Eutelsat has announced a multi-year agreement with the Kyrgyz public broadcaster RPO RMTR that should accelerate the country’s transition to digital broadcasting.
Crimean TV station raid condemned
The OSCE has issued a strongly worded statement condemning a raid on the Tatar TV station ATR in the Crimean city of Simferopol.
TiVo to set up Romanian facility
TiVo has entered into a partnership with Ness Software Engineering Services (SES) to help build TiVo’s European development centre.
Volia assesses progress, public TV grows
Ukraine’s leading cable operator Volia has invested over UAH310 million (€17.3 million) in innovation, modernisation of its networks and quality of service in the last year.
ER Telecom adds TV Everywhere
The Russian cable operator ER Telecom has launched a TV Everywhere service.
NTV-Plus hikes prices, Tricolor eyes market
The Russian DTH platform NTV-Plus has announced a series of price increases, effective February 1.
NBC channels to quit Russia
NBCUniversal’s international channels division is to exit the Russian market as a direct result of a ban on advertising on pay channels that came into effect at the beginning of […]
Multimedia Polska cuts SD services
The Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has made major changes to its programme offer, including the withdrawal of most SD channels already available in HD.
New twist in RTL Hungarian dispute
The dispute between the Hungarian government and RTL Klub, the country’s leading broadcaster, over a controversial ad tax has taken a new twist.
Russia set to amend ad ban law
The Russian parliament (Duma) is set to approve a major change to legislation prohibiting commercials on cable and satellite channels within the next few days.