Abaz Džafic, the director of Montenegro’s Broadcasting Agency (ARD), has warned that the Pro TV and TV Fox channels will lose their licences if they don’t start broadcasting by July […]
Germany’s WAZ moves into Albania
Germany’s WAZ Mediengruppe has acquired a minority stake in Vizion+, currently the most popular and financially viable TV network in Albania.
EU wants Italy to clarify frequency distribution rules
The European Commission’s Competition service has sent a list of 20 questions to the Italian government, requesting clarification of the current frequency distribution policy in the TV sector.
Macedonian pubcaster to be privatised
The government of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) is planning to privatise the country’s public broadcaster Makedonska Radiodifuzija (MRD) at the beginning of next year.
Broadband Montenegro launches pay-TV service
The broadband and cable operator Broadband Montenegro (BBM) has launched a new pre-paid offer which is primarily targeted at the increasing number of foreigners, mainly from Serbia, Russia, UK, who […]
Sport TV acquires Portuguese football rights until 2012
Portuguese pay-TV channel Sport TV has secured the exclusive TV transmission rights to the Portuguese Football League and the Honor League for the period 2008/09 to 2011/12.
Fashion TV for former Yugoslavia
Paris-based Fashion TV has teamed up with the Serbian private broadcaster TV Pink to launch a new version of the global fashion channel aimed at the countries of the former […]
UPC Telemach explains Euro 2008 channel removals
The Slovenian cable operator UPC Telemach has clarified its decision to remove some cable TV channels during Euro 2008 that caused the Association of Croatian Societies in Slovenia to request […]
Portugal’s TVTel plans Hispasat switch
The Portuguese pay-TV operator TVTel is to migrate its DTH (satellite) offer to the Hispasat satellite system, located at 30 degrees West, the same that carries the offers of rivals […]
Macedonia awards satellite licences
Macedonia’s State Broadcasting Council has approved five licences for satellite TV channels, announcing at the same time a public competition for a further eight.