Endemol has acquired a controlling stake in the Russian production company WeiT Media.
CTC Media on a high
Russia’s CTC Media, which is backed by Modern Times Group (MTG), fared better than most other broadcasters in the country last year.
Broadband demand cools in Romania
Demand for fixed line broadband internet services is falling in Romania but still remains at a high level.
Tricolor sets internet target
The Russian DTH platform Tricolor TV plans to have 100,000 internet subscribers by the end of this year.
Greece’s OTE feels the squeeze
2009 was a tough year for Greece’s OTE, its revenues of €5,984.1 million being 6.6% down on the previous 12 months.
MTV Baltics facing bankruptcy
MTV Baltics, which went off the air indefinitely in November last year, is facing bankruptcy.
Good year for Romania’s Dolce
The Romanian DTH platform Dolce ended 2009 with 884,136 subscribers, or 37.5% more than at the start of the year.
MTG enters Russian DTH market
The acquisition of a 50% stake in the Russian DTH platform Raduga TV by MTG could prove to be one of the most inspired deals of the year.
Fighting back
The consolidation of Liberty Global’s DTH operations in Central and Eastern Europe is long overdue.
New sports channel for Poland
Canal+ plans to launch a new sports channel in Poland. Known as Canal+ Sport3, it will make its debut on a trial basis in March and be on air every […]