Poland’s leading football league Ekstraklasa has signed a new contract for broadcasting matches in the Balkan territories.
Pay-TV market slows in Russia
Russia’s pay-TV subscriber base grew by only 1.6% in 2020, compared to 2.5% a year earlier.
Telekom maintains Hungarian TV lead
Magyar Telekom claimed a 32.1% share of the Hungarian pay-TV market by value irrespective of technology as of November 2020, according to the latest data published by the regulator NMHH.
Chris Dziadul Reports: CEE’s ownership merry-go-round
Central and Eastern Europe’s TV industry has seen major shifts in ownership in the last couple of years.
Bengt Jonsson joins Forsway board
Bengt Jonsson, long-time investor and former MD in the company, has joined Forsway’s board of directors.
Vodafone TV includes ATRESplayer PREMIUM
Vodafone TV has added the ATRESplayer PREMIUM service to its offer in Spain.
Movistar+ inks DAZN deal
Spain’s Movistar+ and the global sports streaming platform DAZN have signed a distribution agreement that will see the latter distributed through new channels on Movistar+.
VodafoneZiggo to offer discovery+
Discovery and VodafoneZiggo have signed a new long-term, multi-platform agreement that includes the streaming service discovery+.
Women’s channel for TVP
The Polish public broadcaster TVP plans to launch a women’s channel on March 8.
Russian telecom market set to grow
The telecom market in Russia was worth R1.79 trillion (€20.07 billion) in 2020, or 2% more than a year earlier.