PIKE Conference, ZAKOPANE. According to data supplied by Julia Molochanova, the general director of the Cable TV Union of Ukraine, only 1.6 million of the country’s 17.42 million households currently […]
Czech ASO date set to move
The ASO in the Czech Republic may be put back a year to November, according to local reports. Pavel Dvorak, the head of the Czech Telecom Office (CTU), is understood […]
Aster charts its progress
PIKE Conference, ZAKOPANE. According to Joanna Pasynkiewicz, a member of the board and head of marketing at Aster, the Polish MSO currently has 100,000 Internet, 50,000 digital TV and 40,000 […]
Bulgarian telco enters TV market
The Bulgarian alternative telco Transtelecom has entered into an agreement with MSKey Group to offer streamed TV to WiMAX users, according to a local report. The service, which is similar […]
Fox Crime set for Baltics
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp will introduce a localised version of Fox Crime into major Estonian cable networks and DTT on November 1. Its programme line-up will be similar to the […]
KidsCo strikes Viasat deal
KidsCo has chosen MTG’s Viasat to represent it Central and Eastern Europe. KidsCo is owned by Sparrowhawk Media, DIC Entertainment (DIC) and Corus Entertainment Inc’s Nelvana Enterprises. It made its […]
Poland shows DTT potential
PIKE Conference, ZAKOPANE. There are already over 30,000 homes in Poland with DTT set-top boxes despite there being no digital terrestrial platform. This surprising figure was provided by Wojciek Halka […]
PIKE calls for changes
PIKE Conference, ZAKOPANE. Speaking at the opening of the 31st Polish Chamber of Electronic Communication (PIKE) conference and exhibition in Zakopane, its president Jerzy Straszewki has called for changes to […]
Slow progress for Hungarian MTV
The Hungarian public broadcaster MTV’s annual budget amounts to HUF30 billion (€120.7 million), according to a report produced by its president Zoltán Rudi and highlighted in the local press. The […]
Polsat starts HD trial
The Polish DTH platform Cyfrowy Polsat has begun trialling what will be its first HD channel. Distributed by Hot Bird, Polsat Sport HD is expected to make its official debut […]