According to data produced by AGB Nielsen Media Research, news-based TVN24 was the most popular thematic channel in Poland in the first half of the year. Its national audience of […]
Russia moves up the ad table
A new study from GroupM suggests that media investment in Russia will grow by 26% this year to $9 billion (€6.61 billion) and by a further 21% in 2008. It […]
KRRiT delivers double whammy
Poland’s National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT) has announced that it is to scrap an agreement with the Polish Post Office allowing it collect receiver licence fees. It is expected that deal, […]
Hungary prepares for mobile TV
Antenna Hungária and Vodafone have signed a letter of intent to jointly frame the technical conditions and business model for a DVB-H-based mobile TV service in Hungary. If all goes […]
POT secures DTT trial extension
The Polish Office of Electronic Communication (UKE) has granted an extension to DTT trials being undertaken by the POT consortium until the end of the year. POT, which is composed […]
TV Nova disputes DTT transmission fees
The Czech national commercial broadcaster TV Nova has found itself in a dispute over transmission fees with Radiokomunikace. As a result, it was unable to start DTT transmissions in the […]
New head for Tele2 Croatia
Johan Granlund is to become the new head of Tele2 Croatia at the beginning of August. He will replace Mats Tilly, who has been in the post for over two […]
UPC responds to ADSL competition
UPC Czech Republic has increased the data limits of two of its Internet packages. The operator, which now also encompasses Karneval, is as of this month offering up to 20GB […]
Teo LT ups the Internet ante
The incumbent Lithuanian telco Teo LT has increased the speed of its international Internet connection by 50% from 6 to 9Gbps. TeliaSonera-backed Teo LT is already the leading provider of […]
CEE ad market growth to continue
ZenithOptimedia predicts that growth in ad spend in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) will remain comfortably in double figures for at least the next two years. However, it will fall […]