Romania’s RCS&RDS has taken over a cable operator in the city of Baia Mare.
UPC speeds up in Romania
UPC Romania is now offering its subscribers in eight cities internet access at up to 500 Mbps.
Romtelecom to rebrand
The Romanian incumbent Romtelecom and its sister company Cosmote are to undergo a major rebrand and will operate under the name Telekom Romania from mid September.
Liberty turns round Romania
Liberty Global is satisfied with the return to growth in Romania after several challenging years, according to Manuel Kohnstamm, the company’s senior VP and chief policy officer.
Romtelecom inks football channel deal
Romtelecom has signed an agreement with the Malta-registered company Intel Sky Broadcast (ISB) for the distribution of Look Plus and Look TV.
Romtelecom, OTE grow TV business
The OTE-backed Romanian incumbent Romtelecom saw its TV subscriber total increase by 6.8% in the year to June 30.
Look TV denies RCS&RDS deal
Romania’s Look TV has issued a strong public denial of the existence of an agreement for RCS&RDS to distribute its channels Look TV and Look Plus.
TVR delays news channel decision
The Romanian public broadcaster TVR has postponed a decision on whether to transform its first channel into a news-focused service.
Romania launches football rights probe
The Romanian Competition Board (CC) has launched an investigation into the sale of TV rights for Liga 1, the country’s top football league.
DIGI secures Hungarian pay-DTT carriage
Antenna Hungária (AH) will add DIGI Sport 1 and DIGI Sport 2 to the channel line-up of its pay-DTT service MinDig TV Extra on August 1.