Russian regional broadcasters are being discouraged from seeking carriage on what will be the country’s second and third DTT multiplexes.
Poland’s TVN not for sale
Markus Tellenbach, the president of TVN, has dismissed out of hand rumours that the Polish broadcaster will be sold to News Corp.
Fox inks Polish output deal
Fox International Channels (FIC) has signed an output deal with Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution for scripted series in Poland.
Leading Bulgarian cableco becomes Blizoo
Bulgaria’s leading cable operator, formed by the merger of Eurocom and CableTel, has rebranded and is now known as Blizoo.
New digital landmark for UPC Czech
UPC has added HD+, Prima HD, Golf Channel and France 24 to its digital offer in the Czech Republic, taking the total number of stations to 102.
Pay DTT debuts in Hungary
Antenna Hungária is to launch a 10-channel pay-TV service named MinDig TV Extra on its DTT platform.
Russia leads Central and Eastern Europe in STB shipment growth
Preliminary results from IMS Research’s forthcoming 2010 study on The World Market for set-top boxes and iDTVs has revealed that nearly 26% of EMEA’s digital STB shipments were deployed into […]
TNK goes down HD route
The Polish pre-pay DTH platform Telewizja na karte (TNK) is to add HD channels to its offer.
Further blow for Boom TV
The financially troubled Romanian DTH platform Boom TV has been dealt a further blow. However, its owners still believe it can be saved from bankruptcy.
Digital TV grows in Hungary
Nearly half of all Hungarian homes receiving subscription services now opt for digital TV, according to the latest data published by the country’s National Communications Authority (NHH).