Owners
SPB TV - developer of technological solutions for broadcast of TV and video content on different screens: mobile phones, tablets, computers and TVs. The solutions SPB TV in the field of OTT/IPTV are integrated by the Russian and some foreign mobile operators and gained recognition of mobile device manufacturers worldwide. R&D, the division of SPB TV group, is a resident of SKOLKOVO.
The SPB TV company performed development and provides technical support of the Amediateka project (Amedia), the biggest online library of series of the largest film studios of the world in Runet – Showtime, Starz, HBO and others. The project designated break in distribution of qualitative and legal video content in the territory of Russia.
2016: SPB TV signed the agreement on broadcast of the Chinese channels for the whole world
In March, 2016 within the Second Russian-Chinese Media of the Forum agreement signature between SPB TV and CNTV company, Internet Television of China (subsidiary company of CCTV teleholding), about broadcast of a foreign packet of TV channels in three versions (Asian, European and American) and also with China Economic Net about start of the international version of the VOD channel in the territory of the whole world via the user application of SPB TV took place.
According to the signed agreement with CNTV, the channels broadcast in the SPB TV application in the territory of the Russian Federation will be available worldwide now. It is about such channels as channels as CCTV-4 (Chinese International), CCTV-9 Documentary, CCTV NEWS, CCTV Français, CCTV Español, CCTV Russian and CCTV Arabian. Channels will be available in all Internet networks.
Both agreements mean start of the Chinese channels in the user application of SPB TV which audience totals more than 53 million people worldwide. The purpose of start is the satisfaction of need of the Chinese diaspora living abroad and also all who inquire in the Chinese culture and life in this country, in relevant informing on the events in China.
SPB TV began broadcast of content from China since 2013 when TV channels of XINHUA news agency – CNC World Chinese and CNC English were started. In 2015 in the application one more Chinese channel – Dragon TV of SMG media holding and TV channels of CCTV teleholding was started.
By August, 2016 broadcasts of TV channels were started on the website http://spbtv-china.ru and http://spbtv-china.com.