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One of the most popular satellite television operators in Russia is Orion-Express.

One of the largest ST operators not only in Russia, but also in Europe. It has the largest coverage area in the world. The only operator in Russia, covering 100% of the country's territory.

The Orion-Express group of companies includes several providers in Russia and some CIS countries, including the Vision company in Kyrgyzstan.

Main activities:

  • provision of CT services to individuals;
  • placement of TV channels on satellites;
  • production of TV channels and performance of maintenance work;
  • provision of services for the delivery of content to cable networks;
  • adaptation of content for Russian viewers;
  • provision of services via two-way high-speed Internet.

The subscriber base is more than 3 million people. The leading regions in terms of growth rates in last years steel Chelyabinsk, Sverdlovsk and Omsk regions, Bashkortostan and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).

DTH (direct satellite broadcasting) account for 73%, services to television broadcasters – 24%, channel distribution – 3%.

During 2017, 20 new TV channels appeared in the total scope of services of the Telekarta package.

Orion Express broadcasts from satellites:

  • "Express-AM5";
  • "Horizons-2";
  • Intelsat-15 is a HACA satellite that has been in orbit since 2009.

TV channels

The entire broadcast is in Russian. Each subscriber has the opportunity to receive free access to almost all all-Russian TV channels. All services are combined into several packages:

  • "Continent-TB";

Designed for the whole family. Subscription fee is 99 rubles per month. Basic package includes those TV channels that broadcast in the format high definition. Coverage area - throughout Russia. Continent-TB provides the opportunity to watch about 40 channels for free, and in total more than 100 channels, both Russian and foreign. All subscribers are provided with free service, which is carried out by qualified specialists around the clock, 7 days a week.

This package also provides a set of specialized equipment for receiving digital signal from satellite. It includes:

  • digital signal receiver;
  • satellite antenna;
  • converter;
  • card for access to the Continent-TB package.

For residents of Siberia and Far East. There are 46 channels in total, including 11 free all-Russian channels, the broadcast of which is distributed across different time zones (+4, +6, +7). Subscription fee – 199 rubles per month.

The most affordable CT. The most popular channels domestic and foreign production, including 10 free ones. In fact, the coverage area covers the entire territory of Russia from Kamchatka to Kaliningrad. The majority of subscriber reviews of all packages are positive. The quality of services is high and fully corresponds to the cost of connection. Subscription fee – 600 rubles per year.

Satellite camera operator "Orion-Express". Reasonable rates. Convenient payment. Easy setup

Rates of this operator affordable for all categories of the population. Each subscriber is given the opportunity to independently choose a payment system, suitable tariff and time of use.

You can pay for the provider's services different ways. In addition to the usual form of payment (through or at store checkouts), you can pay online (via the Internet), through a terminal, using your balance cellular communications etc.

Satellite television "Orion". New features and availability

The Orion Express operator ranks second in terms of subscriber base in Russia. The package of offers in total includes more than 70 channels - 50 Russian and 20 foreign. Some are provided free of charge. The general list includes the best sports, music, children's and entertainment channels. There are separate special channels for fans of TV series.

Features of packet broadcasting

The broadcast is carried out from the Intelsat-15 and EXPRESS AM-2 satellites. The channels are encoded in the Irdeto and Conax systems. Image standards are “SD” and “HD”. Broadcasting is carried out in the MPEG/DVB-S and MPEG/DVB-S2 formats.

  • EVO-09 HD;
  • EVO-09 HD IR;
  • EVO-08 HD;
  • EVO-07 HD;
  • ARION AF-3300E;
  • ARION AF-3030 IR;
  • Dizipia DS2S-11IR;
  • Topfieid TF-6400IR;
  • Golden Interstar GI S790IR;
  • Topfieid-5000CI.

The main advantages of Orion-Express:

  • low cost packages;
  • high signal quality;
  • a large selection of channels on different topics and different types content.
  • 24/7 support service (by telephone).

Equipment recommended for use by the satellite operator "Orion-Express"

To connect Orion Express, you need a receiver with a built-in card receiver that accepts Irdeto encoding. You can use a receiver with a CI slot. Satellite dishes, which are recommended by experts, should have a diameter of 80-90 cm. Such a dish can be quite effective for this type of CT, because The satellite is in a low orbit. It is not recommended to buy antennas with a diameter of less than 80 cm. Small dishes do not work well in unfavorable conditions weather conditions, for example, during a thunderstorm.

When choosing a receiver, you need to pay attention to all its parameters, starting from appearance devices. Preferable devices are those that have on and off buttons, channel switching buttons, a “Menu” button, and a volume control on the front panel. The convenience of such devices is confirmed by user reviews. The main convenience is that you can control such a receiver even in the absence of a remote control. Devices with a Cl interface and CAM module support are suitable for receiving both open TV channels and encrypted satellite signals.

The main parameter of the receiver that you need to pay attention to is the encodings that it perceives. The device must have a slot for special cards. For example, if you have a receiver installed to receive Tricolor-TB channels, then you can also connect HTB-Plus. To do this, you need to insert a module that supports “Viacess” encoding into the receiver slot. Because Both operators broadcast from one satellite (for the European part of Russia), then both signals can be received at once. The more slots the receiver has, the more providers you can connect to.

If you have chosen a receiver with a large number of built-in encodings, then in this case it is better to purchase a rotating antenna. This will make it easier to move from one satellite to another. If the satellites are located relatively close to each other, then several receiving heads (convectors) can be installed on a fixed antenna. The antenna diameter in this case should not be less than 90 cm.

There are receivers with hard drive, which make it possible to watch films and programs in automatic mode. This function allows you to not depend on the broadcast network - you can configure the receiver to record the right films and programs, and then view them at a convenient time. Some devices allow you to watch one TV channel while recording another. Using the USB output, you can directly output the signal to your computer.

The most popular satellite television operators in Russia.

The Orion Express Group of Companies includes Orion Express LLC, Telekarta LLC, Sky Progress LLC and Vision LLC (Kyrgyzstan).

The main activities of the Group: provision of satellite TV services to individual subscribers, placement of television channels on satellites, maintenance and production of television channels, provision of services for the delivery of television content to cable networks, provision of two-way high-speed services satellite internet(VSAT). "Orion Express" - Russian operator satellite TV, the coverage area of ​​which includes 100% of the territory of the Russian Federation, as well as the CIS countries; Broadcasting is carried out from three satellites: Intelsat 15 (85° East), Horizons2 (85° East), Express AM5 (140° East). Orion Express distributes TV channels to more than 400 of the largest cable networks in Russia, CIS countries, Europe, and the USA.

In the B2C market, the company provides satellite television services to individual subscribers under the TELEKART brand. Currently, the Orion Express subscriber base is more than 2 million people.

In the B2B market, Orion Express offers a range of services to broadcasters: raising a TV channel to satellite, adapting content for Russian viewers, distributing the channel in cable networks and including it in their DTH packages. Today, the Orion Express media platform has been chosen by more than 50 Russian and foreign TV channels. Orion Express also provides services to Russian broadcasters for lifting and distributing in Europe from the AzerSpace-1 spacecraft (46° east).

Orion Express is a media partner of Intelsat in Russia.

The Board of Directors of Orion Express LLC includes (as of February 2015):

  • Vitaly Studitskikh - Chairman of the Board of Directors
  • K. Makhnovsky – General Director of the Company;
  • A. Kaplinsky, executive director of the Company,
  • M. Zilina, Deputy General Director Societies; E. Baturina, Advisor to the General Director of the Company, A. Zabalovskaya, Financial Director of the Company;
  • O. Kuznetsova, Director of the Legal Department of the Company; I. Mashevskaya, Director for Economics and Development of the Company, representatives of the Company’s shareholders.

Performance indicators

2017

The subscriber base of the federal satellite operator Orion in 2017 reached 3,075,400 households, an increase compared to the end of 2015 of 4%, with market growth of 2%. The leading regions in terms of growth rates were the Chelyabinsk region (+12%), Omsk, Sverdlovsk regions, the Republic of Bashkortostan (+ 6% in each region), as well as the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) (+5%).

In 2017, ARPU amounted to 104 rubles for the budget package and 290 rubles for the mid-price package, which is 1% and 5% higher than in 2017 (respectively).

In Orion's product portfolio, DTH services occupy 73%, a range of services to television broadcasters - 24%, distribution of TV channels - 3%.

Against the backdrop of a reduction in natural market growth in the first half of the year, the company connected its three millionth subscriber to Telekarta satellite television. During 2017, about 20 TV channels were added to Telecard packages. The regional satellite multiplex has been replenished with channels: the number of regional TV channels that chose the Orion platform for distribution at the end of 2017 was 30.

The operator’s total revenue in 2017 amounted to 3.35 billion rubles, which is within the 2016 indicators. The greatest dynamics were ensured in the direction of “Complex of services to television broadcasters”/“Rise and production of television channels”. The annual increase was 9%.

The total volume of satellite capacity sold was 245.5 MHz. About 50 TV channels in Russia and the CIS used Play Out services. The volume of services provided to TV channels increased by 66%. In order to further development client portfolio was launched in December 2017 Play services Out in foreign markets.

At the end of the year, the number of downloads of the Telekarta Online mobile application doubled and amounted to more than 17 thousand. The total number of installations exceeded 45 thousand (iOS + Android). The number of visits to the Cinema Theater section of the online service amounted to 49 thousand, more than 16 thousand units of film content were viewed.

Ruler satellite equipment“Telecards” has been replenished with a hybrid premium receiver M1 from Humax with a pre-installed Internet service “Telecard Online”, which, when connected to the Internet, gives the user access to more than 70 TV channels, as well as all additional packages and services mobile application.

As part of the development of the OTT direction, the launch took place in 2017 mobile service“TV Guide”, intended not only for Telekarta subscribers, but also for a wide audience of television viewers. The online application combines an interactive program guide and “ Personal Area» subscriber. Since the launch of the service (October 2017), the number of downloads has amounted to 112,578.

2016

The subscriber base of Orion Group of Companies at the end of 2016 reached 2,953,000 households, the increase compared to the end of 2015 was 5%, with market growth of 4%. The leading regions in terms of growth rates were the Chelyabinsk region (+12%), the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) (+9%), the Republic of Bashkortostan (+8%), the Sverdlovsk region (+7%), Primorsky Krai (+6%), Omsk region (+6%).

The operator's total revenue amounted to about 3,500,000,000 rubles, which is 2% higher than the same figure for the previous year. The greatest dynamics were recorded in the direction of “Complex of services to television broadcasters”/“Rise and production of television channels”, the increase was 20% compared to the end of 2015.

In Orion's product portfolio, DTH services occupy 76%, a range of services to television broadcasters - 21%, distribution of TV channels - 3%.

In 2016, the operator’s ARPU amounted to 103 rubles for the budget package and 277 rubles for the mid-price package, which is 24% and 9% higher than the same figure in 2015 (respectively).

During 2016, 40 TV channels were added to Telekarta satellite television packages. Telekarta subscribers now have access to more than 220 channels for viewing.

The total volume of satellite capacity sold increased by 5% compared to 2015 and amounted to 256.2 MHz.

2014

At the end of 2014, the number of subscribers reached 2.580 million, the total increase compared to 2013 is 30%.

As of October 1, 2014, the Orion Express subscriber base amounted to 2,410,000 million subscribers - thus, its overall increase compared to the same period in 2013 was 37%.

The leading regions in terms of subscriber base growth in the Orion Express portfolio during the reporting period are: Amur region - 150%; Khabarovsk region– 148%; Kamchatka Territory – 146%; Primorsky Territory - 143%; Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) – 141%; Trans-Baikal Territory - 119%; Irkutsk region – 107%; Kemerovo region– 104%; Altai Territory – 90%; Novosibirsk region – 89%; Chelyabinsk region – 76%; Sverdlovsk and Astrakhan regions - 73%.

The operator's revenue in 2014 amounted to 3.34 billion rubles. The greatest dynamics were ensured in the areas of “Rise and production of TV channels” and “ Additional services" (sale additional packages, SD to HD equipment exchange program, etc.). The increase in these areas compared to 2013 was 85% and 50% (respectively).

The operator's total revenues for 9 months of 2014 amounted to RUB 2,140,000. The greatest dynamics in the volume of revenues is ensured in the direction of “Additional services” (sale of additional packages, the “HD in every home, installment plan” program, etc.). The increase in this area was about 60% compared to the same period in 2013.

One of the key activities of the Orion Express company is the increase and sale of satellite capacity. During the reporting period, the volume of sold capacity increased by 51.53 MHz and amounted to 126.37 MHz. The operator added 83 TV channels to the platform, thus, the total number of channels placed on three satellites Horizons 2, Intelsat 15 and Express AM5 reached 250. In order to develop this area, satellite capacity was increased by almost 20% over the 9 months of this year. - V currently it is 587.79 MHz.

In 2014, the number of TV channels for subscribers of the Far Eastern region of satellite television TELEKARTA (brand of the operator Orion Express) doubled. Today, 90 channels are available in the region, 10 of which are in HD quality. The subscriber base in the Far East exceeds 300,000 people. Doubling the number of channels became possible thanks to the launch of the Russian Express AM5 satellite into orbital position 140 degrees. e.d. This Orion Express spacecraft has three leased transponders*. By the end of 2014, the number of channels in the Far East is planned to increase to 100.

One of the significant events in the operator’s activities during the reporting period was the launch new service– two-way satellite Internet (VSAT), which allows real-time interaction with remote objects, private properties, offices, production facilities that do not have the ability to connect to wired internet and 3G/4G networks, or those requiring redundancy of traditional communication channels via satellite. Today the service is available to both individual clients and legal entities, having the ability to receive a signal from the Horizons-2 satellite (85° east).

In 2014, the Orion Express company sold 187.4 MHz of satellite capacity, an increase of 60%. Over the course of the year, the operator added 89 TV channels to the platform. In order to further develop this area, the volume of satellite capacity was increased by 40%, currently it is 695.79 MHz. In 2015, the company plans to increase the number of channels on the platform to 300.

Story

2017

Partnership with Humax Electronics

Orion Group of Companies entered into a cooperation agreement in the fall of 2017 with the manufacturer of digital set-top boxes- by HUMAX. The partnership is built on the principle of certified retail. The first stage of implementation of the agreement was adaptation multimedia equipment"Humax" for distribution in the territory Russian Federation. The interactive hybrid receiver-media center M1 will appear in the Orion line in January 2018.

As part of cooperation under the certified retail model, Orion Group undertakes certification and licensing of the supplier’s equipment, as a result of which the latter receives the right to sell it on the local market, including without the participation of the company. By investing in the modification of standard Humax hybrid television equipment to meet the needs of Telekarta subscribers, the operator guarantees that the selected model is completely customized for Russia and is designed to operate uninterruptedly in its own network.

Launch of SPI International TV channels to the Russian market

Federal satellite operator Orion ensured launch on Russian market TV channels of an international media holding SPI International. At the first stage of cooperation, the company launched 7 TV channels of the holding onto satellite, included them in Telekarta satellite television packages, and also became the exclusive distributor of SPI in Russia.

The SPI International media holding is represented on five continents, it has more than 30 TV channels and more than 45 million paid subscribers. Thanks to cooperation with the Orion group of companies, 7 SPI TV channels became available to subscribers in Russia for the first time. They are included in the “Unlimited” and “1001 nights” packages of the “Telekarta” satellite television (the operator’s own brand “Orion”).

SPI TV channels cover the genre preferences of the majority of Russian pay TV subscribers.

Among the new TV channels are two film channels: FilmBox, which presents a selection of American and European films, as well as the highest-rated series, and FilmBox Arthouse, which broadcasts masterpieces of world auteur cinema and independent auteur films from around the world. In addition to them, the SPI collection in Russia includes: the popular science TV channel Docubox, dedicated to nature, science, travel and the secrets of human civilization; TV channel about the fashion industry Fashionbox, covering the world's leading trends and news worldwide famous brands; a thematic TV channel about martial arts Fightbox, which will show viewers competitions in more than 30 categories of fights, including live broadcasts from MMA and kickboxing competitions from Europe; Fast&Funbox channel, dedicated to extreme sports from motorcycle racing to snowboarding, including Formula 1 broadcasts; and the erotic TV channel Erox (18+), whose collection includes intriguing films from the world's leading studios.

"Orion" launched an online cinema

The online service “Cinema” has become available to subscribers of Telekarta satellite television. The project is being implemented by the federal satellite operator Orion in partnership with one of the Russian representatives of this segment - the ivi online cinema. Cooperation is carried out on the basis of income sharing. When paying for a subscription to the Cinema service, the subscriber gets the opportunity to use the ivi film library, numbering more than 50,000 films. Access to the service will be provided through the OTT service of the Telekarta Online operator based on the Life Stream technology platform.

The cost of a subscription to Cinema will be 99 rubles per month for a one-time payment for the year (1,188 rubles) and 199 rubles for a monthly subscription. Write-off is carried out from a single personal account Telecard subscriber.

2016

Who is behind Orion Express?

General Director of Orion Express Kirill Makhnovsky confirmed to CNews this information. Makhnovsky did not expand on which shareholders had which shares, noting only that Khitrov owns his share directly, Volovnik through another structure.

According to the Kontur.Focus database, Yuri Khitrov owns a 49.1% stake in Orion Express LLC. Another 0.9% belongs to Prodinvest LLC, which, in turn, is 60% owned by Khitrov. That is, Khitrov controls 50% of Orion Express.

A 31% stake in Orion Express belongs to JSC Technoexpress, which is currently in the process of liquidation. The remaining 19% belongs to the Capital Trust Company Soyuz (STK Soyuz). Alexander Volovnik is the president of STK Soyuz; the company itself belongs to his daughter Irina.

JSC KB Iskra became the owner of the VSAT business Orion Express

In addition, the deal will increase the subscriber base of the Strizh brand (TM Iskra KB JSC). In the presence of technical feasibility connection of existing and new clients will be carried out in the Ka-band on the Express-AM5 satellite. First of all, we're talking about about rural areas of the southern part of the Republic of Yakutia. The new resource will provide users with high-speed, stable and affordable Internet.

Description

Orion Express (or Viva TV) - federal system satellite television broadcasting more than 40 channels in digital quality. The Orion project has existed for more than two years. It was previously known as Stargate TV. Initially, the operator’s main activity was content delivery cable networks. But after a change in the management team of Stargate TV and a merger with the telecom operator Orion Express, the company revised the direction of its activities and launched access cards for sale for individual subscribers.

The channels of the Orion Express package (Viva TV) are broadcast from the Express AM2 satellite at 80 degrees east longitude, owned by the Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Cosmic Communications". The satellite has a fairly wide coverage area: the entire territory of Russia (with the exception of Chukotka and Kamchatka); CIS countries; Eastern Europe (south to the Red Sea and Persian Gulf); northern China, northern India, Korea, Japan. From October 2008 it is also planned to start broadcasting from satellite Express AM3 140 degrees eastern longitude for residents of Siberia and the Far East. Channels will be broadcast with an offset of +4, +5, +6 hours from Moscow time.

Reception equipment

Channels are encoded in Irdeto. The company remains technologically neutral regarding the selection of receivers. To receive Orion Express you will need either a receiver with a built-in card reader for Irdeto encoding, or with CI slots for pcmcia modules conditional access and the Irdeto module. As for brands and models, there are some restrictions on the choice. This is due to the fact that the channels go to low speeds flow and not all receivers can operate at low speeds.

The Orion Express company recommends the following models of receivers for viewing: ARION AF3030 IR, ARION AF-3300E, Topfield TF6400IR, Topfield 5000CI (Topfield TF5000 CI Plus, Topfield TF6060CI) + Irdeto module, Golden Interstar GI-S790IR.

In addition to these decoder models, we have successfully tested the following receivers for correct operation with the Orion Express package: Openbox X820, Openbox 7200, Dreambox 7020, Dreambox 7025, ItGate TGS100.

On the main territory of Russia, reception of channels is possible with an antenna diameter of 0.9 m. Besides satellite dish You will also need a linear polarization converter, cable, tuner and access card.

Channels

The main part of the channels is encrypted, but there are also 6 channels without a subscription fee. Channels are located on the following frequencies: 11044, H 44948, 5/6; 11606V 44948 5/6.

No subscription fee: 6 channels 0 RUR/year

First, Russia, News, Culture, Star, Sports

With subscription fee: 42 channels RUB 2,388/year*

Terrestrial Moscow TV3, TV Center, REN TV, Channel 5 St. Petersburg Musical Bridge TV, 1Rock, TV Chanson Sports Eurosport, Eurosport 2 Film Kinomania TV, TV XXI, Hallmark, Phoenix-Art, AXN Sci Fi Scientific and educational National Geographic, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Discovery World, Discovery Travel&Living, Discovery Science Children's Children's World, KidsCo, Bibigon News Euronews, RBC Other ZEE TV, Hunting and Fishing, Drive, Estate, Extreme Sports, Ocean TV, Telecafe, Fox Crime, Ideal World, Universal , Fox Life Other TV/radio channels Radio "Mayak", Radio "Russian Wave", Radio "Police Wave", "Yenisei Region", TBN Russia, SGU TV

* 3 months - 780 rubles, 6 months - 1560 rubles. Prices are indicated in rubles including VAT. The presented rates apply only when renewing a subscription to the Viva TV package. By paying 12 months in advance, you pay only 199 rubles per month, which allows you to save 700 rubles per year.

The second place is confidently held by the Orion Express company, broadcasting from two satellites: Intelsat-15 And Express AM-5 with projects:

"Continent TV (continent-tv.ru)"

A profitable and informative company project with flexible satellite television tariffs for former subscribers VIVA TV satellite Express AM2. Price from 99 to 299 rubles per month. Broadcasting is carried out in standard DVB-S2 Mpeg4 from satellite Intelsat-15 in encoding( irdeto2). The cost of equipment with a smart card + year of subscription is 6500-8000 rubles.

In my opinion best ratio prices and quality

"Telekarta (telekarta.tv)"

Budget project with all-Russian and some foreign channels(from 18 channels). Subscription fee from 50 rubles per month. Broadcasting is carried out in standard DVB-S Mpeg2 from satellite Intelsat-15 in encoding( conax).
Ideal for combination with free tv. When purchasing, the receiver must have support BISS emulator.
The cost of equipment with a smart card + year of subscription is 4000-4500 rubles.

Project for residents Eastern Siberia And Far East, but even here, with a 0.9 m antenna, it shows quite well. It is good because all channels are advanced, which allows watch night programs in the evening. There are a lot of film and educational TV channels ( 45 channels). Broadcasting is carried out in standard DVB-S Mpeg2 from satellite Express AM-5 in encoding ( irdeto2). Subscription fee from 199 rubles per month. The cost of the equipment is 3500-4500 rubles. The cost of a smart card + year of subscription is 3300-3600 rubles.


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