Russia’s largest sales house Video International (VI) has extended its contract with its main broadcaster Channel One for a further three years.
Viasat weathers the Eastern storm
Viasat’s pay-TV operations in the Baltic Republics and Ukraine are continuing to perform well despite the ongoing economic crisis in both markets.
UPC makes Romanian internet pitch
UPC is to introduce a special offer in Romania, providing free internet access to subscribers who already take TV and fixed line telephony.
UPC Hungary maps out strategy
Competition in the Hungarian telco sector is set to intensify in the next few years, according to Betzalel Kenigsztein, the new CEO of UPC Hungary.
Mixed fortunes for Polish SVOD
PIKE Conference – Ossa. Polish cable operators are either unable or unwilling to offer their subscribers SVOD services.
Cyfrowy Polsat opts for EchoStar
Poland’s leading DTH platform Cyfrowy Polsat has introduced its first HD PVR recorder.
Problems mount for Russian stations
Two of Russia’s leading TV stations are reported to be in serious difficulties.
Polish DTT: the confusion continues
PIKE Conference, Ossa. Although Poland launched its first DTT multiplex last month, it is still without an operator. Furthermore, despite four years of planning, the country remains without a digital […]
Cable HD takes off in Russia
PIKE Conference, Ossa. Interest in cable-delivered HD services is growing rapidly in Russia, according to Yuri Pripachkin, the president of the country’s national cable association AKTR.
Challenging times for Polish cable
PIKE Conference, Ossa. Poland’s cable industry, in which four operators account for 50% of the market and 500 the remainder, is “not a model for the future”, according to Cable […]