Demand for Multiroom services is set to grow in Poland.
Changes at the top for Discovery
Discovery Networks International (DNI) has promoted its CFO Doug Baker to the position of executive VP and CFO. It has also named John Honeycutt its executive VP and COO.
New director for KidsCo
KidsCo has appointed Kimberly Huttenstine as its new distributor director.
Disney enters into Russian partnership
Walt Disney Corporation has entered into a joint venture with Channel One, Russia’s leading broadcaster.
Turkish Dogan sells TV channel
Turkey’s Dogan Media Group has sold its proprietary channel Star TV to the Dogus Media Group.
Chris Dziadul Reports: PIKE in Poznan
When it comes to international cable industry conferences, the annual event organised by the Polish Chamber of Electronic Communication (PIKE) is undoubtedly up there with the best.
New Russian media company launches
The Russian cable operator National Telecommunications (NTK) is expected to today (October 19) announce the formation of a new media company that will develop TV channels.
TVN clears decks for sale
The Polish national commercial broadcaster TVN is to undergo a reorganisation ahead of its sale, which is now likely to be concluded by the end of this month.
TEO gains digital TV subscribers
The Lithuanian incumbent telco TEO LT ended the third quarter with a total of 147,100 subscribers to its Gala-branded IPTV and DTT services.
Czech TV defies ad restrictions
The Czech public broadcaster CT has continued to show commercials on two of its four channels for four days after it was required to stop doing so.