Digital TV News: Tricolor TV

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

Pay TV now in more than half of Russian households
Dec 27, 2011 – According to iKS-Consulting, the number of pay TV subscribers in Russia at the end of 2011 is to reach 26 million, a growth rate of 21%, giving a household penetration of greater than 50%.
News categories: iKS-Consulting, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Russia, Satellite, Subscribers

Russia's STB market to be flat at 2.5 million units in 2012
Dec 5, 2011 – According to a report from J'son & Partners commissioned by the European Audiovisual Observatory, the number of set-top boxes shipped this year in Russia will be 2.5 million, with no growth expected in 2012.
News categories: European Audiovisual Observatory, J'son & Partners, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Russia, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, Terrestrial

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

Satellite TV platforms maintain growth despite tight consumer spending
Jan 14, 2010 – Euroconsult has announced that growth in the satellite pay-TV market remained strong in 2009 despite the global economic downturn. According to their report, the number of TV platforms in service increased to 113 in 2009 (+38% in three years).
News categories: Euroconsult, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite

IPTV subscribers reach 1 million in Russia
Jan 11, 2010 – According to a pay TV report from ComNews Research, the number of IPTV subscribers in Russia reached 1 million at the end of 2009. The segment with the highest growth in absolute terms was satellite with 2 million subscribers being added in the year.
News categories: ComNews Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Russia, Satellite, Subscribers

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