Russia Digital TV News

Digital TV boom time ahead for Eastern Europe
May 26, 2011 – Unlike the mature markets to the west, Eastern Europe still has plenty of room for digital TV growth according to Digital TV Research Ltd. Two-thirds of homes (76 million) were still receiving analog signals at end-2010.
News categories: Digital TV Research Ltd, Cable TV, Croatia, Digital TV, Estonia, Greece, IPTV, Latvia, Market Research, Poland, Romania, Russia, Satellite, Slovenia, Terrestrial

Central Telegraph to deploy Iskratel set-top boxes
May 23, 2011 – An agreement has been reached between Russia's Central Telegraph (Qwerty trademark) and Iskratel, a telecommunications equipment developer, on the deployment of a multifunctional media center.
News categories: Iskratel, Central Telegraph, Digital TV, IPTV, Russia, Set Top Box

NTV-PLUS Adds Verimatrix Software-Based Security to IPTV Wholesale System in Russia
May 4, 2011 – Verimatrix has announced that the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) for IPTV will be deployed on the NTV-PLUS wholesale network to secure video for the 'IPTV NTV-PLUS' service via local broadband network operators.
News categories: Verimatrix, NTV-PLUS, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Russia, Satellite

'Orient Express' to introduce Conax conditional access system
Apr 14, 2011 – Orion Express satellite television provider has entered into agreement with Conax to use Conax security on the 'Orient Express' DTH platform covering Siberia and Russia's Far East.
News categories: Conax, Orion Express, Asia, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Russia, Satellite, Set Top Box

ER-Telecom selects CONAX CAM for HD TV Service in Russia
Apr 13, 2011 – SMiT (State Micro Technology Corporation) has announced that it has supplied a new Secure Conax chipset pairing Conditional Access Module (CAM) to support ER-Telecom's HD service expansion in Russia.
News categories: State Micro Technology, ER-Telecom, Conax, Cable TV, CAM, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Russia

SmartLabs Enhanced Digital TV Platform Installed in the Urals
Mar 17, 2011 – SmartLabs has announced the launch of a new IPTV platform for the subscribers of the Urals largest telecom operator, Uralsvyazinform (Utel). In November 2010, Uralsvyazinform introduced an end-to-end IPTV solution from SmartLabs.
News categories: SmartLabs, Uralsvyazinform, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Russia, Set Top Box

Viaccess Provides Advanced Content Protection and Rights Management as Russia's NTV-PLUS Enters the IPTV Market
Mar 16, 2011 – Viaccess (Paris: FTE; NYSE: FTE) has announced that it is providing its scalable and flexible advanced content protection and rights management solution to NTV-PLUS as the satellite provider enters the IPTV market.
News categories: Viaccess, NTV-PLUS, Conditional Access, Content Protection, IPTV, Russia

RC Module demonstrates HD set-top box decoder IC
Mar 14, 2011 – Russia's RC Module has shown its new ARM11-based HD set-top box decoder IC at Si-Forum 2011 in Gusev, Kaliningrad. The demonstration was developed in cooperation with set-top box maker General Satellite.
News categories: RC Module, General Satellite, Digital TV, ICs, Russia, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Mostelecom selects Conax to secure its digital platform
Mar 9, 2011 – Conax has announced that it has entered a contract with Mostelecom. Under the agreement, Conax will provide advanced chipset pairing and CI+ technology to protect content delivered by Mostelecom's NCN (National Cable Networks) in Moscow.
News categories: Conax, Mostelecom, Cable TV, CAM, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, Russia, Set Top Box