Vlad Tudosie has been appointed the new country manager for Romania and South East Europe for Discovery Networks, Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA).
More DTH for Ukraine?
Non-commercial tests of a new Ukrainian DTH platform could begin as soon as the middle of this month.
Mediaset Plus exits Sky line-up
Mediaset Plus has been withdrawn from Sky Italia’s channel line-up due to what are described as serious breaches of contract by RTI, which is part of the Mediaset group.
KidsCo inks Turkish deal
KidsCo has signed a four-year renewal contract with the Turkish pay-TV platform D-Smart.
Slovak telco gains TV subs
Slovak Telekom now has over 150,000 subscribers to its Magio-branded digital TV services, or 50,000 more than a year earlier.
Polish thematic channel growth continues
Thematic channels may account for up to 20% of total TV ad spend in Poland by the end of the year if present trends continue.
Lithuania hit by cable dispute
A dispute has developed between the leading Lithuanian commercial broadcaster LNK and Init, one of the country’s largest cable operators.
Poland approves DTT law
The transition to digital broadcasting has received a major boost in Poland, with the country’s parliament (Sejm) voting through a new law confirming the ASO date as July 31, 2013.
Polkomtel finally sold
The Polish entrepreneur Zygmunt Solorz-Zak, whose interests include the country’s leading DTH platform Cyfrowy Polsat, has secured a major foothold in the telecom sector by acquiring 100% of the telco […]
Slovak sports channel closes
The Slovak public broadcaster RTVS’ sports-oriented channel STV3 has officially ceased transmissions, with its contracted and licensed programming being moved to the first and second channels.