Russia’s CTC Media has posted total operating revenues of $161,704,000 (€106,905,374) for Q4 2007, or 37% more than for the corresponding period in 2006.
New Patio for Poland
12.09 Europe/London, February 29, 2008 By
A new satellite channel named Patio TV will make its debut in Poland this September.
Sharp growth in Lithuania
12.08 Europe/London, February 29, 2008 By
Lithuania’s ad spend in 2007 amounted to LTL497 million (€143.7 million), or 15.6% more than the previous year, according to data produced by TNS Gallup.
New head of TV Puls
12.08 Europe/London, February 29, 2008 By
Dariusz Dabski has been appointed the new head of the Polish News Corp-backed regional station TV Puls, replacing Farrell Meisel.
PrimaCom reports fast digital TV take-up
11.31 Europe/London, February 29, 2008 By
German cable operator PrimaCom said it enjoyed a fast take-up of digital TV services during the past 12 months bringing the total to about 14,000 homes.
Lagardère takes on Art Channel
11.25 Europe/London, February 29, 2008 By
Lagardère Television International (LTI) has been appointed European representative for the Art Channel. The distribution arm will have exclusive representation across Eastern Europe, Russia, Scandinavia and Africa.
Nat Geo goes Wild in Denmark
11.17 Europe/London, February 29, 2008 By
Nat Geo Wild has been added to the Superpakken and Favorit packages of the Danish cablenet YouSee.
New latin news channel – Hoy TV 24 Horas
10.18 Europe/London, February 29, 2008 By
Hoy TV 24 Horas is a new 24 hour Spanish language channel that has started broadcasting on the Eutelsat Eurobird 9 satellite for an audience in Europe, Nothern Africa and the Middle East.
Dutch LiveShop ceases activities
09.49 Europe/London, February 29, 2008 By
Dutch home shopping channel LiveShop will cease all activities tomorrow, March 1, Chellomedia said today. The closure of the channel follows the earlier bankruptcy of minority shareholder Tel Sell after which viewers apparently lost confidence.
Kudelski revenues cut in half
09.08 Europe/London, February 29, 2008 By
Wider than expected losses at OpenTV weighed heavily on Kudelski as revenues at the conditional access company halved in 2007.
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