Serbia’s leading cable operator Serbia Broadband (SBB) is expected to shortly introduce a package of HD channels.
R1 secures Czech satellite licence
The Czech commercial broadcaster FTV Prima has been the go-ahead to distribute its recently launched digital channel R1 via satellite.
CTC outperforms Russian ad market
MTG-backed CTC Media continues to outperform the Russian TV ad market despite seeing its ad sales slump by 4% in rouble terms in the third quarter.
Mixed results for Romtelecom
The Romanian DTH platform Dolce ended Q3 with over 831,000 subscribers, or 49% more than a year earlier.
Hungarian broadband take-up grows
The total number of cable modem subscriptions in Hungary at the end of September stood at around 853,000, according to the country’s National Communications Council (NHH).
UPC boosts Czech HD offer
UPC will add History Channel HD to its offer in the Czech Republic today (November 5).
Threat to Riga analogue TV signals
Latvia’s two leading commercial TV broadcasters LNT and TV3 are considering the possibility of ending all analogue transmissions in the capital, Riga, from the beginning of 2010.
TV take-up cheers Magyar Telekom
TV services provide Hungary’s Magyar Telekom with a little cheer in what are otherwise disappointing third quarter results.
Skylink success continues
The Czech/Slovak DTH platform Skylink is going from strength to strength and now has 800,000 active cardholders.
RCS/RDS seeks more subs
The Romanian telco RCS/RDS has embarked on a rare TV advertising campaign in order to attract more subscribers.