Poland’s five leading cable operators are likely to spend around PLN500 million (€123.6 milion) this year on upgrading their networks.
Polish ad market shrinks
Poland’s ad market shrunk by 11.4% year-on-year in 2009, while the TV sector saw a contraction of 11.9%.
MTG reports highest-ever fourth quarter
Viasat added an additional 21,000 premium subscribers in the fourth quarter, benefitting in part from IPTV distribution, though its DTH business also played a part in the wake of analogue […]
DTT gathers pace in Russia
Russia has begun a DTT trial in Moscow that includes a HD channel in its offer.
Aster goes down thematic route
The Polish cable operator Aster has announced a major reorganisation of its programme offer.
Croatia discusses digital TV tender
Croatia’s Council for Electronic Media has met to discuss concessions for digital TV channels.
CI channel to launch in Europe
Crime & Investigation Network (CI) will make its debut in mainland Europe on the Polish DTH platform Cyfra+ on March 1.
Russian cable licensing hits a snag
The licensing of foreign channels for distribution on Russian cable networks, which has to be completed by March 1 this year, has hit a snag.
Romanian cable starts to consolidate
Romtelecom is on track to become the fourth largest cable operator in Romania after RCS/RDS, UPC and Digital Cable Systems (Akta).
TEO posts 2009 profit
The Lithuanian incumbent telco TEO LT has posted a net profit of LTL169 million (€49 million) for 2009, or 5.7% more than for the previous year.