According to data produced by TNS OBOP, TVN earned more in ad revenue than any other Polish TV channel in September 2007. However, while the PLN201,612,668 (€53,524,019) it posted was […]
Polish digital doubts surface
Polish broadcasters are said in the local press to be privately critical of the absence of a strategy once the country completes its transition to digital broadcasting. In particular, they […]
New look for UPC Romania
UPC Romania is reported to have launched new packages for its triple play service, which is now available in options costing RON50 (€15), RON75 and RON100 a month. Its digital […]
Max Telecom secures VoIP deal
The Bulgarian alternative telco Max Telecom is reported to have opted for a VoIP solution provided by Belgium’s Attractel. It will allow the telco, which has been rolling out a […]
Liberty appoints experienced exec
Bob Leighton has joined Liberty Global as senior VP, programming. Although he was most recently a consultant on programming issues to Liberty Global, as well as Comcast Cable, he also […]
MGM appoints new exec VP
Christopher Ottinger has been named the executive VP international TV distribution for the MGM Worldwide TV Group. In his new role, he will have direct oversight of the company’s pay-TV […]
BBC confirms Polish launches
BBC Global Channels is to launch four BBC-branded thematic channels in Poland. As previously reported in Broadband TV News, the services will be BBC Entertainment, BBC Knowledge, BBC Lifestyle and […]
Czech digital launch dates worry
Jiri Balvin, the head of the Asociace Digitalnich Televizi (ADT), has told the Czech press that he has no idea when the association’s six members will launch digital TV channels. […]
MTV Hungary debuts
MTV Networks International’s (MTVNI) Emerging Markets group has confirmed the launch of a localised MTV channel for the Hungarian market. A 24-hour service, it will be available to around 1.5 […]
Ten of the best for TVN
The Polish national commercial broadcaster TVN celebrates its 10th anniversary today (October 3). Local sources point out that it began with an audience share of 1.32% and in the year-to-date […]