Viasat has ceased offering the Russian channels RTR-Planeta, Ren Baltiya and First Baltic in the Baltic Republics.
Romania publishes DTT tender specs
The Romanian regulator ANCOM has announced that the specifications for DTT licence tender for the country’s first two multiplexes are now available.
Barrandov seeks more funding
The Czech commercial station TV Barrandov plans to raise around a further CZK200 million (€7.64 million) in capital ahead of the autumn season in order to compete more effectively with […]
Tricolor adds to offer
The Russian DTH platform Tricolor TV has added two more MPEG-4 channels to the service it distributes on Eutelsat W7 at 36 degrees East.
History extends Croatian coverage
AETN UK’s History has launched on Croatia’s leading cable net B-Net today (July 1). It is being offered to viewers as a fully localised service.
3D/HD ups and downs in Russia
Russia is making good progress in the introduction of 3D while at the same time falling behind in the take-up of HD services.
Smyk leaves Romtelecom
Miroslaw Smyk is no longer with Romtelecom, where he was general manager of the company’s TV Business Division.
PictureBox expands Polish on-demand offer
The movies-on-demand subscription service PictureBox has acquired the on-demand rights in Poland to more than 30 films from The Walt Disney Company EMEA.
Emmanuel Florent CEO at Cyfra+ operator
Emmanuel Florent has been appointed the CEO and chairman of the board of Canal+ Cyfrowy, the operator of the Polish DTH platform Cyfra+. He replaces Bertrand Le Guern, who tendered […]
Russian thematic channels in the spotlight
The growing importance of thematic services in Russia has been underlined by the research company TNS Russia.