AB (publ)

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

Skeppsbron 18, P.O. Box 2094, SE-103 13, Stockholm, Sweden

(Address of principal executive offices)

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*CTC *Media *is the leading independent broadcasting company in Russia. It owns and operates the CTC, Domashny and Peretz television channels in Russia, as well Channel 31 in Kazakhstan and a TV company in Moldova. The international pay-TV version of the CTC channel is available in North America, Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan. CTC Media also has its own TV content production facilities through its subsidiary Story First Production and a number of digital media assets in Russia.

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For further information, please visit www.mtg.se or contact:

Jørgen Madsen Lindemann, President & Chief Executive Officer

Tel: +46 (0) 8 562 000 50

Matthew Hooper, Executive Vice President of Corporate Communications

Tel: +44 (0) 7768 440 414

Email: investor.relations@mtg.se / press@mtg.se

Modern Times Group (MTG) is an international entertainment broadcasting group with operations that span four continents and include free-TV, pay-TV, radio and content production businesses. MTG’s Viasat Broadcasting operates free-TV and pay-TV channels, which are available on Viasat’s own satellite platforms and third party networks, and also distributes TV content over the internet. MTG is also the largest shareholder in CTC Media, which is Russia’s leading independent television broadcaster.

Modern Times Group is a growth company and generated net sales of SEK 13.3 billion in 2012. MTG’s Class A and B shares are listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm’s Large Cap index under the symbols ‘MTGA’ and ‘MTGB’.

The information in this announcement is that which Modern Times Group MTG AB is required to disclose under the Securities Market Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. It was released for publication at 08:0020 CET on 218 ~~February~~April 2013.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	MODERN TIMES GROUP MTG AB (publ) (Registrant)
Date: 21 February, 2012	By:	/s/ Mathias Hermansson
Date: 8 April, 2013	By:	/s/ Jonny Searle
		Name:	~~Mathias~~Jonny ~~Hermansson~~Searle
		Title:	~~Chief~~General ~~Financial~~Counsel ~~Officer~~and Company Secretary

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