Polsat to take on Google

PIKE 2011 – POZNAN. Polsat plans to compete on a local level in Poland with the likes of Google once Zygmunt Solorz-Zak acquires Polkomtel, the operator of the Plus mobile network.

UPC Polska assesses Aster deal

PIKE 2011 – POZNAN. UPC Polska president Simon Boyd has criticised the competition authority UOKiK’s view of what constitutes competition in the Polish market in the light of the recent acquisition of Aster by the Liberty Global-owned cable operator.

Polish DTT/TVN sale come under spotlight

PIKE 2011 – POZNAN. A new timetable for the transition to digital broadcasting in Poland has been made public for the first time by TVN board member Tomasz Berezowski.

Poland voices EU fund concerns

PIKE 2011 – POZNAN. Poland has made mistakes in its rollout of broadband and needs to act now to ensure it uses its allocation of EU infrastructure funding by the end of 2015.

Digital dilemmas: a Russian perspective

PIKE 2011 – POZNAN. Russia is likely to have up to 30 million cable homes by the time it completes ASO in 2015, while the number of DTH households will be around 15 million.

Connected TV takes off in Poland

PIKE 2011 – POZNAN. Connected TVs are becoming increasingly popular in Poland and there are likely to be up to one million sets deployed in the country by the end of this year.

Poland assesses digital progress

PIKE 2011 – POZNAN. UPC Polska president Simon Boyd has called for the lowering of barriers to investment.