The Belarusian incumbent Beltelecom now has 200,000 subscribers for its interactive and terrestrial TV service Zala in the capital, Minsk.
Ownership change at Russia’s Akado
The Russian cable operator Akado now finds itself wholly owned by Renova Activ.
Ultra HD first for Slovakia
The Slovak sports channel 213 has become the first to in the country broadcast via satellite in Ultra HD.
Scripps expands presence in Belarus
The Belarusian incumbent Beltelecom has added two Scripps Networks Interactive channels to the line-up of its Zala IPTV service.
Telekom Austria expands Belarus TV service
Telekom Austria’s wholly owned Belarusian subsidiary velcom has made its interactive TV service voka available to subscribers of any mobile operator in the country, as well as through Wi-Fi technology.
TVP’s Bielsat set to continue
Poland’s PM Beata Szydlo has indicated that TV Bielsat, a channel operated by the public broadcaster TVP and aimed at viewers in Belarus, still has a future.
Telekom Austria expands in Belarus
Telekom Austria has agreed to buy 100% of the shares in the Belarusian operators Atlant Telecom and its subsidiary TeleSet.
Belarus: TV market overview
The number of subscribers to IPTV services in Belarus stood at almost 1.44 million as of the end of the third quarter, according to data published by the country’s Ministry of Communication and Informatization.
Discovery inks Belarus Olympics deal
Discovery Communications has secured a new Olympic Games agreement with Belarus National State Broadcasting.
Russia and Belarus seek deeper cooperation
Russia’s Minister of Communications and Mass Communications Nikolai Nikiforov has met with his Belarusian counterpart Sergei Popkov to discuss further bilateral cooperation between the two countries.