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Samsung Electronics and i-Free unveil Phereo 3D Photo app for Smart TV and Blu-Ray players

August 16, 2012

St. Petersburg – Samsung Electronics, a world leader in digital technology and digital convergence, has released Phereo 3D Photo, an application for Samsung Smart TV sets and Blu-Ray players. Developed by Phereo, an i-Free Group company and Samsung Electronics partner, the new app is for viewing stereo photos in 3D on TV screen. Phereo 3D Photo …

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Yandex improves click-through rates, expands profitability

August 1, 2012

The users of Yandex and its partnering sites click significantly more often on sponsored links following the introduction of new targeting instruments in the third quarter of last year, the search company announced to the press on Tuesday. These new instruments include targeting by gender, age and other socio-demographic criteria. Click-through rates grew by no less …

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Russia’s General Satellite expands pay-TV activities in Asia and Africa

July 25, 2012

The Russian research and production company General Satellite Corporation is expanding its pay-TV activities outside the country. According to Kommersant, the company, which is believed to have ownership links with the leading Russian DTH platform Tricolor TV, has entered into a 51/49 joint venture with the Royal Group of Companies (RGC) to launch what will be …

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Alternative accomodation websites attract VC money

July 20, 2012

Renthome.ru, a HomeAway.com clone offering short-term vacation rentals across Russia and the CIS, closed earlier this month an angel investment round of approximately $1 million. Participants in this round of investment include Russian and foreign entrepreneurs, as well as investors from the real estate market and finance sector, announced Fast Lane Ventures, which invested in …

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Mobile medicine startup ‘Life Button’ raises $1 million

November 12, 2020

Knopka Zhizni (“Life Button”), a startup that has developed a mobile medical alert system for the elderly and the disabled, has raised “over 35 million rubles” (over $1 million) from Rintech.ru, a subsidiary of the diversified high tech group IT Co. Founded in November 2010 by MBA students of the Skolkovo Management School, the startup turned heads last …

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Google partners with Russian hosting solution provider Parallels to stimulate sales

July 11, 2012

Google, the US search giant, will offer AdWords vouchers of up to 2,000 rubles, or approximately $60, to any company purchasing Parallels’ solutions and having its website hosted by a Parallels partner. The offer targets small and mid-sized businesses in particular, in a bid to stimulate them to promote their products through contextual advertising. A …

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Platforma HD ceases broadcasting

July 4, 2012

The Russian pre-pay DTH platform Platforma HD and its sister service Platforma DV ceased broadcasting on July 1. The company’s website gives no explanation as to why the closure took place. ComNews.ru reported that Platforma HD’s subscriber base has been transferred to leading Russian DTH platform Tricolor TV. The latter’s audience, which amounts to some 10 million …

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‘Doctor At Work’ secures $1 million from Bright Capital

June 29, 2012

Bright Capital, a major Russian venture fund operating internationally, announced last week its investment in Doktornarabote.ru (‘Doctor At Work’), Russia’s leading physicians’ community with nearly 80,000 registered practitioners. The fund offered $1 million in exchange for a minority stake in the startup online community, reported CNews.ru, a Russian IT news portal. Released in March 2010, …

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NTV-Plus talks strategy

June 28, 2012

The Russian DTH Platform NTV-Plus is definitely interested in multiscreen and at some point will merge all its services into one system, according to Lev Petukhov, head of web projects development and maintenance department. Speaking in a panel entitled Delivering Advanced Services: HD, 3D, VOD and DVR, he added that the company is still quite …

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Yandex sharpens knives for international expansion, still seeking audience outside Russia

June 26, 2012

Yandex’s international ambitions, which began to surface publicly half a year ago, found new illustrations last week in informal statements made by the company’s CEO at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. “Our technical team has successfully tested technologies that will allow us to index several tens of billions of pages,” said Arkady Volozh, who …

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