Romtelecom believes its aim of overtaking RCS/RDS and UPC to become the leading provider of pay-TV services in Romania within the next three years is realistic.
Sony channel progresses in Russia and Baltics
Sony Entertainment Television (SET) has signed a partnership agreement with Gazprom-Media to start selling ad time in Russia.
3D transmission first in Russia
Russia’s Ocean-TV has undertaken a successful 10-minute test transmission in 3D with technical assistance from the DTH platform Orion Express.
UPC Polska prepares for 3D
UPC will undertake a 3D demonstration for the first time in Poland today (June 1) and tomorrow.
Polsat dismisses Cyfra+ take-over speculation
Polsat owner Zygmunt Solorz-Zak has dismissed out of hand speculation that his company is negotiating with Vivendi to buy the DTH platform Cyfra+.
Concerns raised over Polish cable signals
Polish cable operators face a possible future threat of disruption to their signals from still-to-be-introduced broadband Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology.
Gazprom-Media profits slump
Russia’s Gazprom-Media, whose interests include NTV, TNT and the DTH platform NTV-Plus, posted a profit of R31.1 billion (€825.9 million) in 2009.
First HD receiver for Cyfrowy Polsat
The leading Polish DTH platform Cyfrowy Polsat has produced its first HD receiver.
HD June for Romania
Next month will mark a major turning point for HD in Romania, with services being made much more widely available thanks to launches by both RCS/RDS and Romtelecom.
Rostelecom sets pay-TV target
Rostelecom plans to claim 17% of the Russian pay-TV market by 2015, according to its deputy head, Aleksandr Protorov.