The Polish entrepreneur Zygmunt Solorz-Zak, whose interests include the country’s leading DTH platform Cyfrowy Polsat, has secured a major foothold in the telecom sector by acquiring 100% of the telco […]
Slovak sports channel closes
The Slovak public broadcaster RTVS’ sports-oriented channel STV3 has officially ceased transmissions, with its contracted and licensed programming being moved to the first and second channels.
Sistema set to expand
Russia’s AFK Sistema is understood to be close to acquiring Moskovya, a regional TV company that operates the 3rd channel in Moscow and Moscow region.
CME closes Bontonfilm deal
Central European Media Enterprises (CME) has closed the acquisition of 100% of Bontonfilm from Bancroft Private Equity and minority shareholders.
Latvian cableco looks to the future
The Latvian cable operator IZZI plans to invest €10 million by the end of this year on upgrading its infrastructure and developing new services.
Lithuanian boost for RTR Planeta
The Lithuanian incumbent telco TEO LT will reintroduce the popular Russian channel RTR Planeta to its Interactive GALA (IPTV) and Digital GALA (DTT) offers tomorrow (July 1).
Slovakia moves towards ASO
Towercom has announced that it has successfully completed constructing Slovakia’s basic digital terrestrial transmission network.
Samsung inks Polish deal
Samsung Electronics Polska is extending its cooperation with Polsat-owned Redefine, the operator of the Polish interactive media platform ipla.
Change at the top for Romtelecom
Yorgos Ioannidis will step down as CEO of Romtelecom tomorrow (June 30) after a period of almost four and a half years in the post.
Tricolor TV goes to the movies
Russia’s leading DTH platform Tricolor TV has launched a service named Cinema Tricolor TV that allows subscribers to watch up to 12 movies a day.