The Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has announced the continuation of a share buyback that it launched on June 4.
History widens Bulgarian reach
AETN UK’s History has launched on the Bulgarian DTH platform Bulsatcom less than a week after making its debut on the rival service Total TV, formerly known as ITV Partner.
MTS to merge with Comstar
The boards of Russia’s MTS and Comstar have given the go ahead to the merger of the two companies. As a result, Comstar, which is already 61.97% owned by MTS […]
Czech cableco looks to DTT
The Czech cable company Nej TV has added DTT channels to its offer. In doing so, it has followed in the steps of UPC, the country’s leading operator.
EC tells laggard members to update media rules
The European Commission has requested 12 member states (Austria, Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Finland, Hungary, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, and Slovenia) to update their broadcasting rules as a matter of […]
Aster looks to expand
The Polish cable operator Aster plans to invest around PLN100 million (€24.39 million) this year, according to its VP Joanna Pasynkiewicz.
Second approval for Bulgarian tower deal
The acquisition of a 50% stake of the Bulgarian national transmission company NURTS by the financial investment company Mancelord has been given the green light by the Competition Protection Commission […]
Internet to eclipse TV in Hungary
The internet will generate more in revenues than any other media in Hungary by 2014.
Showtime set for Lithuania
NonStop Television has signed an exclusive distribution deal with the Lithuanian incumbent telco TEO LT. Under it, the action channel Showtime will launch on the latter’s Digital Gala DTT service […]
MTV Networks secures channel licences
The Czech Radio and TV Council (RRTV) has granted MTV Networks Ltd licences to operate localised versions of MTV, Comedy Central and Viva in neighbouring Hungary.