Digital TV News: COMSTAR-UTS

Russia's STB market to be flat at 2.5 million units in 2012
Dec 5, 2011 – According to a report from J'son & Partners commissioned by the European Audiovisual Observatory, the number of set-top boxes shipped this year in Russia will be 2.5 million, with no growth expected in 2012.
News categories: European Audiovisual Observatory, J'son & Partners, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Russia, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, Terrestrial

COMSTAR broadcasts TV to the PC screen
Mar 22, 2010 – COMSTAR-UTS (LSE: CMST) has announced the launch of a new service - 'STREAM TV on PC'. Now STREAM IPTV subscribers have an opportunity to watch TV on the screens of their personal computers.
News categories: COMSTAR, IPTV, Russia, Streaming

Edgeware Powers COMSTAR Time-Shift TV Service in Russia
Mar 22, 2010 – Edgeware has announced that COMSTAR-UTS (LSE: CMST) has deployed Edgeware's video delivery solution to power its Time-shift TV service in Russia.
News categories: Edgeware, COMSTAR, Content Distribution, IPTV, Russia

NDS Launches EPG Framework to Give Pay-TV Operators Control of the User Experience
Sep 2, 2009 – NDS has announced NDS EPG Framework™, an end-to-end infrastructure developed to enable broadcasters to design, deploy and manage their own Electronic Programme Guides (EPG) cost-effectively.
News categories: NDS Group, Content Distribution, IBC2023, Middleware, Set Top Box

Comstar-United Telesystems OJSC Financial Results For 2008
Apr 9, 2009 – COMSTAR-UTS (LSE: CMST) has announced its results for 2008. In Moscow the number of broadband pay-TV subscribers was 145,000 and the number of pay-TV subscribers in the regions was 153,000. STREAM-TV's pay-TV subscriber base reached 1.8 million.
News categories: COMSTAR, Cable TV, IPTV, Results, Russia, Subscribers

COMSTAR-UTS To Test Cable TV In Olympic Games Capital
Mar 25, 2009 – COMSTAR-UTS has announced that they plan to develop cable TV and broadband Internet access services in the city of Sochi. Commercial launch of cable TV is preliminarily scheduled for Q2 2009.
News categories: COMSTAR-UTS, Broadband, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Russia

Comstar-UTS Selects New NDS Master UI™ to Enrich IPTV in Russia
Mar 16, 2009 – NDS has announced that COMSTAR-United TeleSystems (LSE: CMST) is the first customer to deploy NDS Master UI™, a user interface that transforms the way content and features are presented on screen and enhances the way users interact with them.
News categories: NDS Group, Comstar-UTS, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Russia, Set Top Box, Video Exchange

COMSTAR-UTS Launches IPTV For Mass Market
Feb 25, 2009 – COMSTAR-UTS (LSE: CMST) has announced that Moscow City Telephone Network (MGTS), a member of COMSTAR-UTS, has launched interactive digital Internet TV services (IPTV). MGTS provides IPTV services as an agent of COMSTAR.
News categories: COMSTAR-UTS, Moscow City Telephone Network, Digital TV, IPTV, Russia

Comstar-United Telesystems OJSC Financial Results For The Third Quarter
Nov 28, 2008 – COMSTAR-United TeleSystems (LSE: CMST) has announced its results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008. The consolidation of STREAM-TV's regional operations will boost Comstar's pay-TV subscriber base to more than 2 million users.
News categories: Comstar, STREAM-TV, Cable TV, IPTV, Results, Russia, Subscribers