Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) has approved United Group’s acquisition of Nova Broadcasting Group and its subsidiaries.
United Group to buy Bulgaria’s Nova
BC Partners-backed United Group has reached an agreement to acquire Bulgaria’s Nova Broadcasting Group from Advanced Media Group for an undisclosed fee.
Bulgaria’s bTV promotes Anton Hekimyan
Anton Hekimyan has been appointed director of news, current affairs and sports at the Bulgarian national broadcaster bTV.
Martin Svehlak to head bTV in Bulgaria
Martin Svehlak has been appointed the new CEO of Bulgaria’s bTV Media Group, effectively immediately.
A1 introduces 5G to Bulgaria
A1 has launched a 5G network covering central areas, residential districts and business locations in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia.
SPI/FilmBox expands Vivacom partnership
SPI/FilmBox and Bulgarian telecom provider Vivacom have expand their partnership to include the former’s 4K entertainment and lifestyle channel FunBox UHD.
Bulgarian ad market set to tumble
TV ad spend in Bulgaria is likely to amount to BGN225 million (€115 million) this year providing there is no further lockdown.
Bulgarian regulator approves market consolidation
Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) has approved the acquisition of the TV channels Channel 3, The Voice and Magic TV, along with the radio stations Radio Vesselina; Radio Vitosha; Magic FM and The Voice Radio, by Nova Broadcasting Group.
Thema expands Bulgarian presence
The Canal+ subsidiary Thema has provided an update on the distribution of the Love Nature channel in Bulgaria.
Bulgaria set for TV market consolidation
The Bulgarian national commercial broadcaster Nova TV has signalled its intention to buy Kanal 3 and a number of other broadcasting assets linked to the MP Delyan Peevski.