The Polish MSO Multimedia Polska has acquired 15 cable networks in the central and northern regions of the country for PLN33 million (€8.8 million). The networks, which were previously owned […]
Agora appoints new head
Marek Sowa is to become the chairman of the board of the leading Polish publishing, radio broadcasting and Internet company Agora. He has been a prominent figure in the country’s […]
TV tops Russian ad charts
Data produced by the Russian Association of Communication Agencies (RACA) indicates that the country’s ad market was worth between $1.80 –1.83 billion (€1.30-1.33 billion) in Q1 2007, or 33% more […]
ATM Grupa prepares for floatation
The leading Polish independent production company ATM Grupa has been given official permission to undertake a floation. The sale of 700,000 additional shares to existing shareholders is expected to raise […]
TVN biz channel secures licence
Poland’s National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT) has granted a satellite licence to TVN’s new business channel, which will make its debut, as a joint venture with CNBC, this autumn. Known as […]
UKE springs into action
Poland’s Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) has set out the Wholesale Line Rental (WLR) terms under which the cable operator Multimedia Polska will have access to the incumbent telco TPSA’s […]
EC extends BTC sale probe
The EC has extended its enquiry into AIG Global Investment Group’s proposed acquisition of a 65% stake in the incumbent Bulgarian telco BTC until the end of this month. The […]
TV Puls chooses temporary head
Amelia Lukasiak has been appointed the temporary president of the Polish regional station TV Puls. She replaces Farell Meisel, a US citizen and representative of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp., which […]
New structure for Comstar
Sistema-backed Comstar UTS has established a new, seven-member executive body. Known as the management board, it is headed by Sergey Pridantsev, who has been appointed its president and CEO. Comstar […]
More channels for Croatian HRT
The Croatian public broadcaster HRT plans to launch two thematic channels at the beginning of next year. According to local reports, they will be known as HTV3 and HTV News […]