Digital TV News: Tricolor TV

24% of Russian homes equipped for satellite TV reception
May 15, 2013 – The results of a survey produced by Eutelsat and Ipsos on TV reception modes and trends in Russia has shown that of the 53 million TV homes in Russia, 24% are equipped for Direct-to-Home satellite reception, making satellite the country's leading platform for digital television.
News categories: Eutelsat, RSCC, Ipsos, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Market Research, Russia, Satellite

Pay TV penetration to reach 74% in Russia in 2017
Feb 22, 2013 – According to a J'son & Partners Consulting study, pay TV penetration in Russia in 2012 reached 58%, a rate expected to grow to 74% in 2017. Russia had 31.9 million pay TV households connected to cable, satellite or IPTV in 2012.
News categories: J'son & Partners, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Russia, Satellite, Subscribers

One million HD subscribers for Russia's Tricolor TV
Jan 16, 2013 – Russian satellite operator Tricolor TV has announced that it now has more than one million subscribers taking its high definition (HD) television service.
News categories: Tricolor TV, Digital TV, Russia, Satellite, Subscribers

Tricolor TV HD subscribers reach 500,000 in Russia
Nov 22, 2012 – Russian satellite TV operator Tricolor TV has announced that it already has more than 500,000 subscribers to the 'FullHD' HDTV service that it launched 4 months ago.
News categories: Tricolor TV, Digital TV, Russia, Satellite, Subscribers

Russia's STB market to reach 5.15 million units in 2012
Aug 30, 2012 – According to a report from J'son & Partners, the number of set-top boxes sold in Russia in 2011 was 3.95 million up from 3.45 million in 2010. The market research company expects this number will grow significantly in 2012 to reach 5.15 million units.
News categories: J'son & Partners, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Russia, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Pay TV subscriptions in Russia to hit 37.6 million in 2016
Aug 17, 2012 – According to J'son & Partners, the number of pay TV subscribers in Russia at the end of 2011 was 28.6 million, up 22.2% on 2010. The company expects this number to reach 37.6 million by 2016, representing 69% of households compared with 52% for 2011.
News categories: J'son & Partners, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Russia, Satellite, Subscribers

iWedia set-top box solution enters mass production with General Satellite
Jul 25, 2012 – iWedia has announced that one of its set-top box (STB) solutions has been adopted by General Satellite for its GS-8305 decoder which is to be deployed on the network of Tricolor TV, the largest satellite television operator in Russia.
News categories: iWedia, General Satellite, Tricolor TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Middleware, Russia, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

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

Russia's Tricolor TV registers 6 millionth subscriber
Jan 18, 2010 – In 2009, Russia's Tricolor TV DTH satellite service added 1.650 million subscribers across Russia, exceeding the 6 million user mark, or 13% of the population of Russia.
News categories: Tricolor TV, Digital TV, Russia, Satellite, Subscribers