Analog television will disappear in Russia in 2015 - Business Quarter - RUSSIA

«Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network” is preparing a special program off of analogue television in the regions of Russia in 2015.

reports “Kommersant”. Accordance with international obligations, Russia needs to disable analog TV even in border areas to June 17, 2015.

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prepared RTRN proposal analog television to be disabled if it is the sole signal source for not more than 5% of households in the region. Now turn off the more expensive and time-consuming analog TV can be in a number of regions of the Russian Federation. However, it is unclear what will happen to the regional and municipal TV channels after the analogue switch-off.

«It is still unclear where after turning off analog TV will get to thousands of regional and local channels. With the transition from terrestrial to cable or satellite TV, they will lose their audience will be forced to change the business model of advertising on the license fee, “- said the deputy director general of RTRS Viktor Pinchuk.