Russia Digital TV News

New Media Legend Picks Eutelsat to Launch 'Scene' TV Platform for Russian Satellite Homes
Feb 23, 2011 – New Media Legend has selected the 36degrees East satellite neighbourhood operated by Eutelsat (Paris: ETL) for a new broadcasting platform providing Russian and international channels to complement the NTV Plus and Tricolor TV platforms.
News categories: Eutelsat, New Media Legend, Content Distribution, Russia, Satellite

Vladlink to Launch IPTV in Russia with Netris
Feb 21, 2011 – Vladlink and Netris have announced the launch of an IPTV service in the Russian Far East based on Netris' iVision Middleware. The digital TV service appears under the VladLink.TV brand.
News categories: Netris, Vladlink, Asia, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Russia, Set Top Box

Conax' growing security success in Russia now includes Telekarta DTH offering
Feb 9, 2011 – Conax has announced that it has entered a contract with Russian Satellite TV operator, Telekarta LLC. Security partner Conax will deliver content protection technology for the Telekarta DTH platform.
News categories: Conax, Telekarta, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, Russia, Satellite

European Fibre Leaders Welcome Turkey to Their Ranks
Feb 9, 2011 – The second half of 2010 was a period of accelerated growth in FTTH networks, both in terms of buildings passed and subscribers connected, the FTTH Council Europe revealed in a presentation to journalists at the FTTH Conference in Milan.
News categories: FTTH Council Europe, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Fibre, Finland, France, IPTV, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Market Research, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Streaming, Sweden, Turkey

Russia's NTV-Plus looking for IPTV partners
Feb 8, 2011 – Russian satellite operator, NTV-Plus, is planning to launch an IPTV service this year, and has announced that it is looking for partners to participate in the project.
News categories: NTV-Plus, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Russia, Set Top Box

Verimatrix Provides Revenue Security for OViVO Personalized Video Service
Feb 1, 2011 – Verimatrix has announced that Russian service provider Personal Media Technology (PMT) has deployed the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) to protect its OViVO over-the-top (OTT) personalized digital TV service.
News categories: Verimatrix, Personal Media Technology, Conditional Access, Content Protection, CSTB, Digital TV, Russia, Streaming

IMS Research Study Finds Russian IPTV Market has Reached 374k Subs
Jan 20, 2011 – Preliminary results from the IMS Research study 'IPTV: A Global Market Analysis - 2011 Edition', reveal that the IPTV subscriber base in the emerging BRIC markets exceeds 8 million subscribers for 2010, with China dominating the figure.
News categories: IMS Research, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Russia, Subscribers

VolgaTelecom launches IPTV in Russia
Jan 19, 2011 – VolgaTelecom, operating in 11 regions of Russia's Volga Federal District, has announced that it has begun offering IPTV services in all parts of its operational footprint.
News categories: VolgaTelecom, Digital TV, IPTV, Russia

UK leading the way in new TV technologies
Dec 2, 2010 – Ofcom's fifth International Communications Market report into the global communications market looks at take-up, availability and use of broadband, landlines, mobiles, TV and radio in 17 countries. The UK and Spain lead the way in digital TV take-up.
News categories: Ofcom, Australia, Brazil, Cable TV, Canada, China, Digital TV, DVR, France, Germany, India, IPTV, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Market Research, Metaverse, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Streaming, Subscribers, Sweden, Terrestrial, UK, USA