The services distributed by Russia’s first DTT multiplex are now available to 82.8% of the population, according to Alexei Volin, the deputy minister of communications and mass media minister.
Horizon Go launches in Romania
UPC Romania has made Horizon Go available to its subscribers.
New CFO for CTC Media
The Russian MTG-backed national broadcaster CTC Media has appointed Stanislav Ploschenko as its new CFO, effective January 24, 2015.
Crisis concerns hit Russian pay-TV
The financial crisis in Russia may force some pay-TV operators to reduce the number of foreign channels they carry. All are already facing the prospect of paying higher distribution fees […]
Viasat inks Ukrainian OTT deal
Viasat Ukraine has signed an agreement with the OTT provider Megogo.net.
MaxTV adds SVOD service
The Croatian IPTV platform MaxTV, which is operated by the incumbent telco Hrvatski Telekom (T-HT), has added the SVOD service Pickbox.tv to its offer.
Slovak kids channel set to launch
RiK, the first Slovak language kids channel, will officially make its debut on January 1.
Subscriber surge for Czech IPTV
The Czech Republic’s leading IPTV service O2 TV is growing in popularity and had 182,000 subscribers at the beginning of December.
New exec joins Discovery CEEMEA
Olga Paskina has been appointed country manager, North East Europe, for Discovery Networks Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA).
Skylink continues HD drive
The leading Czech and Slovak DTH platform Skylink has begun test transmissions of the public channel CT 2 HD, with a full service due to start in early 2015.