Martin Ornass-Kubacki is vice president and chief regional officer, Astra Central Eastern Europe. He spoke to Chris Dziadul about the regional hub created by SES in the CEE region.
Montenegro puts back ASO
Montenegro has decided to put its analogue switch off date back to June 17, 2015.
Spanish pay-TV market grows
Pay-TV revenues in Spain were 7.5% up year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2011, while the number of subscribers rose by 109,376, according to data produced by the regulator CMT.
Bosnian OBN wins major sports rights
The Chellomedia-backed Bosnian FTA channel OBN has secured the rights to the Champions League for the next three seasons.
UKE to consider Polish cable regulation
The Polish Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) will decide in spring 2013 whether it will assume the regulation of the country’s cable industry.
Major change for leading Russian cableco
Rostelecom is likely to abolish National Telecommunications (NTK), whose interests include Russia’s leading cable operator, when it takes over the company.
Interactive TV grows in Hungary
The Hungarian incumbent telco Magyar Telekom’s T-Home now has over 250,000 subscribers to its interactive TV services.
Discovery inks Russian mobile TV deal
Discovery Networks EMEA has signed a multiple channel mobile TV agreement with Russia’s Mobile TeleSystems (MTS).
Voyo changes in Czech Republic
The on demand service Voyo is now operating on a subscription-only basis in the Czech Republic and no longer carries advertising.
Volia widens HD coverage
The leading Ukrainian cable operator Volia has extended its HD services beyond the capital, Kiev, to six further cities.