Poland’s ad market is likely to be worth PLN7.431 billion (€1.697 billion) this year, or 4.1% less than in 2008.
New football channel for Slovakia
The Slovak football club Spartak Trnava has secured a licence to operate a TV channel.
EchoStar expands in Poland
The leading Polish DTH platform Cyfrowy Polsat has begun to use a new EchoStar HD receiver.
Latvia gears up for DTT
The incumbent Latvian telco Lattelecom has already invested around LVL1 million (€1.44 million) on its forthcoming DTT operation.
RTL Klub faces blackout
Hungary’s leading broadcaster RTL Klub faces the prospect of going off the air for half a day.
UPC tempts analogue subs
UPC has made the movie channel Kino Polska available to its analogue cable subscribers in Poland.
Polish incumbent widens IPTV reach
The Polish incumbent telco TPSA has made it TV services available to the telephony customers of other companies.
Football channel joins Sirius
Ukraine’s Football TV-channel has made its debut on the Sirius 4 satellite.
Political battle for TVP
Piotr Farfal, the controversial president of the Polish public broadcaster TVP, has been suspended.
Polish DTT mux decision delay
Poland has yet to decide on who will be operating its first DTT multiplex, due to make its debut this September.