SPB TV
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| Company type | Private company |
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| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Predecessor | SPB Software |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | , Switzerland |
Key people | Kirill Filippov (CEO) |
| Products | OTT TV, IP TV and mobile TV solutions[buzzword] |
Number of employees | 50-200 |
SPB TV is a company developing technological solutions for OTT, TV, IP TV, and mobile TV.
One of the major venture of SPB TV is an OTT TV platform for broadcasting TV and video content worldwide, pretended technologies for in-stream adds replacement, and a set-top box for personalised viewing on a home screen. The company was founded in 2007. Its R&D headquarters is in St. Petersburg and it is a Skolkovo resident.[1] SPB TV solutions[buzzword] are integrated by mobile operators and media companies.[2]
In 2006, a group of Russian IT specialists developed a mobile TV media platform. The result of their activities made it possible to launch the SPB TV mobile television service in 2007. Since then, SPB TV has existed as an independent company that is engaged in the creation and development of its own technologies in the field of online broadcasting. The CEO of the company is Kirill Filippov. From the start, SPB TV video service was available worldwide. In 2016 a separate service SPB TV Russia[3] was initiated. It is available only in the territory of the Russian Federation. With its appearance, the international version of SPB TV became known as SPB TV World.[4] The head office is located in Zug (Switzerland) and the research and development center is based in St. Petersburg (Russia). The SPB TV group of companies includes Skolkovo resident Pitersoftwarehaus.[5]
Since 2013 the company has been a member of the Association of Communication Agencies of Russia (ACAR)[6] and IAB Russia. In 2014, the company joined RUSSOFT[7] and RAEC.[8]