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.
Оpera Software, whose mobile browser stands as the most popular in Russia, is about to launch a paid musical offer designed specifically for the Russian market. Artem Zinoviev, Opera’s Development Director for Russia and the CIS, told the Russian business daily Vedomosti that the new service will be made available for approximately 150 rubles, or …
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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ClipClock, a Russian video sharing startup, announced yesterday a $2.5 million funding by Runa Capital, a Moscow-based venture fund operating internationally. The investment will be used to develop advanced functionalities, increase the startup’s user base, and prepare global expansion.
Softline Venture Partners told East-West Digital News that it has just invested $500,000 in Apps4all, a company that carries a community of Russian mobile app developers with a variety of media, event, training, research and advertising activities. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. A $20 million fund, Softline Venture Partners is the venture …
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Vimpelcom will sell several of its emerging market businesses in Africa and Asia as part of a rationalization of its global telecoms operations. The group intends to focus on more mature markets such as Russia and Italy, which make up about 70% of its business, the Financial Times reported on Monday. However, Vimpelcom will retain …
Shopping platform ShoppingPlus, a copycat of Germany’s KaufDA and a competitor of Lokata.ru on the Russian market, is experimenting with connected TV, having made its service available to users of LG’s Smart TV. Just like Lokata.ru, ShoppingPlus shows the products currently sold in stores and their prices, as well as special offers. It also lists …
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Doroga.tv, a startup based in Nizhniy Novgorod, has received permission from the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) in New York on a test launch of software it has developed for the online tracking of city buses, Venture-News.ru reported last week. If the test is deemed successful, the system could become a permanent feature of the city’s transport resources. …
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1C, Russia’s leading publisher of entreprise software, has acquired a 51% stake in Agent Plus, a developer of corporate mobile solutions, for an undisclosed amount. The two companies will create a joint venture for R&D and commercialization purposes, Russian IT portal CNews.ru reported last week. Agent Plus was established in Astrakhan, Southern Russia, in 2004. …
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The Russian telecommunications market is growing fuelled by investments of mobile operators and broadband internet access services expansion. It is now expected to cross the value of €31 bn in 2012. Further 3G-LTE development is outstripping WiMAX and CDMA. According to the latest report by PMR, a market research company, the value of the telecommunication …
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In what has been presented as a world first, Scartel, the Russian WiMAX and LTE operator operating under the Yota brand, announced last week it has implemented LTE Advanced technology in eleven of its LTE base stations in Moscow. LTE Advanced is a major enhancement of the LTE standard. The Russian operator claims it will …
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Goldman Sachs announced on Tuesday that it has pulled out of a role as lead bank on an initial public offering by Megafon, one of Russia’s top mobile operators, scheduled for Nov. 1 simultaneously on the London and Moscow stock exchanges. According to the Financial Times, the Goldman’s decision followed recent statements by Megafon’s main …
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