Foreign companies will be allowed to participate in the digitalisation process in Russia, according Aleksandr Zharov, the country’s deputy minister of mass communications and telecommunications.
History HD extends CEE reach
UPC will add History HD to its offer in the Czech Republic in October, the SD version having been added earlier this month.
Dreampark enters Latvian market
The Latvian alternative telco Livas Telecommunications is to employ the Dreamgallery middleware solution from Sweden’s Dreampark for its IPTV service.
Polish ad market contracts
Poland’s TV ad spend, along with ad spend as a whole, is set to fall by 5.9% this year, according to data produced ZenithOptimedia.
Conax inks Bulgarian DTT deal
Bulgaria’s new DTT operation is to use content security supplied by Conax.
TVP DTH platform edges closer
The launch of what will be Poland’s sixth DTH platform may be just a fortnight away.
New MTG head in Hungary
Camilla Hammer, currently the COO of Free-TV Emerging Markets within MTG, has also been appointed the new CEO of Viasat3 and TV6 in Hungary.
Worrying times for Latvian TV
Budgetary cuts could spell huge problems for public service broadcasting in Latvia as soon as next year.
Romanian price war escalates
The Romanian incumbent telco Romtelecom has upped the ante in a price war between the country’s leading providers of triple play services.
New channels for UPC Czech
UPC will add History Channel and musiq1 to its digital offer in the Czech Republic tomorrow (September 8).