Questions are being raised as to when the Czech Republic will complete ASO. Quoted in the local press, Pavel Dvorak, the president of the Czech Telecom Office (CTU), has said […]
TV trails in Estonia
According to data produced by TNS Emor, ad spend in Estonia in the first half of this year amounted to EEK902 million (€57.64 million). Newspapers were the most popular medium […]
Orange consolidates in CEE
Digital TV CEE, PRAGUE. Orange may consider launching an IPTV service in Romania, according to Jakub Brzeczkowski, the company’s director, TV for CEE countries, content division. However, its main focus […]
O2 TV sets subscriber target
Digital TV CEE, PRAGUE. The Czech IPTV service O2 TV aims to have at least 150,000 subscribers by this time next year, according to Michal Taborsky, the IPTV project head […]
Polsat opts for Nagravision 3
The Polish DTH platform Cyfrowy Polsat has announced that it is switching to Kudelski’s Nagravision 3 conditional access system. Its subscribers, currently believed to number around 1.7 million, will start […]
Ownership change for Hungarian channel
The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has given its approval to a deal that will see Chellomedia CEE Holdco B.V. take over the film channel Filmmúzeum. Filmmúzeum is understood to be […]
KRRiT head to stand down
Elzbieta Kruk, the president of the Polish National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT), has announced her intention to stand down from the post in the next few days. She will be a […]
Entavio model mooted for CEE
Digital TV CEE, PRAGUE. The Entavio pay-TV platform model recently adopted in Germany “could be of relevance to Central and Eastern Europe” in the opinion of Alexander Oudendijk, SVP and […]
Platform n on the right track
Digital TV CEE, PRAGUE. The Polish DTH platform n currently has 200,000 subscribers and should reach 300,000 by the end of the year. Its breakeven point of 500,000, according to […]
HBO lines up HD launches
Digital TV CEE, PRAGUE. HBO will launch a HD service in Poland in Q1 2008, followed by other markets in CEE later in the year, according to HBO Central Europe […]