The incumbent Croatian telco HT is reported to have submitted a non-binding offer for a 49.13% stake in its Slovenian counterpart Telekom Slovenije. A total of 12 foreign companies, among […]
Czech ad rate hikes cause stir
The Czech Republic’s three leading broadcasters are all set to increase their ad rates significantly next year – 20% in the case of TV Nova and 15% each for Prima […]
Slovakia costs digital campaign
A publicity campaign on the transition to digital broadcasting in Slovakia is likely to cost in the region of SKK125 million (€3.74 million), according to local reports. The figure was […]
Broadband ups and downs in Romania
The Romanian Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu has conceded that the country still has a long way to go in terms of introducing broadband services in rural areas. Speaking at […]
Viasat confirms Canal Digital-TV3 talks
Viasat broadcasting has confirmed it is in talks with Canal Digital over the carriage of TV3 and the new Viasat 4 channel on its DTH rival in Norway. It follows […]
TVP ups its DTT offer
According to local reports, the Polish public broadcaster TVP has increased the number of channels it is carrying in its DTT trial services in Warsaw and Poznan. Aside from TVP1, […]
Russia considers digital transition
A body known as Rossvyazokhrankuktura has produced a plan for the transition to digital broadcasting in Russia, according to local reports. Likely to be submitted to the government commission on […]
Step forward for Lithuanian VOD
The Lithuanian telco UAB Alpha komunikacijos has chosen Concurrent’s MediaHawk on-demand platform for its new VOD service. Launched last month, the latter is expected to eventually reach up to 40,000 […]
TVN looks to further growth
Poland’s TVN has announced projected results for this year. According to local reports, they say the company, whose interests include 13 TV channels, will see an increase in revenues of […]
TV Puls shoots for the top
The News Corp.-backed Polish station TV Puls will be re-launched on October 28. Furthermore, according to Dariusz Dabski, a board member and minority shareholder, it aims to overtake the country’s […]