3TS Capital Partners and Cisco have launched a new investment fund. Known as SICAR, it will primarily target growth capital investments in technology, media and communication companies in CEE. It […]
Nova HD trial ends shortly
A trial involving the transmission of TV Nova in HD on the Czech DTH platform CS Link is likely to come to an end later this month, according to a […]
Invitel boost HTCC results
The Hungarian Telephone and Cable Corp. (HTCC) ended Q3 with 117,000 broadband ADSL subscribers, as opposed to 8,000 only 12 months earlier. The increase was primarily due to the acquisition […]
Multimedia plans share buyback
The Polish MSO Multimedia Polska is preparing a share buy-back of PLN120 million (€32.0 million), according to local reports. It also intends to enter the lucrative Warsaw market. Multimedia Polska […]
Steady growth for Croatian IPTV
The incumbent Croatian telco Hrvatski Telekom (T-HT) ended Q3 with 299,433 ADSL subscribers, or 71% more than at the end of September 2006. The customer total for its IPTV service […]
Digital boost for Russia
Russia has taken a major step on the road to digitalisation. According to a local report, its first deputy PM Dimitry Medvedev has approved a plan from the transition to […]
Golden Telecom revenues surge
The Russian alternative telco Golden Telecom has posted consolidated revenues of $350.4 million (€239.1 million) for Q3, or 53% more than in the same period in 2006, At the same […]
UPC bounces back in CEE
Liberty Global has posted encouraging Q3 results for its UPC Broadband operations in CEE. They show a recovery in its DTH subscriber figures in Hungary (up 3,200 to 162,100) and […]
Discovery strikes Russian deal
Discovery Networks has entered into a partnership with Video International Group, the leading media sales company in Russia. Discovery has been present in the country for almost 10 years and […]
Ofcom grants CEE licences
The UK regulator Ofcom says it licensed a number of TV channels last month serving countries in Central and Eastern Europe. Sci-Fi Channel Europe LLC received a Television Licensable Content […]