The Romanian DTH platform Dolce ended 2009 with 884,136 subscribers, or 37.5% more than at the start of the year.
53% growth for Orange TV
France Telecom’s Orange TV grew digital TV subscriber numbers by 53% to 3.217 million in 2009.
New sports channel for Poland
Canal+ plans to launch a new sports channel in Poland. Known as Canal+ Sport3, it will make its debut on a trial basis in March and be on air every […]
Telekom warns of competitive threat
Deutsche Telekom has warned that Germany is reaching market saturation. Announcing year-end subscriber numbers to its T-Entertain IPTV service of 852,000, the company said that against a background of strong […]
DTH drives Magyar Telekom growth
The Hungarian incumbent telco Magyar Telekom saw its TV subscriber total grow by 38% to 630,413 in 2009, thanks largely to the success of the company’s DTH operation.
Volia sets digital target
Ukraine’s leading cable operator Volia is to start providing TV services solely in the digital format in the western city of Lviv from March 1.
Slovakia awards DTT licences
The Slovak Council for Broadcasting and Retransmission (RTV) has awarded a national DTT licence to the music-based participation channel Mooby TV, which is operated by the Bratislava-based company I-Commerce.
New exec joins CME
CME has appointed David Sach as its new CFO.
CME looks to the future
Results published by CME show 2009 to be by far the most difficult year for the company in its decade and a half’s activities in CEE’s TV industry.
All change for TV Puls
The Polish station TV Puls has undergone a change in its ownership structure, with Dariusz Dabski buying the 25% stake held until now by the Franciscan Brothers.