New head of TV Puls

February 29, 2008 12.08 Europe/London By

Dariusz Dabski has been appointed the new head of the Polish News Corp-backed regional station TV Puls, replacing Farrell Meisel.

Filed Under: Central & East Europe, Newsline, People

Old boys come good

February 29, 2008 08.07 Europe/London By

Happy days are here again for Liberty Global and CME, two of the longest established players in Central and Eastern Europe’s TV industry.

Filed Under: Chris Dziadul Reports

Nova burns bright for CME

February 28, 2008 12.38 Europe/London By

The US investment company CME has posted the best ever results for its operations in Central and Eastern Europe.

Filed Under: Central & East Europe, Newsline

Digital boost for Czech Republic

February 28, 2008 12.38 Europe/London By

The Czech companies TV Barrandov and EBD, the operator of Regionálni Televizni Agentury (RTA), have had their digital TV licences confirmed by the country’s Broadcasting Council (RRTV).

Filed Under: Central & East Europe, Newsline

Multimedia looks to invest

February 28, 2008 12.37 Europe/London By

The Polish MSO Multimedia Polska is likely to spend up to PLN1 million (€283,480) on acquisitions in 2008, according to its president, Andrzej Rogowski.

Filed Under: Cable, Central & East Europe, Newsline

Bulgarian BTC profits slump

February 28, 2008 12.37 Europe/London By

The incumbent Bulgarian telco BTC has posted a consolidated net profit of BGN116,075,000 (€59,469,103) for 2007, down from BGN132.316,000 for the previous year.

Filed Under: Central & East Europe, Newsline

Comstar completes new gen network

February 28, 2008 12.37 Europe/London By

Russia’s Comstar-UTS has announced the completion of an inter-city and international network that employs NGN technology and will be used to provide voice services and new multimedia solutions.

Filed Under: Central & East Europe, Newsline, Tech

Multimedia profit slumps

February 27, 2008 12.51 Europe/London By

The Polish MSO Multimedia Polska is reported to have posted a consolidated net profit of PLN17.94 million (€5.08 million) for Q4 2007, as opposed to one of PLN52.98 million in the corresponding period a year earlier.

Filed Under: Central & East Europe, Finance, Newsline

Boost for Russian HD

February 27, 2008 12.51 Europe/London By

Russia’s Comstar-Direct, which operates under the brand name Stream TV, has soft-launched a HDTV service.

Filed Under: Central & East Europe, HDTV, Newsline

Intelsat inks Russian deal

February 27, 2008 12.00 Europe/London By

Russian TV Times (RTVT) has signed a multi-year, multi-transponder agreement on Intelsat, thereby expanding its programme offer into Europe.

Filed Under: Central & East Europe, Newsline