The new Russian sports channel featuring games from the Barclays Premier League will officially make its debut this Saturday, August 14.
Tricolor deal completed
Gazprom-Media has finally completed the acquisition of Tricolor TV, Russia’s leading DTH platform in terms of subscriber numbers.
UPC adds to Slovak digital offer
UPC has added the channels Animal Planet and Sport M to its digital cable service UPC Digital in Slovakia.
RCS/RDS revenues revealed
Romania’s leading cable and DTH operator RCS/RDS had revenues of around €5 million from smaller companies it controls in the country.
Mobile TV grows in Russia
The mass market mobile TV service operated by Russia’s MegaFon now has 450,000 subscribers, or three times more than only six months ago.
Polish cableco attracts interest
The start of a period of consolidation amongst Poland’s largest cable operators could be about to get under way, with Aster apparently the main take-over target.
Russian market on road to recovery
Russia’s ad market has started to recover from last year’s crisis. However, it has only returned to the levels of mid-2007 and is still some 17% off its peak a […]
RRTV awards satellite channel licences
The Czech Radio and TV Council (RRTV) are awarded a number of satellite licences to thematic channels, all of which are valid for a period of 12 years.
Walt Disney inks Russian VOD deal
VimpelCom is reported to have signed an agreement with the Walt Disney Company under which it will show the latter’s titles on Beeline TV’s VOD service.
New player in Czech pay-TV market
The Czech Republic will shortly see the launch of a new pay-TV provider, distributing its services via both cable and IPTV.