The Czech Broadcasting Council (RRTV) has licensed a new satellite delivered channel named Sport 5.
EU raises NetCity doubts
Viviane Reding, EU Commissioner for Info Society and Media, has expressed concerns about the NetCity project while on a visit to the Romanian capital, Bucharest.
Hungarian DTT edges closer
DVB WORLD 2008, BUDAPEST: Ilkidó Sarkady, the Hungarian government commissioner for audiovisual media, has expressed her hope that Hungary will finally see the launch of a DTT platform later this […]
Polish palaver
The appearance of national commercial TV services undoubtedly had a profound effect on public broadcasters throughout Central and Eastern Europe.
CableTel ownership change mooted
Bulgaria’s leading cable operator CableTel is understood to have become a takeover target for the Dutch company Wild Mountain Holding (WMH).
Second sports channel for Bulgaria
The Bulgarian sports broadcaster Ring TV has announced plans to launch a second TV channel.
Tusk denies TVP privatisation
The Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has denied reports that the public broadcaster TVP will be privatised.
LNT strengthens lead
Data produced by TNS shows that the national commercial station LNT strengthened its position as the number one broadcaster in Latvia in February.
New head for TVP1
Dorota Macieja has been appointed the new director of the Polish public broadcaster’s first channel TVP1.
VimpelCom calls in increased revenues
The Russian mobile operator VimpelCom is reported to have posted revenues of $918.4 million (€596 milion) for Q4 2007, or 33.1% more than in the corresponding period in 2006.