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Samsung Builds 80m Smartphone

by Tom Allen

Last month, Samsung turned an office building in Sokol, Moscow into Europe’s largest Galaxy S7 Edge phone. The signage, reaching 80m tall and 40m wide, was visible from 2.2km away.

Russian DBCI Recovering, DACH Trends Down

by Tom Allen

Since the last survey in January, the Digital Signage Federation Europe (previously OVAB Europe) reports that Russia’s Digital Signage Business Climate Index (tracking sentiment in the DOOH industry) has regained its positive trend. The …

BlackTrax Follows Scene Changes in Moscow

by Tom Allen

Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment has been brought to the stage at the Moscow Musical Theatre – with the help of BlackTrax. The projection elements were custom-designed by the Theatre’s partner, Polymedia, which made …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Projection Mapping| Russia| Vol 23 - Issue 19

iPhones Support Mirror Streaming of Tricolor TV

by Isaac Oburu

DTH platform Tricolor TV can now be watched directly on iPhones, thanks to an app released by Russia’s GS Labs. Duplication of video content from the TV screen to mobile device is possible thanks …

IPTV Records Growth in Moscow

by Isaac Oburu

According to a report by TelecomDaily, IPTV is being received by 700,000 homes in Moscow: 33% more than a year earlier. IPTV costs on average RUB215 ($1.60) a month, while cable TV up to …

Tags:IPTV| Large Display Monitor| Russia| Vol 23 - Issue 06

Russia’s NTV-Plus to Embrace MPEG-4

by Isaac Oburu

Russian satellite TV operator NTV-Plus has announced that it plans to convert all of its remaining MPEG-2 channels to MPEG-4 between the 3rd of March and the 25th of June this year.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| MPEG 2| MPEG4 (H.264 AVC)| Russia| Vol 23 - Issue 05

First UltraHD STB Launched in Russia

by Isaac Oburu

The GS Group has launched the first Russian digital TV set-top box to support UltraHD broadcasting: the GS A230. The STB is equipped with a WiFi modem for wireless connection to the home network …

Tricolor Brings UHD to Russia

by Tom Allen

An UltraHD package is now being broadcast by Tricolor TV in Russia. Subscribers to Tricolor get access to the two channels, which consists of films, documentaries, sports and entertainment programmes, at no extra cost. …

Signage Performs in Western Europe, But Russia Suffers

by Tom Allen

OVAB Europe has released the results of its Digital Signage Business Climate Index surveys in various regions of Europe, for the July/August period. The DBCI tracks sentiment in the digital signage industry. France is …

HD Boosts Share in Moscow

by Helen Vince

HD subscribers to Russia’s Moscow City Telephone Network (MGTS) increased 3.5 times in the last 12 months, rising at the beginning of July to 35% of the company’s digital TV customers, from 10% in …

Tags:HDTV| Large Display Monitor| Russia| TV Reception| Vol 22 - Issue 30

Russian IT Market Plagued by Uncertainty

by Tom Allen

The value of IT product sales in Russia last year totalled RUB700 billion ($12.3 billion), says PMR Research. In rouble terms, the market fell 1.6% YoY – although in terms of the euro, the …

Huawei Adds Russian Distributor

by Helen Vince

Huawei has entered into an agreement with Elko in Russia, which will see the distributor offer Huawei smartphones and tablets throughout the country.