According to data published by the Hungarian Advertising Association (MRSz), the country’s ad market was worth HUF187 billion (€738 million) in 2007, or 6.1% more than the previous year.
Finnish TV cold shoulders Estonia
Estonia is no longer regarded as a target market by Finnish broadcasters such as MTV3 and Nelonen, according to Krista Leppiko, the head of Viasat’s operation in Estonia.
Q3 launch for new Polish DTH platform
Poland should have a fourth DTH platform in Q3 this year thanks to the agreement just signed between Orange and Eutelsat.
IBM to establish European playout for ProSiebenSat.1
IBM and ProSiebenSat.1 Group have agreed a €200 million outsourcing contract that will establish a new European playout centre in Munich.
Commission investigates Spanish football rights
The Spanish competition commission has opened proceedings against broadcasters and football clubs over the award of broadcast rights to the country’s domestic games.
NDS defends DISH piracy claims
A team of hackers hired by NDS has been accused of flooding the market with pirated smart cards for the US DTH platform DISH, a Californian District Court heard on […]
Virgin Media makes $1 billion credit offer
Virgin Media has said it plans to offer $1 billion (€640 million) worth of convertible senior notes in a private placement.
Cyfrowy Polsat outlines IPO plans
The Polish DTH platform Cyfrowy Polsat plans to raise up to PLN1 billion (€289.7 million) in its IPO.
Fox Next to join Meo package
The Portuguese triple-play operator Meo, owned by Portugal Telecom, will add the Fox Next channel to its line-up on April 14.
Daily iPlayer requests pass half million
The BBC iPlayer has shown month-on-month growth of 25% since the internet-based video on demand service was launched on Christmas Day. The total number of requests for downloads and streams […]