The Polish cable operator Vectra has established a presence in the lucrative Warsaw market.
All change for Chello
Chellomedia is to reorganise its thematic channel portfolio and operations in Central and Eastern Europe.
Successful year for LNT
News Corp’s LNT was the most popular broadcaster in Latvia in 2008, its audience share of 19.3% being 0.3 percentage points up on the previous year.
TV still dominant in Poland
Television retained its position as the dominant medium in Poland in 2008, claiming almost 55% of an ad market worth PLN20.204 billion (€4.660 billion).
Financial realities hit Slovak TV
The Slovak public broadcaster STV faces a doomsday scenario if it fails to secure state subsidies totalling €19.9 million this year.
CME unveils Ukrainian strategy
The Central European Media Enterprises (CME) -backed leading Ukrainian national commercial broadcaster Studio 1+1 has outlined its strategy for 2009.
T-VIPS secures Hungarian DTT deal
The Hungarian DTT platform MinDig TV has opted for an advanced video transport system produced by T-VIPS.
Top Polish stations bid for Euro 2012
The right to broadcast the Euro 2012 football championships is being contested in Poland by TVP and Polsat.
Polish DTT back on track
The Polish Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) has reached a compromise with the National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT), thereby putting the country’s transition to digital broadcasting back on track.
Comstar-Direct ownership changes
Russia’s Comstar-UTS has completed the consolidation of a 100% stake in Comstar-Direct.