Russia, Italy and Poland together claimed almost half of the prizes at this year’s prestigious Hot Bird TV Awards in Venice.
Romtelecom promotes key exec
Ovidiu Ghiman is to take on one of the most important functions at the Romanian incumbent telco Romtelecom.
MTS gains and loses pay subs
The Russian cable operator Multiregion ended the third quarter with 620,000 pay-TV and 266,000 broadband internet subscribers.
Connected TV expands in CIS and Baltics
LG internet-enabled TV platform users in the CIS and Baltic have been given access to Yandex and Yota Music services.
Russian DTT strategy takes shape
Russia’s third DTT multiplex will be allocated to regional channels, according to Andrei Romanchenko, the DG of the Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network (RTRS).
Lithuanian Viginta beats its drum
The Lithuanian triple play company UAB Viginta has claimed that it is proportionately spending more than the market leader TEO LT on upgrading its network to offer internet access at […]
Baltkom bundles for success
The leading Latvian cable operator Baltkom has declared its bundling strategy a success, with more than two-thirds of all new subscribers now choosing its high-speed internet access and digital TV […]
Bulgaria puts back ASO
Bulgaria has taken the surprise decision to put its analogue switch off date by two years to the beginning of 2015.
Family affair
The sale of Polsat to Cyfrowy Polsat is more than a clever piece of company restructuring and could have far-reaching implications for Poland’s electronic communications marketplace.
Polish boost for connected TV
Panasonic has entered into an agreement with the Polish web portal Iplex.pl that could provide a major boost to the take up of connected TVs in the country.