Digital TV

Divan.TV launches worldwide for 300-million Russian and Ukrainian language audience

October 23, 2013

Divan.TV, a Ukrainian developer of OTT middleware and pay TV channels with 125,000 users in Ukraine, has made its programs available worldwide, targeting Russian- and Ukrainian speaking audiences. According to the company, this audience reaches about 80 million households in total, including 16 million in Ukraine, 32 million in Russia and more than 30 million …

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International study sheds full light on Russia’s online video market

October 18, 2013

In partnership with comScore, Ernst and Young and The Next Web, East-West Digital News is releasing a 100-page study on the Russian online video market, a fast-growing segment that deserves renewed attention. A variety of factors is set to drive strong further growth, from the new anti-piracy legislation – which is likely to increase content …

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Russian satellite TV operator Orion Express seeks fresh air outside Russia

November 19, 2014

Orion Express, a Russian satellite TV operator, has announced expansion plans in several former member states of the former Soviet Union. Analysts believe that this strategic move may be necessary for Russia’s fastest-growing player in the sector since it faces a glut in its domestic market. Earlier this week, Orion launched its pay services in …

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Moscow’s pay TV outstrips broadband market as subscribers tap multiple TV operators

November 19, 2014

Moscow’s pay TV market grew to 5.3 million subscribers in the first half of this year, exceeding by 700,000 the total number of apartments and private houses in the Russian capital. iKS-Consulting, a consulting and research company specializing in the telecom market in Russia and the CIS, shared these key results of its yet-unpublished study …

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Yandex develops gesture-based newswire app for connected TV

April 22, 2013

The California branch of the Russian Internet operator Yandex has developed a prototype software application that enables users to read news from social networks on their televisions. According to a company statement, users can manage the process by physically gesturing. Tatyana Komarova, a Yandex spokesperson, said that the experiment was a joint effort by Yandex Labs …

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VTB Capital acquires minority stake in satellite TV operator Tricolor TV; IPO idea floated

November 19, 2014

VTB Capital, the investment arm of Russia’s VTB Group, has acquired a minority holding in National Satellite Company, Russia’s largest satellite TV operator working under the Tricolor TV brand name. While announcing the partnership this past Tuesday, the partners in the deal provided no financials, but said that with its growing Russian subscriber base of …

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Rikor TV rolls out Android-based device to ‘smarten up’ television

November 19, 2014

Rikor TV, a Russian developer of interactive TV solutions and related customer-oriented software, announced last week its plans to bring its Smart TV-Box, an Android 4.1 powered media center, to market this spring. Equipped with the media center, which uses Exynos 4412, a 1.6GHz four-kernel processor by Samsung, any flat-screen TV set turns into a …

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Russian satellite TV operators dramatically decrease pricing to win new audiences

November 19, 2014

A growing number of Russian satellite TV operators are trading the once cherished status of premium providers for that of discounters, driving market prices down and increasing competition in a country where an estimated 55-57% of households are linked to paid television services. NTV-Plus, Russia’s oldest satellite TV company, and one which has been in …

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Rostelecom strengthens presence in Armenia

December 25, 2012

GNC-ALFA, a leading Armenian telco owned by the Russian national telecom operator Rostelecom, will enlarge its service offer and operate under its mother company’s brand. Earlier this month the Armenian operator launched Rostelecom-branded landline telephony and broadband Internet sales, and is gearing up for retailing interactive TV services to private customers at a later date.

Tricolor affirms leadership on pay TV market, attempts to attract investment from VTB

November 26, 2012

Tricolor TV, Russia’s leading pay TV operator with 8.5 million paid subscribers, claims half a million HDTV subscribers, with optimistic plans to reach 3.9 million subscribers by next year and 7 million by 2015, the Russian tech news portal Digit.ru reported last week. Aiming to become the leading European HD provider, in March of 2012 …

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