The Polish national commercial broadcaster Polsat has acquired the business channel TV Biznes. Although the terms of the deal have not been revealed, it was reported earlier this week, when talks between the two parties were still ongoing, that it could be worth in the region of PLN20-25 million (€5.2-6.5 million). TV Biznes was set […]
Studio 1+1 secures Internet deal
The CME-owned Ukrainian national commercial station Studio 1+1 has signed an agreement with Jump TV securing its delivery over the Internet. As of later this year it will be made available, most probably in a package with Russian and other Ukrainian channels, for a monthly fee of $9.95 (Euro7.69). Studio 1+1 competes in its home […]
Czech T-Mobile eyes mobile TV
The Czech mobile operator T-Mobile is reported to be planning to apply for a change in its licence so that it can offer mobile TV services. The company undertook a DVB-H test with 200 customers at the end of last year and found that most watched channels offering news, music and movies. It also found […]
Ukrtelecom privatisation draws nearer
According to local reports, the incumbent Ukrainian telco Ukrtelecom is attracting the interest of Russia’s Sistema. Following a law passed on January 11 that lifted the ban on the privatisation of Ukrtelecom, the Ukrainian State Property Fund plans to sell a 10% stake in the telco, in which it currently holds 92.8% of shares, later […]
Russian HD takes off
CSTB – MOSCOW. Viewers in Russia can expect to be offered at least six HD channels by this autumn. Earlier this week the DTH platform NTV-Plus announced at CSTB in Moscow that it will be launching three HD channels at the end of March. Distributed by Eutelsat’s W4, they will offer sport, movies and live […]
Sistema prepares for mobile TV
CSTB – MOSCOW. Russia’s Sistema Mass Media has outlined its plans for a mobile TV service. Speaking exclusively to Broadband TV News, the company’s MD Michael Dounaev said it is currently exploring potential joint ventures with either SK Telecom (Korea), Naspers or T-Systems ahead of a launch later this year. Initially FTA, the service would […]
Polsat targets business channel
The Polish national commercial broadcaster Polsat is about to buy the business channel TV Biznes. Negotiations on the acquisition, valued at between PLN20-25 million (Euro5.2-6.5 million) have been in progress for several months and once completed will help Polsat compete more effectively with the rival news channel TVN24. Separately, figures produced by Starlink show that […]
News Corp. maintains Bulgarian lead
According to data produced by the research and consultancy company Market Links, the TV ad market in Bulgaria amounted to Leva350 million in 2006. BTV, the News Corp.-backed market leader, accounted for 46.1% of the total and Nova TV, which is owned by Greece’s Antenna Group, around 14.3%. Separately, it is reported that a Bulgarian […]
Verimatrix strikes Russian deal
The Russian ISP Corvette Telecom and its wholly owned content aggregation and pay-TV service subsidiary City TV have entered into an agreement with the content security company Verimatrix. Under it, San Diego-based Verimatrix will supply digital video content security throughout an IPTV network being constructed in Moscow by Corvette Telecom. Corvette is one of a […]
TVP maintains its lead
According to data produced by TNS OBOP, TVP was by far the most popular broadcaster in Poland in January 2007, its two flagship national channels TVP1 and TVP2 claiming a combined audience share of 45.21% amongst viewers aged 4+. An additional 5.09% watched the regional TVP3 and only 0.74% cable and satellite delivered TVP Polonia. […]