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Russia to provide advanced telecom and Internet solutions to Bangladesh

January 16, 2013

4G, Internet access, and online services were among the topics discussed by Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during her meetings yesterday with top Russian officials. “Russia is ready to share its knowledge, experience, and technologies with Bangladesh,” said Nikolai Nikiforov, Russia’s Minister of Telecom and Mass Communications. “In particular, we have gained a huge and …

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Yandex builds powerful data mining and search app for social networks

January 15, 2013

Yandex, Russia’s leading search engine, is developing a voice-activated search application that retrieves and displays relevant data from Facebook or other social network content, TechCrunch reports from unnamed sources. The new mobile app, codenamed “Wonder,” will enable users to see results – including images – that feature places where their friends have checked in or posted …

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Online matchmaking industry consolidates: Teamo acquires Monamour

January 14, 2013

Matchmaking site Teamo.ru has taken full ownership of its main competitor, Monamour.ru, gaining undisputed leadership of this market segment in Russia. The transaction, which took place in December, was confirmed to East-West Digital News by Teamo Managing Director Vladimir Schmidt. Schmidt said it was a cash transaction, but declined to disclose further financial information.

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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Beeline boosts IPTV offer

November 23, 2012

The Russian IPTV service Beeline TV has added 16 new channels, 11 of which are in HD, to its offer. As a result, the service now provides over 200 channels, of which 33 are in HD. The new channels are initially being made available in Moscow and St Petersburg, as well as the Moscow and …

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Rostelecom reaches 6.4 million pay TV subscribers

November 21, 2012

Russia’s national telecom operator Rostelecom saw its total pay-TV subscriber base increase by 11% year-on-year in the third quarter to 6.4 million. Of these, 1.2 million were interactive TV subscribers. The telco passed a total of 33.4 million households, of which 15.7 million (47%) were via FTTx technology, while its total broadband subscriber base grew …

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Disney enters new Russian venture

November 20, 2012

Russia’s MTS and Channel One have joined forces with Disney to create an interactive TV service aimed at children. According to MTS, it is integrated into the series ‘After School’ and combines the capabilities of mobile internet and TV.

Russian Internet, telecom and bank giants experiment with Square-like payment systems

November 13, 2012

Last month, Yandex.Dengi (Yandex.Money), the electronic currency division of the Russian search giant Yandex, started testing a smartphone-based bank card payment terminal in Moscow taxis, in partnership with SellbyCell, a specialized solution provider. This new payment method, named ‘Yandex Kassa,’ is available to any Visa or MasterCard card holders, and does not require users to …

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