Russia Digital TV News

Sistema Mass-Media to invest $200mln into Russian mobile TV
Jun 5, 2007 – The Sistema Mass-Media company intends to invest about $200mln to create not only a DVB-H network above ground in Russia but also in the metro. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Mobile, Russia

Eastern Europe Provides Fertile Ground for IPTV
May 23, 2007 – According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, pay TV in Central and Eastern Europe is just as likely to be offered by telcos as by cable or satellite TV providers, unlike regions where the traditional platforms dominate the landscape. More …
News categories: Czech Republic, Digital TV, Europe, Hungary, IPTV, Market Research, Poland, Russia, Slovakia

Russia - Sistema encounters problems with DVB-H plans
May 9, 2007 – Sistema says it has encountered problems with a request to use the transmission towers of national TV and radio broadcaster Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network (RTRS) in its bid to roll out DVB-H mobile TV services. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Mobile, Russia

Russia - OpenTV Powers High Definition TV for NTV-Plus
May 8, 2007 – OpenTV (NASDAQ GM: OPTV) has announced that NTV-Plus, Russia’s first and only direct-to-home satellite TV operator, will launch high definition television services using OpenTV’s advanced digital television solutions. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Middleware, Russia, Satellite

National Broadcasting Company, Owner of Russia's Tricolor TV Platform, Launches 12 Pay-TV Channels on Eutelsat W4 Satellite
May 7, 2007 – Russian broadcaster National Broadcasting Company has announced the launch of 12 new channels on the W4 satellite of Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) in order to expand development of its Tricolor television platform.
News categories: Eutelsat, Tricolor TV, Digi Raum, Digital TV, Russia, Satellite, Set Top Box

Russia - Renova Media Plans US$200M Triple-Play Investment
Mar 3, 2007 – Renova Media has indicated that in 2007 it will invest around US$200 million in the triple-play services of its Moscow CableCom unit. More …
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, Russia

Netris Announces Integration of its IPSoft iVision IPTV Middleware with ADB's HD Set-Top Boxes
Feb 16, 2007 – Netris has announced that it has successfully integrated its IPSoft iVision IPTV Middleware with Advanced Digital Broadcast's hybrid, IPTV set-top box the ADB-3800W.
News categories: Netris, Advanced Digital Broadcast, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Russia, Set Top Box

Russia - Sistema prepares for mobile TV
Feb 7, 2007 – Russia's Sistema Mass Media has outlined its plans for a mobile TV service.
News categories: Sistema Mass Media, Digital TV, Mobile, Russia

Russia's Leading Satellite Operator Launches High Definition Video Service Using Harmonic's Powerful Compression Solutions
Feb 5, 2007 – Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) has announced that NTV-Plus has deployed Harmonic's industry-leading DiviCom® Electra™ 7000 high definition (HD) MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) encoders for its new HD service.
News categories: Harmonic Inc, NTV-Plus, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Russia, Satellite, Ukraine