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Yandex.Dengi in talks with Russian banks to comply with new law on payment systems

November 4, 2011

Russian search giant Yandex is holding talks with Russian banks to negotiate the sale of a stake in its e-currency service Yandex.Dengi (Yandex Money), said Yandex CEO Arkady Volozh in an exchange with journalists last week. Yandex is considering the move as a means of compliance with new legislation on payments systems passed in the …

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Continent TV looks to HD

November 4, 2011

The Russian DTH platform Continent TV is making a major push into HD, giving subscribers the opportunity to watch 10 channels in the format free of charge for a year. According to the platform, it will broadcast the channels in test mode next month and in January, during which time they will be available to …

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Yandex rated 5th most popular global search engine

November 1, 2011

Russia’s top Internet search portal Yandex, which outstrips Google on the domestic market with a 62% market share, has been ranked fifth on a global list of Internet search properties prepared by the US research firm comScore, reported news agency RIA Novosti.

Disney Channel for Russia

October 27, 2011

The Walt Disney Company and Russian media company YUTV Holding have signed an agreement to establish a national channel in Russia using the Disney brand. As part of the deal, Disney will acquire a 49% stake in the channel 7, owned by YUTV, which will then be rebranded as Disney Channel. The latter will be …

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Samsung smartphones to feature Yandex search and preinstalled Yandex apps

October 27, 2011

As early as next month, Yandex services for mobile devices will come preinstalled on all Samsung Bada-powered smartphones sold in the CIS countries, the Russian search giant announced on Tuesday. In addition to the Yandex search engine, the agreement with Samsung will include the preinstallation of Yandex.Maps, Yandex.Mail, Yandex.Metro, Yandex.Market, and a number of other …

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MTS acquires pay TV and telephony service operator in Tatarstan

October 25, 2011

MTS, a leading Russian mobile operator, announced today it has acquired TVT, a leading provider of cable TV and fixed broadband services in the republic of Tatarstan. The purchase price amounted to $162.9 million, in addition to $17.1 million in net debt assumed by MTS. “The acquisition allows MTS to strengthen its leadership position in …

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Russian VoIP service Sipnet stronger than Skype on the domestic market

October 25, 2011

Sipnet, a Russian VoIP service provider, reached a 52% share of the Russian VoIP market in 2010 in value, according to J’son & Partners, a telecom market research and financial consulting firm operating in Eastern Europe. Skype held second place in Russia with a 32% market share. The total market size for VoIP doubled since …

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NTV+ seeks more subscribers

October 24, 2011

Russia’s longest established DTH platform NTV-Plus is to start offering reception equipment free of charge to some of its subscribers in order to increase take-up of the service. According to Russian business daily Vedomosti, as part of a three-month offer starting in November, new customers who opt for pay-per-view channels will have the cost of purchasing …

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NTK launches new media company

October 19, 2011

The Russian cable operator National Telecommunications (NTK) is expected to announce today the formation of a new media company that will develop TV channels. According to Russian business daily Kommersant, it will be made up of two daughter companies named Novyi Vybor (New Choice) and Artmedia Group and initially include seven channels in its portfolio.

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