"TV tricolor" comes in multirum

The largest satellite operator in Russia, "TV Tricolour", prepares for start service multirum


The largest satellite operator in Russia, "TV Tricolour", prepares for start service multirum which will allow to unite two TVs in the house and to connect them to the satellite platform of the same name, receiving different images on parallel the switched-on screens within one subscription. Still for this purpose two independent sets of the equipment were required.

It is known that service will work at the equipment of the technological partner "TV Tricolour", the GS Group companies. Details will be provided by the company on May 27. According to researches of the market to which "TV Tricolour" refers, in 85% of households in the large cities of Russia two and more TVs are installed. Thus multirum already works for a number of satellite operators.

For example, on all platforms of the operator "Orion Express", including "the Continent of TV", "East express" and "Telekart", such service is available. The monthly fee for service makes 199 rubles a month, and number of TVs which can be connected to a multirum, is not limited. At "TV Rainbow" service multirum as an additional subscription to the basic card of access is also realized, the cost of such subscription also makes 199 rubles a month.

From other satellite operators of service multirum while is not present only at "NTV Plus". As for wire operators of digital paid TV, at the majority of them services multirum are started for a long time. According to research of the additional TelecomDaily services for March, 2014, service multirum also was provided by "Rostelecom" within the OnLime and "Interactive TV" services, and also "Beeline of TV", "Akado", "Rikor to TV", "Dom.ru" and MTS within the Home Digital TV service.

Wire operators ensure functioning of service multirum as by means of the special equipment which needs to be got, and on the basis of video game consoles. For example, "Beeline of TV" and "Rostelecom" use for the organization of delivery of video in various points of the house a videosender of Motorola VAP2400, worth 4,5 thousand rubles. At the same, for example, it is possible to connect "Beeline of TV" multirum by means of Xbox 360.

According to Futuresource Consulting, in the mature television markets, such as North America and Western Europe, will constantly grow demand for set-top boxes which can divide content broadcasting at once into some devices (multirum). Only in 2013 demand for such devices as it was predicted earlier, will reach 3,5 million.



Simakina Anastasia
TelecomDaily
 No. of 23.05.14