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GlobeCast Hot Bird 8 satellite to broadcast CTC-International

February 20, 2012

CTC Media, a leading Russian media company listed on the NASDAQ, announced last week an agreement with GlobeCast to broadcast the international Russian-language version of CTC, “CTC-International,” via GlobeCast’s Hot Bird 8 satellite. A subsidiary of France Telecom, GlobeCast is a global provider of content management and worldwide transmission services for professional broadcast delivery. Hot …

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Airbnb co-founder Nathan Blecharczyk: “Entering a market is not just buying a local site and putting your brand on it”

December 6, 2021

After launches in a range of European, Latin American and Asian countries, Airbnb.com, the famous US online alternative accommodation service, is coming to Russia. The embryonic Airbnb Russian team is headed by Eugen Miropolski, who formerly held senior executive positions at Fast Lane Ventures, KupiVip.ru, and Groupon Russia. In an interview with EWDN chief editor …

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Transtelecom to launch cable TV next spring

February 9, 2012

Fiber-optic telecommunication provider Transtelecom (TTK) is preparing to launch  cable TV services next spring in several Russian regions. “We don’t focus on one technology exclusively,” news agency RIA Novosti quoted TTK President Artem Kudryavtsev as saying. “Depending on  the local situation in each region, we may use analog cable TV as well as the digital …

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Yandex and Skype to support each other on the Russian market

February 7, 2012

Last week, Yandex, the Russian company that dominates the domestic search market, announced a partnership with Skype to promote their respective services among their users, news agency RIA Novosti reported. Users dowloading Skype software will be prompted to install a Yandex search bar add-on on their web browser and make Yandex their default search engine. …

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Eurosport inks Russian mobile TV deal

February 2, 2012

Eurosport has extended its partnership with MTS, a leading Russian mobile operator, thereby providing the latter’s mobile TV subscribers with access to Eurosport and Eurosport 2. In a statement, MTS says it has one of the most developed 3G networks in Russia, covering around 80% of the population and that the number of users of …

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Rob Cassedy of eBay: “For Russians, eBay is all about international deals.”

January 31, 2012

Almost two years after the release of its Russian language version, and one year after it launched a local classifieds service, eBay enjoys a strong and still growing popularity among Russian consumers who use the platform to order goods from all over the globe. eBay’s Head of International Expansion for Europe Rob Cassedy shared some insights …

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Russia’s mobile operators gear up for OTT services

January 31, 2012

Interest in content delivery networks (CDNs) is growing amongst leading mobile operators in Russia. According to Russian publications AKTR and ComNews.ru, VimpelCom is currently looking for an equipment supplier for a CDN and expects to finalise a tender in the first half of this year. MTS is meanwhile using one operated by the company NGENIX but …

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Innovative digital TV receiver made in Tomsk

December 27, 2011

The Elecard Group, a Tomsk, Siberia based provider of software products for audio and video data compression, encoding and transmission, has launched the production of an innovative home multimedia device, RIA Novosti reported last Friday. The new device, named Elecard iTelec, will combine a digital TV receiver with a payment terminal as well as access to e-government …

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Rostelecom, Sitronics and Mastercard issue first bank card with e-government access

December 19, 2011

Russia’s national telecommunication operator Rostelecom and Bank Saint Petersburg announced last Thursday the issue of their first co-branded bank cards with microchips containing the electronic signature of the cardholder. Certified by the FSB, Russia’s Federal Security Service, the cards are being produced in partnership with Mastercard and Sitronics, the largest producer of microelectronic devices in the …

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Megafon acquires Internet and cable TV provider in Western Siberia

December 13, 2011

MegaFon, a major Russian mobile operator, made a further step last Friday towards business diversification and regional expansion by acquiring Yugratel, a broadband Internet and cable TV provider operating in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous District of Western Siberia. Yugratel was sold through an auction sale by the local authorities for 2.4 billion rubles, or approximately $76 …

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