Ukraine’s leading cable operator Volia has posted a gross income of around UAH800 million (€62.9 million) for 2009, or 26% more than for the previous year.
Ukraine assesses digital transition
DTT may become available in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk as soon as this September, funding permitting.
Romanian RCS/RDS bond sale postponed
Romania’s leading cable and DTH operator RCS/RDS has postponed the sale of bonds on foreign markets totalling $200 million (€146.7 million).
Croatia awards DTT licence
Croatia’s Council for Electronic Media has granted an experimental DTT licence to the regional business channel Kapital Network.
SES in bullish mood
SES has posted revenues of €1,701.6 million for 2009, an increase of 4.4% on the previous year.
Lattelecom adds Viasat channels
The Latvian incumbent telco Lattelecom has added the Viasat channels TV6 and 3+ to its DTT offer.
Romanian cableco reveals digital plans
Romania’s third largest cable operator Digital Cable Systems (DCS) has provided further details about its digital TV service, which will make its debut next month.
Polish cable set to spend
Poland’s five leading cable operators are likely to spend around PLN500 million (€123.6 milion) this year on upgrading their networks.
Polish ad market shrinks
Poland’s ad market shrunk by 11.4% year-on-year in 2009, while the TV sector saw a contraction of 11.9%.
Solid performance from ADB
ADB has posted revenues of $381 million (€276.9 million) for the full year 2009, or 5.6% more than for 2008.