There is still a wide disparity in the reach of new digital TV channels in the Czech Republic.
HBO/Discovery to produce more in Poland
PIKE CONFERENCE – SOPOT. HBO plans to increase the amount of local content it produces in Poland. However, it will have to reinforce the values the company has and strengthen […]
UPC to monitor Polish digital subs
PIKE CONFERENCE – SOPOT. UPC will set up an advanced service monitoring the viewing habits of its digital subscribers in Poland next year.
Cable deals on the horizon
PIKE CONFERENCE – SOPOT. The total value of privately owned European cable companies currently amounts to some €45 billion, according to Guy Hayward Cole, an MD and head of TMT […]
Polish TV bosses look to the future
PIKE CONFERENCE – SOPOT. Poland’s industry is on the threshold of a huge change, with national TV services giving way in importance to thematic channels, according to Zygmunt Solorz-Zak, the […]
Romania reconsiders ASO date
The controversial decision to put back the analogue switch-off (ASO) date in Romania to 2015 could now be changed.
Czech Republic eyes fifth DTH platform
The Czech Republic is likely to see the launch of what will be its fifth DTH platform at the beginning of next month.
Bright prospects for Polish 3D
PIKE CONFERENCE – SOPOT. There is a huge mismatch in the current expectations for 3D in Poland’s TV and film industries. However, in the long term the technology is likely […]
DTT debate continues in Poland
PIKE CONFERENCE – SOPOT. Although DTT is now up and running in Poland, the final line-up of channels on the first multiplex is still far from decided.
Polish DTH market still not saturated
PIKE CONFERENCE – SOPOT. Poland’s DTH platforms can between them still secure an additional 1.5-2 million subscribers, in the opinion of Dominik Libicki, the president of Cyfrowy Polsat.