Proposed amendments to Poland’s broadcast legislation have reportedly been passed to the parliamentary commissions on culture and infrastructure for further work.
Hungary gears up for DTT
Hungary’s National Communications Authority (NHH) has announced that it will hold a tender for a national DTT licence this March.
Golden Telecom sale doubts surface
Doubts have begun to emerge about the $4.3 billion (€2.94 billion) takeover of the Russian fixed-line company Golden Telecom by VimpelCom, one of the country’s leading mobile operators.
Czech ADT to close
The Czech Digital Televisions Association (ADT) is to cease its activities, according to a local report.
Dolce hits 400,000 sub total
The Romanian DTH platform Dolce ended 2007 with almost 400,000 subscribers, according to Yorgos Ioannidis, the CEO of its operator, Romtelecom.
ITV Partner sale confirmed
The Bulgarian MSO Eurocom Cable has been given the go-ahead to buy Interactive Technologies, the operator of ITV Partner, one of the country’s two DTH platforms.
New head for JimJam
Wayne Dunsford has been appointed the general manager of the pre-school channel JimJam.
T-2 goes for Nokia
The Slovenian alternative carrier T-2 has opted for a high-speed mobile network for Nokia Siemens Networks that will allow it to provide multimedia and data services.
Ukraine gears up for DTT
Details are emerging of plans to launch a DTT service in Ukraine.
Türk Telekom sell off continues
The Turkish government will choose an advisor for the sale of a 15% stake in Türk Telekom by the end of this month, according to a local report.