The incumbent Polish telco TPSA’s TV subscriber base grew by 75%, and four-fold year-on-year, in what was an otherwise difficult first quarter for the France Telecom-backed company.
Romania changes DTT rules
Romania has adopted a number of amendments to its Broadcast Law.
DOCSIS 3.0 progresses in Poland
Asta-Net is set to become the next cable operator in Poland to introduce DOCSIS 3.0.
Volia goes English
The leading Ukrainian cable operator Volia will add a channel named English Club TV to its offer on May 1.
Telekom Slovenije secures DTT licence
Telekom Slovenije has secured a 10-year DTT licence in Macedonia.
EC to investigate CEE telcos
The EC has opened two separate antitrust investigations against the Polish and Slovak incumbent telcos.
Channel One expands in France
The French IPTV operator Neuf/SFR has begun to carry Russia’s leading TV station Channel One.
Polish pre-pay DTH takes off
The Polish pre-pay DTH service Telewizja na Karte (TNK) is proving to be a resounding success.
Hungarian telco up for sale
The Hungarian IT-cum-media company econet Invest has put its majority (76.83%) stake in the alternative telco Externet up for sale.
Elion IPTV/cable take-up grows
Estonia’s Elion ended Q1 with 86,900 IPTV and cable TV subscribers, as opposed to 63,200 a year earlier.