The Polish cable operator Vectra has established a presence in the lucrative Warsaw market.
Spain unveils broadband strategy
06.53 Europe/London, January 26, 2009 By
The Spanish regulator Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones (CMT) has approved a number of measures governing the deployment of new fibre optic (new generation) networks.
Private acquires GameLink
10.59 Europe/London, January 23, 2009 By
The Private Media Group has announced that it has completed the acquisition of GameLink, a leading US adult internet VOD and eCommerce company, in exchange for common stock of Private.
PSP owners in a Rush
10.13 Europe/London, January 23, 2009 By
Rush HD has joined Sky’s VOD line-up available to owners of the Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP).
New media strategy for TV5Monde
10.11 Europe/London, January 23, 2009 By
The French international channel TV5Monde has announced a “strategic plan”, based on new media (internet and mobile) and the inclusion of subtitling, to revive a declining audience in the world. CEO Marie-Christine Zaragoza has also announced the launch of five sites, which are designed to make the channel a “global media”.
The show goes on
09.05 Europe/London, January 23, 2009 By
How is the global economic crisis likely to impact on the TV industry in Central and Eastern Europe? If what has happened so far this month is anything to go by, difficult times certainly lie ahead.
Belgian RTL can operate under Lux licence
08.23 Europe/London, January 23, 2009 By
The Belgian State Council (Conseil d’Etat) has ruled that RTL can operate its Belgian French language channels under a Luxembourg licence. Earlier, the Walloon media authority CSA said the broadcasts were illegal without a Belgian licence and slapped a €500,000 fine on RTL.
All change for Chello
07.17 Europe/London, January 23, 2009 By
Chellomedia is to reorganise its thematic channel portfolio and operations in Central and Eastern Europe.
Prime secures Telenet customer record
13.13 Europe/London, January 22, 2009 By
Belgian premium channel Prime has registered more than 180,000, the cable operator Telenet has announced. The December 31, 2008 figure represents a high watermark for a premium channel in the Flemish market.
Successful year for LNT
11.09 Europe/London, January 22, 2009 By
News Corp’s LNT was the most popular broadcaster in Latvia in 2008, its audience share of 19.3% being 0.3 percentage points up on the previous year.
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