Hungary’s 4iG is on track to become the leading player in the Albanian telco market, having entered into a final agreement to buy One Telecommunications for an undisclosed fee.
4iG acquires leading Albanian telco
4iG has signed a final agreement to acquire 80.27% of the shares of ALBtelecom, a majority-owned subsidiary of Turkey’s Çalik Holding, for an undisclosed fee.
Antik enables Albanian OTT
Albania’s largest media group Klan has launched its first OTT service.
Albanian authorities seize TV stations
The Albanian TV stations Ora News and Channel One have been seized by the country’s Special Prosecutors.
Albania’s TiBo opts for Verimatrix
The largest Albanian IPTV and OTT service provider TiBo has deployed Verimatrix Multi-DRM via the Verimatrix Secure Cloud to protect premium content.
Telekom Albania secures frequency licence
The Albanian regulator AKEP has awarded a licence for the 800MHz frequency band to Telekom Albania.
Timeless Drama Channel launches in Albania
All Digi-Alb subscribers can now watch SPI International’s Timeless Drama Channel.
OTE to sell Telekom Albania
OTE has agreed to sell its entire stake in Telekom Albania to the Bulgarian company Albania Telecom Invest for €50 million.
Albanian incumbent provides service update
Albtelecom currently has over 85,000 triple-play customers, according to Kliton Proko, the company’s business development director.
Serbia tries to ease Telekom Albania fears
Serbia’s minister of telecommunications Rasim Lajic has insisted that Telekom Srbija’s proposed acquisition of its Albanian counterpart would not pose a theat.