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Company "Satellite TV" (STV), which intends to deliver a signal from the spacecraft (SC) ABS-2, April 1, will start commercial broadcasting. Last week, the operator proceeded to test operation of the service.
This told the CEO of "Satellite TV" (STV) Julia Shahmanova fourth international forum CONNECTED TV & DIGITAL MEDIA. Content, Devices, Platforms, Distribution.
STV after the space flight tests ABS-2 (75 deg. E) gained admission to this satellite. The signal from the spacecraft covers almost the entire territory of Russia except North.
ABS-2, ordered operator Asia Broadcast Satellite, was launched from the spaceport in Kourou February 7, 2014. We have satellite capacity in C-, Ku-and Ka-band. In total he has 89 transponders. STV rented three transponder on the spacecraft, one of which is reserved exclusively for HD. STV for a test period of 1 April, plans to fill in all three transponder 70%, told the IAA TelecomDaily Julia Shahmanova.
RTR also recently through its subsidiary "Digital TV" has closed a deal to buy a blocking stake in STV. Amount of the transaction was not disclosed. "All channels RTR stand on the platform" - said Julia Shahmanova.
STV functions previously performed by the company for RTR "GeoTelecommunications" - it provided a place on ABS-1 satellite (75 deg. E). Also secured her nine transponders on ABS-2.
"Y" GeoTelecommunications "moment came when they ran the technical possibilities for arranging channels. And for us it is important to have all the channels of our package is not enough that at one point, so even on a single transponder to open channels with a single card. But Today we afford it can not, because of the canal "History", has launched May 9, 2013, the position on ABS-1 satellite is not enough "- said in February this year in an interview with" The Cable Guy "Deputy Director General of the" Digital TV "Sergei Koshliakov.
In CT, established in early 2013, includes digital TV channels "Russia HD", "Sport", "Sport 1", "Russian novel," "Russian bestseller", "Science 2.0," "My Planet", "Fight Club" "Dress", "Russian novel."
At the same time, except for RTR, STV will have several major partners. "With other companies in the process of contract negotiations", - says the head of STV. Thus, the "Delta Television of" franchisor channel Travel + Adventure, the exhibition CSTB 2014 signed a contract with STV about a broadcast television signal via ABS-2. With the new satellite TV channel Travel + Adventure, Russian audience exceeds 14 million viewers will be able to cover 95% of Russian territory until Vladivostok.
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JSC "Satellite TV" (STV) reported at the end of November 2013. The company is owned investment fund "Media Invest." STV provides coding (by a password) signal channel conditional access system Irdeto. Encoding is performed in the technical center "Shabolovka" FSUE "Satellite Communications".