Bhavneet Singh has been appointed an independent non-executive member of the board of directors of the Forthnet Group, the largest private broadband and satellite service provider in Greece.
Viasat re-introduces Baltic channel
Viasat Broadcasting has reintroduced the Baltic version of RTR-Planeta to its digital satellite offer in the region.
Thomson inks Bulgarian DTT deal
Thomson Broadcast has been selected as a strategic partner by Towercom Bulgaria, which is rolling out a digital terrestrial TV network across the country.
Comstar loses pay-TV subs
Comstar-UTS continues to lose pay-TV subscribers in Moscow, Russia’s most competitive market.
Russian CTC inks advertising deal
The Russian commercial broadcaster CTC Media has entered into an agreement with the ad sales house Video International (VI).
Turkish D-Smart grows sub base
The Turkish DTH platform D-Smart ended the third quarter with 1,227,000 subscribers, or 152,000 more than 12 months earlier.
Polsat to buy Polsat
Poland’s leading DTH platform Cyfrowy Polsat is to buy its parent company Telewizja Polsat from its current owners Zygmunt Solorz-Zak and Heronim Ruta for PLN3.75 billion (€944.7 million). It will […]
Russian ad market rebounds
Russia’s ad market is likely to grow by 12% this year to R228 billion (€5.42 billion) and a further 15% in 2011 to R261 billion, according to a report produced […]
Akado clears the decks
The Russian cable operator Akado has rung in the changes ahead of a possible change in ownership.
DOCSIS 3.0 grows in Hungary
Hungary ended September with 1,846,000 fixed broadband subscriptions, according to a report published by the country’s National Media and Telecommunications Authority (NMHH).