The Polish cable operator Vectra has decided not to go ahead with its bid to buy a 33% stake in Netia, the county’s leading alternative telco.
New VOD service for Poland
The Polish broadcaster Telewizja Puls has launched an on demand service named PlayPuls.
Magyar Telekom IPTV migration continues
Magyar Telekom ended the second quarter with 906,551 TV customers, or 6% more than a year earlier, as migration from cable to IPTV gathered pace.
Sanctions hit Russian TV stations
Coca Cola has decided to withdraw advertising from five Russian channels as a result of sanctions imposed on the country.
Look TV denies RCS&RDS deal
Romania’s Look TV has issued a strong public denial of the existence of an agreement for RCS&RDS to distribute its channels Look TV and Look Plus.
New CFO for UPC Romania
UPC Romania has appointed Jon Garrison as its new CFO.
Netflix hit gets Polish distribution
Poland’s leading online on demand service IPLA has added House of Cards to its offer.
Polish cable row erupts
Mediakom, an association representing small and medium-sized Polish cable operators, has accused the country’s leading broadcaster Polsat of monopolistic practices.
Russian channels avoid ad ban
Some Russian TV stations are finding ways to get round the advertising ban on thematic channels that comes into effect at the beginning of 2015.
Multimedia Polska prepares for converged services
Multimedia Polska is planning to increase its channel density ahead of the deployment of new converged services.