The incumbent Hungarian telco Magyar Telekom is reported to have acquired a 49% stake in T-Systems Hungary, thereby bringing its stake in it to 100%. T-Systems is one of Europe’s […]
CS Link tops 200,000 mark
According to local reports, the Czech DTH platform CS Link now has 200,000 customers. Unlike UPC Direct and DigiTV, the other DTH platforms currently operating in the Czech market, CS […]
Multimedia prepares VOD launch
The Polish MSO Multimedia Polska will roll out its VOD service this month, according to the company’s president Andrzej Rogowski. Speaking to the local press, he added that he expects […]
Russia launches new kids channel
The Russian public broadcaster VGTRK has launched a new children’s channel. Named Bibigon, it will, according to local sources, be carried in the daytime by the Rossiya and Kultura TV […]
New head for Agora
Marek Sowa has been confirmed as the new president of the Polish media group Agora. Most recently the VP of UPC Poland, he is expected to move the group, which […]
CME secures new shareholder
The Ukrainian businessman Igor Kolomoisky has acquired 3% of the US investment company CME’s common stock for $110 million (€80.6 million) and joined its board of directors. Kolomoisky was at […]
Volia improves digital offer
The Ukrainian MSO Volia Cable has announced that it has added 10 new channels to its digital offer, bringing the total to 114. They include Entertainment Park, Wedding TV, Menu […]
HTTC opts for Invitel name
The Hungarian Telephone and Cable Corp. (HTTC) has announced that it will market all of its products and services under the brand name Invitel. HTTC lists Denmark’s TDC as a […]
Mobile leads Bulgarian telco market
According to date published by the Bulgarian telecom regulator, the country’s cable industry was worth BGN165.1 million (€84.5 million) in 2006, or 6% more than in the previous year. The […]
Polish TVN goes HD
Subscribers to the Polish DTH platform n will be able to view the national commercial station TVN in HD from this Friday (August 31). According to TVN, TVN HD began […]