The US investment company Providence Equity Partners has emerged as the frontrunner to buy a majority (65%) stake in the incumbent Bulgarian telco BTC. It is currently owned by the […]
New backer for CTC Media
According to local reports, Baring Vostok has sold a 6.1% stake in Russia’s CTC Media to Access Industries for an undisclosed fee. Access Industries is owned by the US billionaire […]
TV Nova success continues
TV Nova has firmly established itself as CME’s best performing operation in Central and Eastern Europe. Latest results published by CME show that its net income in Q4 2006 amounted […]
At the Races reaches breakeven
At the Races reduced its operating loss in 2006 as the racing channel moved reached breakeven in the second half of the year. According to finanicials released by Arena Leisure, […]
Liberty Global exceeds 2006 Guidance targets
Liberty Global today announced financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2006.
Flemish analogue switch-over in 2008
Flanders (Belgium) will switch off its analogue terrestrial television signals at the end of 2008, the Flemish government has decided. The Dutch speaking part of the country is highly cabled […]
Increased advertising opportunities in Flanders
Flemish private broadcasters will no longer be forced to air five-minute long videoclips prior and following children’s programmes, as the media regulator has announced its new advertising rules will take […]
Set-top strategy lifts KDG
Kabel Deutschland (KDG) has said that its new strategy of offering set-top boxes direct to the customer is beginning to pay off. Germany’s largest cable operator lifted its subscriber base […]
Virgin Media adds 38,500 subs in Christmas quarter
The rebranded Virgin Media has announced its end of year financial results. During a time when NTL and Telewest were still the consumer facing brands, the cablenet added 38,500 net […]
RCS gets green light on Digicast purchase
Italy’s Antitrust Authority has given its go-ahead for the acquisition by RCS of 51% of Digicast, a company active in the broadcasting of thematic TV channels, principally pay-TV operations over […]