Consolidation in the Hungarian telecom marketplace is gathering momentum, with the latest deal seeing Hungarian Telephone and Cable Corp. (HTCC) acquire Invitel from American International Group and GMT Communication Partners […]
LNK joins Viasat Lithuania
Viasat has added a sixth local channel for subscribers to its Gold package in Lithuania. LNK went live on January 1 and is broadcast from the SES Sirius satellite at […]
Nortel/Telefonica cooperate
Nortel and Telefónica O2 Czech Republic have demonstrated Europe’s first CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev A call in the telco’s network in the 450MHz radio spectrum. It should pave the way for […]
Magyar Telekom consolidates
Magyar Telekom has acquired 2% of T-Systems Hungary, thereby raising its stake in the business services company to 51%. It is the intention of the Deutsche Telekom backed telco to […]
Teo LT to buy Mikrovisatos
The Lithuanian incumbent telco Teo LT has signed a letter of intent to acquire a 100% stake in the MMDS company Mikrovisatos TV for an unspecified fee. Teo LT, along […]
Ramford targets Bulgaria’s CableTel
According to a local report, Bulgaria’s leading MSO CableTel is a take-over target for Ramford Alliance Ltd. The UK-registered company also plans to acquire the radio and TV broadcaster Vicom […]
Mixed bag for TPSA
The incumbent Polish telco TPSA says it expects to end 2007 with over 100,000 triple play customers. Its triple play offer, which only made its debut last September, is currently […]
Liberty snaps up Karneval
Liberty Global has completed the take-over of the Czech Republic’s second largest MSO Karneval. The €322.5 million deal, which was first announced last August and subsequently investigated by the Czech […]
Realitatea Bites
On location in Bucharest, Romania, I found myself in the studios of The Money Channel talking about the European media scene. The appearance was live, unrehearsed and unscripted. Not that […]