

MTG confirms Nova TV sale
Modern Times Group (MTG) has confirmed earlier reports, quoted in Broadband TV News, by announcing that it has sold its 95% share in Bulgaria’s Nova Broadcasting Group. … [Read More...]
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Modern Times Group (MTG) has confirmed earlier reports, quoted in Broadband TV News, by announcing that it has sold its 95% share in Bulgaria’s Nova Broadcasting Group. … [Read More...]
By Broadband TV News Correspondent
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By Robert Briel
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The Bulgarian businessman Kiril Domuschiev is understood to have acquired the national broadcaster Nova TV from Modern Times Group (MTG). … [Read More...]
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