The History Channel UK has appointed Chello Zone to be its distribution representative for pay-TV platforms in the Czech Republic, Romania, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia.
CTC Media expands outside Russia
Russia’s CTC Media is to acquire a 20% stake in Channel 31, the fourth most watched station in Kazakhstan, for $65 million (€43.9 million) in cash.
Blow for Croatian T-HT
The Croatian Telecommunications Agency (HAT) is reported to have temporarily suspended MAXphone, the VoIP service offered by the incumbent telco T-HT, on the grounds that the latter is abusing its […]
Boost for Bulgarian DTT
Bulgaria has taken an important step in the transition from analogue to digital broadcasting, with its parliament approving the DVB-T standard.
Major milestone for Romanian Acasa
One of the longest-established niche channels in Central and Eastern Europe will celebrate its 10th anniversary tomorrow (February 2).
Eurosport hit by Polish dispute
The Polish MSO Multimedia Polska has withdrawn Eurosport from its programme offer, replacing the service with the public broadcaster’s TVP Sport.
Canal+/TPSA secure football rights deal
A consortium of Canal+ and the incumbent Polish telco TPSA has won the right to screen matches from the Polish premier football league Ekstraklasa for the next three seasons.
Comstar-UTS moves into Armenia
Russia’s Comstar-UTS says that it has started to build a WiMAX network in Armenia.
UPC Romania maps out strategy
UPC is in negotiations to buy a number of small Romanian cable operators, according to Richard Anderson, CEO of the company’s operations in the country.
MegaFon ponders IPO
The Russian mobile company MegaFon may hold an IPO in 2009, according to its DG Sergei Soldatenkov.