Gábor Kereszty has been appointed VP for content development at ProSiebenSat.1. At the same time, the role of CEO he has occupied at MTM-SBS, the owners of the Hungarian national […]
New distinction for Cyfrowy Polsat
According to data published in the Croatian and Polish press, Cyfrowy Polsat is now the sixth largest DTH platform in Europe in terms of subscriber numbers. The most recent figures […]
More buys for CableTel and Eurocom
Consolidation in Bulgaria’s cable industry continues. Local reports indicate that CableTel, the country’s leading MSO, has received regulatory approval to buy Eurocom ABC, an operator based in the town of […]
Poland considers 2008 digital start
Poland’s Ministry of Transport has prepared a working document that says the transition to digital broadcasting could begin at the beginning of June next year. Simulcasting would then go on […]
TVP targets Belarus
The Polish public broadcaster TVP will launch a channel aimed specifically at neighbouring Belarus this November. According to local reports, satellite-delivered TV Bialorus will be on air for 16 hours […]
Polish Multimedia expands
The Polish MSO Multimedia Polska has acquired 15 cable networks in the central and northern regions of the country for PLN33 million (€8.8 million). The networks, which were previously owned […]
Cartel office approves Bundesliga sublicence
The German Federal Cartel Office has given its approval to plans by Arena to sublicense the rights to Bundesliga football coverage to Premiere through to the end of the 2008/09 […]
Italy in new EC digital threat
The European Commission has instructed Italy to change its rules governing the broadcast of digital television signals of face the possibility of a substantial fine. Italy has already run into […]
Sogecable soccer under threat
Spanish sports rights broker Mediapro has said it is confident of securing the broadcast rights to the top four Spanish football clubs it does not already hold. Mediapro chairman Jaume […]
SBS Amsterdam HQ to close
ProSiebenSat.1 plans to shut the SBS headquarters in Amsterdam, within the next three months. Guillaume de Posch, CEO, ProSiebenSat.1 told Deutsche Presse Agentur (DPA) the move would result in 20 […]