Burger “recognized the value and unique
appeal of Alexei’s IPTV service to consum-
ers seeking independent internet service
alternatives” and so VMedia was formed
in 2012, with Burger as the Senior Advisor
and Tchernobrivets as the Chief Executive
Officer. Since then, with the full endorse-
ment of the CRTC, VMedia has grown into
a company that provides service to more
than 18,000 clients across the country and
continues to gain momentum daily.
One reason for VMedia’s striking success
is that it stands alone as the only indepen-
dent provider of triple play services soon
to be available across Canada. Their intro-
duction of cutting-edge approaches to con-
ducting IPTV business within the industry
illustrates VMedia’s ability to stay ahead of
the trend, which only serves to fuel the de-
sires of a market itching to attain access to
the very latest and greatest technologies
available. The innovative VBox, the first of
its kind set-top box and media player, pro-
vides conventional television access as a
full alternative to cable. Unlike cable, but
similar to Bell Fibe TV and TelusOptik, the
signal is obtained through a home internet
connection fromVMedia's head end to the
VBox in the home.
The VBox itself, in its Android media play-
er capacity, makes it possible for VMedia
subscribers to access online content such
as Netflix, YouTube, music, games, and
social media as well as hundreds of apps
directly through the user’s television. The
VBox makes every TV smart.
VMedia offers up to 40 TV viewing pack-
ages comparable to that of their competi-
tion, but has also introduced the option of
creating a unique custom package through
their exclusive UChoose store, where cus-
tomers can choose to subscribe to the in-
dividual channels of their choice. The abil-
ity to customize a package to this degree
is something no other service supplier in
Canada, outside of Quebec, currently of-
fers.
“Everyone needs technology; the advantage is, we have our own.”
Alexei Tchernobrivets, CEO
OCTOBER 2015
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