Lenovo Adds Russian Distributor
by Helen Vince
Lenovo has signed Marvel Distributsia in Russia to distribute its consumer notebooks.
Tags:Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Russia| Vol 22 - Issue 06
DBCI Results Vary Across Europe
by Tom Allen
Mediterranean countries were added to OVAB Europe’s Digital Signage Business Climate Index (DBCI) last year. Three of these were Italy, Spain and Portugal (the latter two measured together). Italy’s business sentiment was volatile last …
Tags:Digital Signage| Digital Signage Federation Europe (was OVAB)| DOOH| France| Italy| Large Display Monitor| Poland| Portugal| Russia| Spain| Vol 22 - Issue 05
Russia Completes DVB-T2 transition
by Tom Allen
Russia’s Television and Radio Broadcasting Network (RTRS) has completed its DVB-T2 transition, which it began in March 2012. RTRS added that the main DTT multiplex it runs reaches 85.3% of Russia’s population (121.8 million people), …
Tags:DVB-T & T2| Large Display Monitor| Russia| Vol 22 - Issue 05
Russia Consolidates Hold on Crimea…With TV
by Tom Allen
Russia is to spend RUB10 million ($162,500) to set up a DVB-T2 network in Crimea, which it annexed from Ukraine last year. According to TV-Digest, the Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network (RTRS) has …
Tags:DVB-T & T2| Large Display Monitor| Russia
Asian Vendors Leave Russia
by Bob Raikes
Following Apple’s withdrawl from Russia (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 50), Asus, Acer, Micro-Star International (MSI), Gigabyte and Lenovo have all followed suit. The companies have stopped selling their notebooks in the country due …
Tags:Acer| Asus| Distributors| Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Russia| Vol 22 - Issue 01
Apple Withdraws From Russia
by Bob Raikes
Due to the financial instability in Russia, Apple has halted sales of its products in the country. The company said that its online store has closed in Russia because the fluctuating currency value makes …
Tags:Apple| Back Panel| Distributors| Large Display Monitor| Russia| Vol 21 - Issue 50
Resource Media Adds Viewsonic Projectors
by Raverstead
Viewsonic’s distributor in Russia, Resource Media, is now offering the company’s line of video projectors.
Tags:Distributors| Large Display Monitor| Projection| Russia| Vol 21 - Issue 45
N1 is Nokia’s Android Surprise
by Raverstead
The Nokia brand is known for Windows and Windows Phone products – especially since the acquisition of the smartphone unit by Microsoft. Now the Finnish company has surprised everyone by releasing a high-end Android …
Tags:China| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Nokia| Russia| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 46
Macroeconomics in Russia & Germany
by Raverstead
I’ve spent the last two days in Munich and I’m writing this 343 on the late Easyjet flight home. I was thinking over the last couple of days of attendance at the Fujitsu Forum …
Tags:Editorial| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Macroeconomics| Mobile Display Monitor| Russia| Vol 21 - Issue 46
MTS is Ambitious With DTH
by Raverstead
Russia’s MTS will launch its own satellite TV platform this year. According to Kommersant, the service will cover 95% of Russia and offer 160 channels, of which 30 will be HD. It will cost …
Tags:Large Display Monitor| Russia| Satellite| Vol 21 - Issue 45
Russia Considers Blanket Device Ban
by Raverstead
Russia will ban a host of connected products from being sold in the country from 1st January, according to local news source RR News. The decision will potentially affect any device that can access …
Tags:Cloud Computing| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Russia| Vol 21 - Issue 44
Russian Signage Climate Plummets
by Raverstead
The Digital Signage Business Climate Index (DBCI) in Russia, polled by OVAB Europe, has fallen dramatically since the last survey in September: from 28.85 base points to -22.74. While the business situation in Russia …
Tags:Digital Signage Federation Europe (was OVAB)| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Russia| Vol 21 - Issue 48
