The Russian telco Rostelecom is set to strengthen its presence in the country’s pay-TV marketplace.
Russian cableco finds new backer
Baring Vostok Capital Partners (BVCP) has agreed to acquire a 10% stake in ER-Telecom, one of the leading cable operators in Russia, for an undisclosed fee.
Russian IPTV operator grows
Dalsvyaz has confirmed its position as one of the leading providers of IPTV services in Russia.
Slowdown in Romanian TV ad market
TV ad spend in Romania amounted to around €160 million in the first nine months of this year.
CEE leads drive to fibre
Countries in Central and Eastern Europe are at the forefront of FTTH adoption, with three of the five top countries in Europe having recently joined the EU.
Polish telco nears 0.5m TV subs
The Polish incumbent telco TPSA ended the third quarter with 497,000 subscribers to its DTH and IPTV services. This compared to a figure of 283,000 (+75.6%) in the corresponding period […]
CME steadies the ship
The latest results posted by CME show the company is on the way to recovery in Central and Eastern Europe but by no means yet out of the woods.
TVN satellite platforms perform strongly
The Polish commercial broadcaster TVN’s pay-TV operations go from strength to strength, with revenues increasing by PLN57 million (€14.49 million), or 56%, year-on-year in the third quarter.
New landmark for UPC Czech
UPC now has more than 400,000 subscribers to its internet services in the Czech Republic.
Serbian telco should promote IPTV
The new majority owner of Telekom Srbija should promote its IPTV and other services more aggressively, according to Jasna Matic, Serbia’s minister of telecommunications and information society.