In a speech dedicated to Internet freedom in the world, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced yesterday that the Department of State would open Twitter accounts in several new languages, including Russian.
Three of the largest international satellite equipment manufacturers – Hughes, ViaSat and Newtec are competing for the right to participate in a Russian state project to provide high-speed access to information networks via satellite to remote regions of Russia.
Sibirtelecom, a leading telecommunications operator in Siberia, announced that its Tvist Internet and digital TV packaged service is now available to subscribers in the Altai Republic. The service is based on IPTV technology and is designed for the mass consumer market.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s Twitter and LiveJournal accounts have been named the best blogs of the Russian-language Internet at the 2011 Runet Blog award ceremony.
Authorities in the Republic of Northern Ossetia are to receive about $4.3 million from the federal budget on digital TV development in 2011, Interfax reports. Under plans, the digital TV coverage in the region is to reach 98.8% in 2011.
The 13th annual International Exhibition and Conference CSTB-2011 was held in Moscow from February 1 to 3. The exhibition is dedicated to modern TV and telecommunication technologies formats and trends, including broadband technologies, pay-TV, cable TV, satellite TV, mobile TV, IPTV, HDTV, content, satellite communications, operators’ services in broadband networks and wireless technologies.
Dreaming to see the Hermitage’s impressionist collection but wary of catching a cold in a St. Petersburg winter blizzard? Longing to commune with Rublev’s icons in the Tretyakov Gallery but daunted by the expense of travel to the Russian capital? Now art lovers anywhere can realize their dreams of getting a closer look at major …
Rambler, a major Russian Internet portal, is holding talks with Yandex, Russia’s leading search engine, and Google regarding replacing its search engine with a partner tool. Yandex management says the company is interested in big sites with high-density traffic. Rambler is most likely to opt for Google’s search system. According to information already available, Rambler …
In 2010, Russian search engine Yandex remained by far the leading search engine on the Russian-language Internet. According to LiveInternet.ru, a leading website traffic ranking site, Yandex generated 64.1% of all visits to other sites generated by search engines from December 2009 to December 2010, an increase of 5.2 points over the previous year. Google’s …
Skype announced yesterday it had signed a final agreement with Almaz Capital Partners investment fund to acquire Qik, a mobile video file sharing application. Analysts assess the deal to be worth $150 million, although neither party is commenting. The transaction will be finalized this month.
