Telenor Broadcast Day – Oslo. Norkring plans to expand its activities in Central and Eastern Europe, and in particular the Balkans region.
Televes launches Polish subsidiary
Spanish manufacturer Televes Corporation has announced the launch of a Polish subsidiary, to be headquartered in the city of Wroclaw, as part of its expansion in Central and Eastern Europe.
Polish DTT back on track
Poland’s National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT) has approved the switch of the leading commercial stations Polsat, TVN, TV4 and TV Puls from the first to second multiplex.
Major boost for Bulgarian IPTV
The Bulgarian incumbent telco Vivacom has announced that it will launch an IPTV service by the middle of this year.
MYtv boosts movie channel offer
The Ukrainian DTH platform MYtv has added a comprehensive movie package to its offer, providing subscribers with 22 Ukrainian, Russian and international premium services for UAH75 (€7.47) a month.
Estonia opens DTT tender
Estonia’s Ministry of Culture has announced a tender for two FTA DTT licences, with the deadline for applications being June 7.
Russian pay-TV growth to continue
Cable services are likely to be used in 25 million of Russia’s 45 million households by 2015, according to Yuri Pripachkin, the president of the cable association AKTR.
Telenor looks to Serbian cable
Telenor has started negotiations with Serbia Broadband (SBB) about potentially leasing the latter’s cable network in order to offer fixed telephony services.
TVN Warszawa goes digital
The Polish national transmission company EmiTel has begun DTT distribution of the local channel TVN Warszawa on a temporary basis until the end of the month.
Sony secures Russian carriage deals
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has announced carriage agreements for Sony Entertainment Television (SET) with Russia’s National Cable Networks (NCN) and TV Company St Petersburg Cable Television (SPCT).