The Polish Office of Electronic Communication (UKE) has granted an extension to DTT trials being undertaken by the POT consortium until the end of the year. POT, which is composed […]
TV Nova disputes DTT transmission fees
The Czech national commercial broadcaster TV Nova has found itself in a dispute over transmission fees with Radiokomunikace. As a result, it was unable to start DTT transmissions in the […]
New head for Tele2 Croatia
Johan Granlund is to become the new head of Tele2 Croatia at the beginning of August. He will replace Mats Tilly, who has been in the post for over two […]
UPC responds to ADSL competition
UPC Czech Republic has increased the data limits of two of its Internet packages. The operator, which now also encompasses Karneval, is as of this month offering up to 20GB […]
Teo LT ups the Internet ante
The incumbent Lithuanian telco Teo LT has increased the speed of its international Internet connection by 50% from 6 to 9Gbps. TeliaSonera-backed Teo LT is already the leading provider of […]
CEE ad market growth to continue
ZenithOptimedia predicts that growth in ad spend in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) will remain comfortably in double figures for at least the next two years. However, it will fall […]
ND SatCom delivers Polish earth stations
SES Astra’s ND SatCom has secured a contract to provide earth stations to Canal+ Cyfrowy for its new digital TV platform headquarters in Warsaw. It includes two uplinks and one […]
Agora and ATM sign VOD deal
The Polish publishing group Agora and country’s leading independent production company ATM Grupa have signed an agreement that will lead to the creation of a 50/50 joint venture. With start […]
EC approves Italian digital subsidies
The EC has ruled that the tax deductions granted by Italy as subsidies for the reception of digital TV services were legal. In its view, the subsidies – which effectively […]
Czech Republic prepares for HD
Telefónica O2 will launch what will be the first HD channel in the Czech Republic on July 2. The service – Czech Television (CT) in the format – will be […]