Russia Digital TV News

Russia - Tricolor TV DTH reaches 3 million subscribers
Oct 21, 2008 – The number of subscribers to Russia's Trikolor TV satellite DTH service has reached three million, after passing the 1 million mark only in January this year. Tricolor is signing up households at a rate of 7000 per day.
News categories: Tricolor TV, Digital TV, Russia, Satellite, Subscribers

COMSTAR Launches HDTV
Sep 29, 2008 – Comstar-UTS (LSE:CMST) has fully launched its 'STREAM' branded High-Definition Television (HDTV) services in Moscow in the modernized parts of the MGTS network.
News categories: COMSTAR, Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Russia

Russia - 9,000 have applied for AKADO HDTV
Sep 16, 2008 – AKADO (Comcor TV), part of Russia's Renova Group, started taking orders for HDTV equipment and services on September 1, 2008. The service is planned to start in October.
News categories: AKADO, Cable TV, Digital TV, DOCSIS, Russia, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Irdeto DVB SmartStart Solution Chosen to Protect and Enable Russian TV Time expat DTH service
Sep 12, 2008 – Irdeto (JSE: NPN) has announced that Russian TV Time (RTVT) has selected and begun deployment of the Irdeto DVB SmartStart solution for its direct-to-home (DTH) service for Russian-speakers across the globe.
News categories: Irdeto, RTVT, Conditional Access, Europe, IBCShow, Middleware, Russia, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Russia's Largest Cable Operator Selects Harmonic for Digital Video and On-Demand Services Rollout
Sep 10, 2008 – Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ:HLIT) has announced that National Cable Networks (NCN) has selected Harmonic's solutions for digital television as well as advanced services such as video-on-demand (VOD) and network-based digital video recording (DVR).
News categories: Harmonic Inc, NCN, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Fibre, Russia

Platforma HD, Russia's New HDTV Platform Selects Eutelsat's EUROBIRD™ 9 Satellite
Sep 8, 2008 – Platforma HD, the new Russian all-HDTV platform has selected the EUROBIRD™ 9 satellite operated by Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) to deliver new HD content across western parts of Russia to the Urals.
News categories: Eutelsat, Platforma HD, Digiraum, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVB-S2, Russia, Satellite, Set Top Box

COMSTAR-United TeleSystems OJSC Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results
Sep 4, 2008 – COMSTAR-UTS (LSE: CMST) has announced its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2008. The number of Comstar-Direct double-play (Internet & pay-TV) subscribers grew by 44% year-on-year to 146 thousand.
News categories: COMSTAR, IPTV, Results, Russia, Subscribers

Russia delays digital TV switch plans
Sep 3, 2008 – The adoption of Russia's state-funded program for the switch to digital TV, scheduled for completion in 2015, will have to be postponed, it was announced Wednesday.
News categories: Digital TV, Russia, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Comstar-UTS starts provisioning of internet TV service in Rostov-on-Don
Aug 1, 2008 – COMSTAR-UTS (LSE: CMST) has announced that CJSC Digital Telephone Networks - South (DTN) has started commercial provisioning of digital interactive internet-TV services (IP-TV) in Rostov-on-Don from the 1st of August, 2008.
News categories: COMSTAR-UTS, DTN, Cable TV, Digital TV, Russia, Set Top Box, Streaming