The Czech station TV Nova remained by far the most lucrative in CME’s Central and East European portfolio in Q3, accounting for $51,140,000 (€35,400,558) of revenues totalling $174,836,000. Its Romanian […]
Polsat 24 aims for quick break-even
Polsat 24, the new info channel soon to be launched by the Polish national commercial broadcaster Polsat, will take 3-4 years to break even. It will also, according to Polsat’s […]
Czech TV to offer video service
The Czech public broadcaster CT will shortly start to offer viewers the chance to watch videos of its output over the Internet, according to local reports. They will be available […]
Television for Europe aims at Germany
A new Czech based broadcaster called Television for Europe (or TFE TV) will launch on January 15, 2008, with German language transmissions on the Astra satellite at 19.2 degrees East. […]
Multimedia buys regional telco
The Polish MSO Multimedia Polska is reported to have acquired the fixed-line telephony and Internet company Intertel from Open-Net for PLN5.5 million (€1.5 million). Intertel is based in the town […]
Hungary delays DTT tender
Hungary’s National Communications Authority (NHH) has announced that a tender for DTT frequencies has been delayed. It was due to be announced today (October 31) at the latest but has […]
Boost for Lithuanian DTT
The TeliaSonera-backed Lithuanian incumbent telco TEO has agreed to buy a 100% stake in UAB Nacionaliné Skaitmeniné Televizija (UAB NST), the holder of two DTT channel licences, for an undisclosed […]
Samal appointed Nova webmaster
Zdenek Samal has been appointed the head of Internet development at the Czech national commercial station TV Nova. He was most recently at the Czech public broadcaster Ceske Televize (CT).
Romtelecom targets broadband growth
The Romanian incumbent telco Romtelecom has launched a new offer designed to boost the take-up of broadband Internet services in the country. Valid until the end of this year, it […]
Ocko signs new Astra deal
The Czech music channel Ocko has secured carriage on the Astra 23.5 degrees East slot. It was the first Czech FTA service to use Astra and will move from its […]