computer science

SPB TV

SPB TV is a computer science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand SPB TV rather than just read about it. In short: 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.

Key takeaways

SPB TV belongs to computer science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect SPB TV to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of SPB TV from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

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. SPB TV solutions are integrated by mobile operators and media companies.

SPB TV history and services 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 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. 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. Since 2013 the company has been a member of the Association of Communication Agencies of Russia (ACAR) and IAB Russia. In 2014, the company joined RUSSOFT and RAEC.

Projects 2007 – the emergence of the SPB TV service for delivering video and audio content to mobile devices. Launch of the Skylink operator's multimedia service. 2009 – SPB TV versions released for Windows Mobile, Symbian, Android and Blackberry platforms. 2010 – launch of a TV service for the Singaporean operator StarHub and a mobile video portal for Megafon telecom operator. 2011 – launch of the first operator's mobile service MTS TV, launch of the broadcast of the Copa America football championship for mTraffic. company. 2012 – in partnership with DigiVive, the NexgTV mobile TV service was released. It was also adapted by several operators under their own brand White Label, BSNL, MTNL Mumbai и MTNL Delhi. 2012 – launch of a mobile video portal for Beeline company in Russia, the relay of radio stations for the Beeline service was launched. 2013 – launch of the AMEDIATEKA online cinema. The cinema belongs to the Amedia company. The content includes TV series HBO, Starz, ABC, BBC and other world-famous producers. Premieres, as a rule, take place in the service simultaneously with the rest of the world. 2014 – launch of OTT service in Belarus for A1 operator (velcom). 2015 – launch of an international service for the virtual mobile operator Lebara. 2015 – launch of a mobile TV service for the Mobilink operator. 2016 – a new version of the SPB TV Rosing platform, named after the scientist Boris Rosing. 2017 – release of the first Russian TV set-top box based on Android TV, certified by Google in Russia. 2017 – advertisement replacement for the First Channel's online air. 2018 – launch of the interactive television service Danzer TV. 2019 – launch of the first multi-screen OTT TV in Uzbekistan for the Beeline brand. 2020 – launch of E Terra Journal, a service for esports and gaming industry fans. 2020 – launch of an online market of Russian content for the Roskino company. 2021 – launch of A1 video service for passengers of transport networks. 2021 – SPB TV Media signed an agreement with NTRK on broadcasting of 12 Uzbek channels in the Russian Federation and the CIS.

Collaboration with Chinese media Since 2013, SPB TV has been broadcasting Chinese content. Channels of Xinhua News Agency, CNC World Chinese and CNC English TV, were launched first. In 2015, Dragon TV International was added to the app. At the same time, a contract was signed between SPB TV and the CNTV Internet television (a subsidiary of the CCTV teleholding) for broadcasting of CCTV-4 (Chinese International), CCTV-9 Documentary, CCTV News, CCTV Français, CCTV Español, CCTV Russian and CCTV Arabian. Localized versions of the children's animated series Luntik, Nick the Inventor and Magic Kitchen were licensed for broadcast in China with participation of SPB TV. On December 16, 2020, in Beijing, SPB TV was awarded the Golden Ribbon Special Contribution Award at the Belt and Road Media Community Forum. Belt and Road Media Community recognized the most active organizations that have provided assistance and support to partners in the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic with this award.

References

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with SPB TV

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what SPB TV claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In computer science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to SPB TV before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about SPB TV ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of SPB TV

In research: SPB TV appears in computer science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses SPB TV in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: SPB TV is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Companies based in Zug, Mobile software, Multinational companies headquartered in Switzerland, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for SPB TV outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study SPB TV in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what SPB TV means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain SPB TV out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is SPB TV in simple terms?

Why does SPB TV matter?

Because it connects several computer science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study SPB TV?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on SPB TV.