Magyar Telekom has been given the green light by the competition authority in Hungary to acquire Mobilpress, one of the country’s leading mobile content producers and aggregators. Last December the […]
Ringier in/ Novator out of Balkans
Ringier AG is about to buy a 25% stake in Kanal D Romania, a new entertainment-based cable and satellite channel due to launch in the country on February 18. Kanal […]
Cyfra+/Sharp promote HD
The Polish DTH platform Cyfra+ has signed an agreement with Sharp that will allow both new and existing subscribers to buy 32-52-inch LCD HD sets at a discount. In a […]
Boost for News Corp. in Poland
The News Corp.-backed Polish broadcaster TV Puls has succeeded in having the terms of its licence changed by the country’s National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT). As a result, it will lose […]
Millionaire goes interactive in Slovenia/Slovakia
The Netherlands-based interactive entertainment company 2waytraffic has signed commercial deals relating to its recently acquired format Who wants to be a Millionaire with two broadcasters in Central and Eastern Europe. […]
UPC trials Polish Internet TV
UPC has begun testing an Internet-delivered TV service in Poland. Similar to ones already available in The Netherlands and Switzerland, it consists of six channels – Animal Planet, CNN International, […]
Boost for Bulgarian digital TV
According to local reports, the private equity fund CEE Growth Luxembourg Sicar has invested around Leva3 million (€1.54 million) in the Bulgarian ISP bol.bg. As a result, it now controls […]
Musical chairs in Slovakia
The Slovak commercial station Joj has been bought by J&T Media Enterprises from Grabofal Group for an undisclosed fee. At the same time, Grabofal Group has gained control of TA3 […]
Sistema eyes Telecom Italia
Sistema is preparing to buy into Telecom Italia. According to reports in both Russia’s Kommersant and the Italian agency Mergermarket, the Russian company will shortly enter talks with the Pirelli […]
Chris Dziadul Reports: Deal or no deal?
Chris Dziadul looks at proposed, completed and doubtful deals across the region The news that Russia’s Sistema may be about to buy into one of Western Europe’s most powerful multimedia […]