Half of CEE mobile owners “interested in mobile TV”
Half of mobile phone owners in five central and eastern European countries have expressed a strong internet in watching TV on their mobile phones in a study conducted by mobile TV specialist Vidiator....
View ArticleMtel rolls out cross-platform IPTV service
Bulgarian operator Mtel has rolled out its ZTE-powered anytime, anywhere IPTV service to customers across the country. According to a stock market update by China-based technology ZTE, Mtel’s...
View ArticleNeterra and Telenor sign Bulgarian DTH deal
Bulgarian-based telco Neterra has signed a deal with Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) to launch a new white-label DTH platform called W1 that will offer pay TV services in the country. Neterra has...
View ArticleBulgaria’s Mtel debuts Sportal network
Bulgarian operator Mtel is debuting a new sports channel, called Sportal TV, after signing a partnership deal with Bulgarian sports news agency Sportal.bg this week. The free channel will be exclusive...
View ArticleBulsatcom and Net1 add Da Vinci Learning
Bulgarian pay TV providers Bulsatcom and Net1 are adding Da Vinci Learning to their programming line-ups. The educational channel, which launched in Bulgaria in 2009, is currently available to 13...
View ArticleTelenor acquires Bulgarian mobile operator Globul
Nordic telco Telenor is moving into Bulgaria after agreeing to buy Greek telecoms operator OTE’s Bulgarian unit, Globul, for €717 million on a cash and debt-free basis. The deal also includes telecom...
View ArticleVivacom sees TV customer growth
Bulgarian telco Vivacom said that it saw a 76% growth in TV customers for the first quarter of 2013, compared to a 13% increase in people using its mobile services and 30% rise in those using mobile...
View ArticleHBO Go goes live in Bulgaria
HBO’s on-demand service HBO Go has launched on Bulgarian cable operator Blizoo. The operator’s subscriber base that has a HBO subscription and a broadband internet service will now have access to more...
View ArticleBulgaria’s Satellite BG to close
Bulgarian DTH provider Satellite BG has said it will cease broadcasting as of June 1. In a statement on its website, the operator blamed the economic crisis for its closure. The owners of the platform...
View ArticleMtel expands fibre-optic network
Bulgarian operator Mtel has expanded its fixed fibre-optic network to the city of Ruse, in the north of the country, bringing high speed internet and home digital TV. Mtel said that Ruse is now the...
View ArticleSony launching new Black and White channels in Europe
Sony Pictures Television is launching new versions of its AXN channel in central Europe. AXN is SPT’s action channel brand and the new channels are AXN Black and AXN White, which will replace AXN...
View ArticleMTG makes digital acquisition in CEE
Jørgen Madsen Lindemann MTG has inked a deal for a controlling share of Bulgarian digital conglomerate Darik News and Net info. The pan-European broadcast group has agreed to buy a 70% share of the...
View ArticleBulgarian telco Neterra agrees DTH pact with SpaceCom
Bulgarian telco Neterra Communications has signed a direct-to-home satellite TV services deal with SpaceCom, operators of the AMOS brand of satellites. Under the deal, Neterra will use SpaceCom’s W4...
View ArticleTelenor calls time on Neterra agreement
Telenor Satellite Broadcasting has terminated its agreement with Bulgarian broadcast services provider Neterra to provide a white label DTH platform to offer pay TV services in Bulgaria. Telenor’s...
View ArticleMore management changes at CME
CEE-focussed broadcast group CME has appointed industry veteran Pavel Stanchev boss of its operations in Bulgaria. He will replace Vicky Politova, who is leaving CME at the end of the month “to pursue...
View ArticleTV growth fails to arrest Telekom Austria revenue decline
A relatively strong showing in TV and fixed broadband across its international markets failed to prevent declines in both top line and EBITDA numbers for Telekom Austria last year. Telekom Austria had...
View ArticleBulgaria’s TV7 taps Level 3 for broadcast service solutions
Bulgarian broadcaster TV7 is deploying Level 3’s CDN and Vyvx broadcast fibre services in a bid to deliver “increasingly global content to viewers in the media of their choosing.” The partnership sees...
View ArticleTV boost for struggling Telekom Austria
Upselling to TV services provided a boost for Telekom Austria in its domestic market, where the operator’s first half performance was hit by an exceptional item related to the introduction of a new...
View ArticleOUTtv signs up with Hispasat for CEE distribution
Hispasat’s control centre Gay lifestyle channel OUTtv has signed up with Spanish satellite operator Hispasat to further its distribution to central and eastern Europe. OUTtv, which is currently...
View ArticleMixed fortunes for Telekom Austria
Growth in TV numbers and fixed broadband subscribers failed to compensate lower fixed-voice revenues for Telekom Austria in the third quarter, the domestic revenues falling by 3.5% year-on-year thanks...
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