Russia’s CTC Media has posted operating revenues of $187,348,000 (€146,231,960) for Q4 2008, or 15.9% more than in the corresponding period in 2007.
Moscow IPTV targets mass audience
Moscow City Telephone Network (MGTS) has launched an IPTV service as an agent of Comstar-UTS, targeting a mass-market audience.
NHH analyses Hungarian market
Hungary’s National Communications Authority (NHH) has published the results of a study into electronic communication services it undertook last autumn.
TPSA broadband share falls
The Polish incumbent telco TPSA ended 2008 with 2.193 million fixed broadband lines, with a further 251,000 for BSA and LLU.
Ukraine opts for MPEG-4
Ukraine has chosen the MPEG-4 compression system for digital broadcasting.
Cyfrowy Polsat’s growth continues
Poland’s leading DTH platform Cyfrowy Polsat ended 2008 with 2,726,993 subscribers, or 31.8% more than 12 months earlier.
TVN inks DTH carriage deal
The Polish media group TVN has signed a multi-year distribution deal securing carriage for some of its main channels on Cyfrowy Polsat, the country’s leading DTH platform.
Singh takes up Viacom18 position
Bhavneet Singh has been appointed to the management team and board of directors of Viacom18, the Viacom and Network18 joint venture in India.
Tough quarter for CME
CME’s TV operations in the Czech Republic and Croatia were the two best performers in what was an otherwise difficult last quarter for the company.
UPC maps out Romanian strategy
UPC has outlined its plans for Romania in 2009.