Local reports indicate that the US companies TPG and Warburg Pincus have joined forces to put in a bid for Bulgaria’s incumbent telco BTC. Although Mid-Europa Partners, Turk Telekom and […]
Successful year for Poland’s ITI
Poland’s ITI Group has posted better than expected results for 2006. Its consolidated revenues in the year amounted to €355.6 million, as opposed to €264.6 million in 2005, while the […]
PTV Global to launch on Sky
Pakistan Television (PTV) is to launch its PTV Global channel on Sky Digital next Monday (April 2). The channel first launched in the United States in April 2006 with the […]
Setanta extends Irish cable carriage
Setanta Sports has extended its carriage agreement with UPC Ireland. The recently launched Setanta Golf Channel will be added to the UPC-owned NTL and Chorus networks, while the Setanta Ireland […]
In-Di launches HD on April 10
The Flemish digital In-Di platform will launch its previously announced HD bouquet on April 10. The new service will comprise four HD channels: premium movies on Kinepolis TV, commercial broadcaster […]
Orion Cable plans German shopping spree
Orion Cable is to establish a €365 million debt facility through its parent company Escaline S.a r.l. The plan is to use the proceeses to purchase additional preference shares in […]
Showtime Arabia revamps pay-TV packs
Showtime Arabia has announced a major restructuring of its programme packages. The Dubai-based DTH platform says that the 20 locally produced premium channels will make it easier for viewers to […]
Liberty unveils digital plans
According to local reports, Liberty Global has announced its UPC operations in Poland and Hungary will start rolling out digital TV services from 2008. They are likely to include HDTV, […]
Sistema seeks greater say
According to local reports, Sistema has called for the rights of minority shareholders at Russia’s leading telco Svyazinvest to be extended. Sistema’s Comstar acquired 25% plus one share in Svyazinvest […]
BTC ready for triple play
The incumbent Bulgarian telco BTC has announced the completion of a Next Generation Transport Network (NGTN) employing Cisco technology that will allow it to offer triple play services. BTC ended […]