The Russian DTH platform Raduga TV is now in the process of being liquidated.
Ukrainian sheds pay-TV subs
The pay-TV market in Ukraine lost at least 200,000-250,000 subscribers last year, according to Gyorgy Zsembery, the CEO of Volia, the country’s leading cable operator.
TVP outlines 2015 HbbTV strategy
The Polish public broadcaster TVP has added an EPG with recommendation to its hybrid platform.
Scripps extends Hungarian reach
Magyar Telekom has added Food Network to its Nagyvilág Minipay package in Hungary.
Czech HbbTV: problems and solutions
HbbTV is being driven in the Czech Republic by the public broadcaster CT, with most commercial stations hitherto showing little if any interest introducing services.
Horizon makes full Polish debut
UPC Polska is making the full Horizon offer, including the Horizon set-top box, commercially available in Poland .
Romanian DTT bidders revealed
The Romanian regulator ANCOM has received bids from five companies to operate national, regional and local DTT multiplexes.
Polish cableco hit by fine
Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has fined the cable operator Vectra PLN493,252 (€115,205) for violating the collective interests of its customers.
CTC Media closes Moldova subsidiary
The Russian broadcaster CTC Media has announced what it describes as a change to its distribution model in Moldova.
New broadcast tender in Estonia
The Estonian Technical Surveillance Authority (TSA) has announced a public competition for two new licenses for the provision of public television services with free access.