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Sistema eyes Telecom Italia

January 19, 2007 07.39 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul

Sistema is preparing to buy into Telecom Italia. According to reports in both Russia’s Kommersant and the Italian agency Mergermarket, the Russian company will shortly enter talks with the Pirelli Group, which through its 80% stake in the Olimpia finance company holds an 18% stake in Telecom Italia. A deal between the two parties, which […]

Filed Under: Newsline Edited: 19 January 2007 07:39

Chris Dziadul Reports: Deal or no deal?

January 19, 2007 07.35 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul

Chris Dziadul looks at proposed, completed and doubtful deals across the region The news that Russia’s Sistema may be about to buy into one of Western Europe’s most powerful multimedia companies should come as no surprise. Securing even a minority stake in Telecom Italia, which is valued at around $60 billion (€46.3 billion) and has […]

Filed Under: Central & East Europe, Chris Dziadul Reports, Newsline Edited: 19 January 2007 08:06

Motive secures Elion deal

January 19, 2007 07.33 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul

The leading Estonian telco and IT provider Elion has opted for the Internet Helper high-speed data solution from Motive. It will be used by the company in the rollout of new broadband services for its residential and business customers. Elion is owned by Eesti Telekom and operates an IPTV service known as DigiTV that currently […]

Filed Under: Central & East Europe, Newsline, Tech Edited: 19 January 2007 07:33

Zodiak expands in Russia

January 19, 2007 07.32 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul

Sweden’s Zodiak Television has opened a new company named Zodiak Vostok to handle production, business development and sales in Russia and the CIS. Zodiak already has a strong presence in the region through TeleAlliance, a leading Russian production company in which it holds a 51% stake.(CD)

Filed Under: Central & East Europe, Newsline, TV Edited: 19 January 2007 07:32

Aster improves digital offer

January 18, 2007 13.30 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul

The Polish MSO Aster has announced important changes to its digital TV offer. As of this Friday (January 19) the BasicPlus package will be increased from 25 to 38 channels, with viewers seeing no increase in their subscription fee. The new services, hitherto available just on analogue, include Zone Romantica, Zone Reality, MTV Polska and […]

Filed Under: Central & East Europe, Newsline, TV Edited: 18 January 2007 13:30

All change at Inter TV

January 18, 2007 13.28 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul

The leading Ukrainian broadcaster Inter TV is reported to have secured a company named Ukrmediaproekt as its new majority (61%) shareholder. Up until now, Dolovyy Svit had held 51% in the station, with the remaining owners being Pegas Television (20%) and Russia’s Channel One (29%). Inter TV’s new ownership structure will see Channel One retain […]

Filed Under: Central & East Europe, Newsline Edited: 18 January 2007 13:28

O2 TV seeks more subscribers

January 17, 2007 08.58 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul

The incumbent Czech telco Telefónica O2 is preparing to introduce a self-install option for its IPTV service. Launched in September 2006, O2 TV, which already has 18,000 subscribers, can currently take over two weeks to receive after the placement of an order. It competes directly with the cable industry, which is dominated by UPC/Karneval, and […]

Filed Under: Central & East Europe, Newsline Edited: 17 January 2007 08:58

Rebuke for Poland’s Toya

January 17, 2007 08.55 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul

The Polish Office for Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has given a strong dressing down to Toya, the country’s fifth largest cable operator. According to the watchdog, the Lodz-based company, which has a 40% market share in the central Polish city, charged its 150,000 subscribers fees based on their addresses. Although not issued with a […]

Filed Under: Central & East Europe, Newsline Edited: 17 January 2007 08:56

Polish ad market set to grow

January 16, 2007 09.03 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul

Poland’s ad market is likely to grow by 9% to PLN6 billion (€1.55 billion) in 2007. The forecast, which has been made by Gazeta Prawna, anticipates that the launch of a new national daily named Polskapresse in the second half of the year will act as a catalyst and overshadow developments in an increasingly competitive […]

Filed Under: Central & East Europe, Newsline Edited: 16 January 2007 15:41

Austrian bid for Romtelecom

January 15, 2007 13.25 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul

Telekom Austria is about to buy into the incumbent Romanian telco Romtelecom. According to several reports, a deal close to completion will see the Austrian company acquire up to 50% of the 54.01% stake in Romtelecom currently held by Greece’s OTE. Although Deutsche Telekom has also been quoted as a possible buyer, Telekom Austria has […]

Filed Under: Central & East Europe, Newsline Edited: 16 January 2007 16:15

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