Kjell Morten Johnsen, previously COO of Veon and head of Telenor Europe, will replace Anders Nilsson as president and CEO of Tele2 as of September 15.
Telekom Srbija closes in on Kosovo’s Ipko
Telekom Srbija has entered the second round of tenders to acquire the Kosovan telco Ipko Communications.
Canal+ eyes Polish flotation
ITI Neovision, the operator of Poland’s Platforma Canal+, plans to enter the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
PPF Group strengthens telco business
The process of unbundling Telenor’s network infrastructure has been completed in Hungary.
BBC Studios inks Estonian deal
BBC Studios has signed a cooperation agreement with the Estonian operator Elisa.
Polsat wins Interia approval
Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has approved the sale of the Interia Group to Telewizja Polsat.
Chris Dziadul Reports: CEE’s year of two halves
2020 is turning out to be one of the most unusual years ever for the communications industry in Central and Eastern Europe.
Slovak Telekom abandons smart home business
The Slovak incumbent has decided to completely terminate the provision of smart home services.
Latvia bans Russia Today, Lithuania set to follow
The National Electronic Mass Media Council of Latvia (NEPLP), in compliance with sanctions imposed by Council of the European Union (EU), has decided to ban thedistribution of seven RT (formerly known as Russia Today) group channels in Latvia.
Hrvatski Telekom promotes execs
The Croatian incumbent Hrvatski Telekom (HT) has appointed Marijana Bacic to the new position of VP for corporate sales and Jerko Dumanic VP for VSE/SME, business marketing and channel management.