The Viasat TV1000 Russian Kino premium movie channel has been launched in the US.
TVN Warszawa delayed
The launch of the metropolitan channel TVN Warszawa has been put back from November 17 to an unspecified date next month.
New exec for Romania’s DCS
Dinu Malacopol has been appointed the deputy general manager of Romania’s Digital Cable Systems (DCS), according to Media Expres.
Polish medical channel calls time
The Polish channel TVN Med will go off the air on January 1 next year.
Russia ponders public broadcasting
Russia may soon see the launch of a public channel based on the current Channel One, the country’s leading broadcaster.
TVN turns financial corner
The Polish commercial broadcaster TVN has posted a net profit of €1.469 million for Q3, as opposed to a loss of €22.981 million in the same quarter in 2007.
Digital delight
Although UPC was slow to get off the ground in launching digital cable services in CEE, no one can deny it is rapidly making up for lost time.
Cyfrowy Polsat goes on the offensive
The Polish DTH platform Cyfrowy Polsat has introduced two major promotions, giving subscribers up to 12 months of programming free of charge.
Magyar Telekom grows cable/IPTV base
Magyar Telekom ended Q3 with 417,329 cable TV subscribers, or 1.2% more than a year earlier.
CEE digital cable boost for UPC
UPC’s digital cable TV services continue to perform well in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).