Software developers for Russian TV channels Carrot Broadcast and BRAM Technologies have requested 829 million rubles for import substitution of foreign software, Kommersant learned. Now foreign software is used by 90% of all channels.
Project passports for the development of software for television broadcasting were sent to the Industrial Competence Center (ICC) “Teleradio Broadcasting” supervised by the Ministry of Digital Development. The customer for the products that are supposed to replace the foreign programs is NTV, owned by the Gazprom-Media holding company.
Carrot Broadcast and BRAM Technologies want to receive 349 million rubles from the budget for a new broadcast graphic design system and 480 million rubles for broadcast automation software. It is indicated that the funds allocated in the future will account for up to 80% of the work.
Channel One CEO Konstantin Ernst, who also runs Teleradio’s Broadcast Information Center, said the company would consider introducing home systems only after they prove effective. The launch of new solutions is planned only in 2025.
According to Studio-Service technical director Anastasia Ushakova, today 90% of all Russian TV channels use foreign software in their work. At the same time, in Moscow and St. Petersburg, where the offices of the main federal channels are located, this percentage is less than on regional television.
At the beginning of the month, the authorities announced large-scale investments in software import substitution. According to Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko, the Ministry of Digital Development will allocate 28 billion rubles for such projects in the near future. It is planned to receive another 155 billion rubles from trade representatives.
Despite the measures taken by the authorities, studies show that Russian companies are not yet ready to switch to domestic products. Recently, the number of pirated downloads of Microsoft software has increased in the country. Some experts believe that most of the downloads fall on the business sector.
Author:
Natalia Gormaleva
Source: RB

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