VGTRK is going to launch a new channel about science early next year. In his interview with "Marker" the Deputy General Director of VGTRK Dmitry Mednikov, explained that the company is preparing a new educational TV channel on science and innovation. Working title - Science 2.0. According to Mednikov, the new channel is already "in full readiness for the start of work and wait the final approval of the Russian president" as Dmitry Medvedev was the first to support the idea of promoting innovations and technology on television at the meeting of the Commission on Modernization. It is planed that Science 2.0 will be available on cable and satellite platforms and will target the audience of 25-54 years. Initially there will be more foreign than local content, but by mid-2011 the share of owned and purchased content should match. The annual budget for the project is set to US$ 10 million. If the final decision on the establishment of the project will be accepted at the end of the year, the launch could take place in February-March 2011. Source : Marker.ru mercredi 29 décembre 2010
RUSSIA: Science 2.0, a new Russian TV channel
VGTRK is going to launch a new channel about science early next year. In his interview with "Marker" the Deputy General Director of VGTRK Dmitry Mednikov, explained that the company is preparing a new educational TV channel on science and innovation. Working title - Science 2.0. According to Mednikov, the new channel is already "in full readiness for the start of work and wait the final approval of the Russian president" as Dmitry Medvedev was the first to support the idea of promoting innovations and technology on television at the meeting of the Commission on Modernization. It is planed that Science 2.0 will be available on cable and satellite platforms and will target the audience of 25-54 years. Initially there will be more foreign than local content, but by mid-2011 the share of owned and purchased content should match. The annual budget for the project is set to US$ 10 million. If the final decision on the establishment of the project will be accepted at the end of the year, the launch could take place in February-March 2011. Source : Marker.ru 
HUNGARY: Prizma TV replaces the channel POEN!
The channel POEN! ceased its activity and was replaced by Prizma TV on20th of December 2010.The IKO Central Europe which produces Prizma TV as well as Film+ and Cool TV channels beleive that the rebranding of POEN! concerns not only the name and graphic design of the channel, but will affect its programming as well.
Launched on the Holiday Season, Prizma TV should attract a lot of new viewers - as expected by the Director of the Operation of the Channel- Gabriella VIDUS. Source: MediaInfo
mercredi 22 décembre 2010
Mindshare Russia assessed the largest TV advertisers in 2010
Communications agency Mindshare Russia assessed the largest TV advertisers in 2010 (estimate covers the period from January toNovember 2010). The data obtained suggests a positive trend: in general, TV - twenty of the largest advertisers grew by 10% (in rubles) over the same period of 2009 and amounted to 35 billion rubles (Dynamics in the U.S.: +17% to $ 1,174 million).
Source: Media Atlas
HUNGARY: Story5 - a new TV channel for women
The sister TV channel of the Story4, the channel Story5, will start to broadcast on the 4th of January, 2011.
Story5 is a thematic channel devoted to telenovelas, lifestyle and design programs which will tempt to catch the attraction of the womenviewers. The new channel will be available for around 700 thousand households in Hungary and an increase to 1 million households is expected by the end of 2011. The channel is operating on the T-HOME, PR TELECOM and TARR Kft networks.
Story5 is a TV Channel targeting ladies desiring romance and serenity-stated the Programming Manager of Story4 and Story5, Mr Borsány-Gyenes András.
Source Mediainfo
RUSSIA: SGU TV changes its name
From 1 January 2011 the Russian educational channel SGU TV will change its name to Pervyj obrazovatelnyj (First educational). SGU TV started broadcasting in 1998 on the initiative of the Modern University of Humanities. The aim of the channel is to promote human values. SGU TV offers recordings of lectures and programs with the largest specialists in various fields, prominent figures in science, arts and sports.SGU TV can be seen by viewers in Russia, CIS, Baltic region and Europe. The station operates around the clock, offering three blocks of eight hours. SGU TV Library contains over 10,000 unique recordings of lectures.Source: SGU TV
mercredi 15 décembre 2010
AXN Spin - A new entertainment channel for youth ??
AXN Central Europe is planning to expand its portfolio with a new channel for young people - AXN Spin during the next year (2011).
The new channel will be available in Poland and has already got the green light from UK broadcasting authority Ofcom. Unfortunately, more specific details about the new AXN project are still unknown so that no one knows the exact start date of broadcasting, nor the markets in which the channel will be available (except the Polish one), in which languages it will be broadcast or what the program content will be.
RUSSIA : Soyuzmultfilm will open a documentary screening internet portal
RUSSIA : Two Russian Telecom operators launch their own tablet PC
The Russian tablets market is booming. This week two of the most important telecom operators started sales of the new branded devices. First, the VimpelCom Group (Beeline brand) announced the launch of "Beeline M2" - a tablet PC, which offers users a convenient interface and access to a variety of Internet application via 2G, 3G or WiFi networks and operates with Android OS. At the same moment Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) started sales of its "MTS Tablet PC", which also operates with Android and based on "Huawei S7 Ideos" with branded applications of the operator.As for VimpelCom, it wants to go further in its new niche market development and plans to release its own branded tablet PC which will be more powerful then "Beeline M2" and could be a good alternative to the mini notebooks. The new device will be operating under MS Windows 7 and will appear in the third quarter of 2011, reports RIA Novosti, referencing a company representative.
mercredi 8 décembre 2010
BULGARIA: The Orthodox Church to hit television
The first Orthodox channel ("PPTV") launched in Bulgaria. As of today the channel is available on the Internet only, but there is an agreement between Plovdiv Metropolis and the local cable operator to include the channel in their packages.
The idea of the project, to broadcast live the liturgies, was began in February 2010. "The project's aim is to enable people to witness the everyday spiritual life of God's servants and laymen in the Plovdiv Metropolis," Arsenyi, the church's manager of new media said. During the course of the year, the shows and movies on church-historical themes will be added to the programming. Now the staff of the future cable TV channel, which consists of 20 people, is developing an idea to to run the country's first church news.
The new programming will enable the scheme to broadcast live reports from various monasteries from all over the country, air magazines on ecclesiastical subjects conducted by the priests, children's films and on-line evening prayers and solemn prayers as well. Plovdiv Metropolitanate is designated as the production company for the first church channel.
(Source Pravoslavie.ru)
BULGARIA: The Orthodox Church to hit television
The first Orthodox channel ("PPTV") launched in Bulgaria. As of today the channel is available on the Internet only, but there is an agreement between Plovdiv Metropolis and the local cable operator to include the channel in their packages.
The idea of the project, to broadcast live the liturgies, was began in February 2010. "The project's aim is to enable people to witness the everyday spiritual life of God's servants and laymen in the Plovdiv Metropolis," Arsenyi, the church's manager of new media said. During the course of the year, the shows and movies on church-historical themes will be added to the programming. Now the staff of the future cable TV channel, which consists of 20 people, is developing an idea to to run the country's first church news.
The new programming will enable the scheme to broadcast live reports from various monasteries from all over the country, air magazines on ecclesiastical subjects conducted by the priests, children's films and on-line evening prayers and solemn prayers as well. Plovdiv Metropolitanate is designated as the production company for the first church channel.
(Source Pravoslavie.ru)
RUSSIA: Olonkho TV, a new thematic channel, is launched
Olonkho TV, a new thematic channel was launched in the city of Yakutsk. Entirely dedicated to the Yakuts' Olonkho epic traditions, it will broadcast on cable operator networks 16 hours a day and will show the recordings of folk storytellers, television dramas, as well as versions and reports from the past.
Project manager Sergey Vasilyev stated "the broadcast television channel Olonkho will be on cable networks of the Republican capital, at first, the dedicated channel will be broadcasting 16 hours a day. In the beginning it will concentrate on the folk storytellers recordings, television dramas and special events coverage."Olonkho TV will develop its own production enabling a cutting age equipment that will work in HD and 3D. However, as the publication "Il Tumen" notes, due to a lack of development of local cable networks these technical advantages will not be available yet for most viewers. Nevertheless, the sponsors hope that with the development of modern infrastructure the channel will become available in all the far eastern regions of Russia. (Source: Il Tumen)
mardi 7 décembre 2010
LATVIA : Baltic Media Alliance extends its Russian channels portfolio
Baltic Media Alliance has signed an agreement with Russian TV channel NTV, to distribute the international version of the channel - NTV-Mir-
on the cable and satellite networks in Baltic states. According to TNS Latvia, NTV-Mir is very popular among Latvian users and attracts 7% of
audience share among the country's private TV channels.
lundi 6 décembre 2010
ROMANIA: Two new TV channels are about to be launched
National Audiovisual Council (CNA) has awarded a license to a new satellite TV channel: Travel Channel Mix.
who work in the tourism industry as the channel will focus on various travel destinations inside and outside of the country (26% of content
will be in-house productions). The new FTA TV channel will be launched shortly and distributed national-wide on DTH, cable and IPTV
platforms. It has also been learned that RCS/RDS applied to Romania’s CNA for a license to operate a new satellite-delivered channel.
will be in-house productions). The new FTA TV channel will be launched shortly and distributed national-wide on DTH, cable and IPTV
platforms. It has also been learned that RCS/RDS applied to Romania’s CNA for a license to operate a new satellite-delivered channel.
According to Mediafax, it will be known as 10 TV and offer a mix of movies (50%) and entertainment (50%). The start-up costs of the new
channel will be €1.179 million, followed by an annual investment of €3.5 million. (Sources: Valea Prahovei и Mediafax)
RUSSIA: Mini Movie starts on the platform NTV Plus
Today, the 6th of December 2010, the Russian satellite pay-tv platform NTV-Plus has included a new channel in its "Bazovy Plus" and "Bazovy
Plus Ukraina" packages. The station, Mini Movie, is a 24/24 channel which brings short films of different genres from around the world and
broadcasts in Russian.
jeudi 2 décembre 2010
RUSSIA: More films in 3D on NTV-PLUS
The Disney Company and Russia's satellite pay-TV operator NTV-PLUS started cooperation in the field of 3D content.
Recently launched TV channel, 3D by Panasonic, was licensed to broadcast the new productions as well as the classic films from Disney in 3D format. Disney Company will offer to Russian viewers the best of its animated and action films produced with Disney Digital 3D technology: Alice in Wonderland, Toy Story, Beauty and the Beast. In total the initial offer includes 18 films, and the first movies will be accessible to viewers in December 2010.
(Source http://spbit.su/news/n87393/)
RUSSIA: New music TV channel enters on the scene
It has been learned that the company New Media Legend (a satellite provider for a majority of Russian DTH platforms, cable and IPTV operators) is preparing the launch of a new channel from the creators of the popular radio Europa Plus.
Initially the format of the TV channel will consist of music videos (conforming to format of Europa Plus radio station). Later, the channel plans to start the production of programs such as the morning show "Orange Morning," and the daily newsmagazine on the lives of celebrities "Star Boulevard," and other programs. The TV channel appeared on the satellite Eutelsat W7 (36° e.) on November 23, 2010 and started its broadcasting in a test mode on 1 December. As of current, the broadcast channel Europe Plus TV is available viathe website http://tv.europaplus.ru/
mercredi 1 décembre 2010
RUSSIA: New football TV channel on the horizon ??
During the general meeting of football club leaders held, on Tuesday, Dmitri Popov, Athletic Director of FC Spartak, has shared some details about the football club's media plans. He announced that the "red-white" plan to create their own TV channel. Among other questions, the international sale of audiovisual rights was also discussed as the Russian football championship is shown in more than 30 countries worldwide, according to Dmitri Popov.
CROATIA: B.net takes over Total TV
Following an agreement signed today by the investment fund Mid Europa Partners, majority owner of Total TV, and Austrian BEWAG Group, owner of B.net Croatia, B.net Croatia will take over all operations of Total TV in the country, including branding and market performance, which will be fully integrated into business of B.net. According to the deal B.net will manage Total TV as its own satellite platform, which means that B.net will merge the user databases in
order to offer and equal level quality for customer and information services.
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order to offer and equal level quality for customer and information services.
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- "Total TV" is a regional DTH satellite platform which broadcasts via satellite Eutelsat and is one of the leading DTH operators in the region.
- "Mid Europa Partners", a British investment fund, is the owner of a number of telecommunications operators and pay TV companies in Europe (e.g. "Astera" in Poland, Hungary, "INVITEE" in Austria, "Telemach" in Slovenia and "SBB" in Serbia).
lundi 29 novembre 2010
BULGARIA: CME rebrands for its Bulgarian channels
Capital Weekly reports that two years after it acquired TV2 for over 172 million USD, Central European Media Enterprises has decided to shut down the station effective December 1. The channel will be relaunched as bTV Action, a name which bTV Media Group is currently testing with focus, groups according to the weekly. Capital notes that PRO.BG will not only change its programming schedule and rebrand itself but also drop its national license. Instead of a general entertainment Free TV station with national coverage, it will be a cable and satellite niche channel, skewed towards men. The channel has already asked the Communications Regulation Commission in July to drop its 13 licenses which allowed it to air its program in 13 smaller cities. It is also known that the Bulgarian sports channel "Ring.bg" will change its name to bTV Sport from 1 January 2011. The channel will continue to broadcast the sports related content on Bulgarian DTH-platforms Total TV (16 ° E), Bulsatcom (39 ° E) and Vivacom (45 ° E).
Sources: CEETV and Televesti.Ru
UKRAINE: "Inter" TV channel begins transmissions in HD
On December 1, 2010 viewers of "Inter" will be able to enjoy the undeniable advantages of HD television, providing them with better picture quality. "Volia" (Ukrainian cable operator) became the first telecommunications company that will provide its subscribers with the opportunity to watch the channel "Inter" in high definition. As for the programming of the channel, "Inter HD" will fully duplicate the regular channel, but some programs will be available in the Full HD format. Source : VseTV
POLAND: 'n' adds 4 new channels and goes 3D.
TVN-owned pay-TV platform ‘n’ added four channels from BBC Worldwide to its programming line-up (BBC Knowledge HD, BBC
Entertainment, BBC Lifestyle, Cbeebies). “As we approach another new year, we aim to grow Platform ‘n’ in a number of ways, with channel expansion a vital component of this strategy,” said ‘n’ chief operating officer Christian Anting".
In addition, on December 4, "n" will launch the country’s first regular 3D transmission. Known as "nShow 3D", it will make its debut with a screening of a boxing match between Albert Sosnowski and Alexandr Dimitrenko. NShow 3D will be made available for no additional charge to all ‘n’ subscribers until the end of 2011 and offer a range of concerts, movies, documentaries and leading sporting events in 3D.Sources : BroadbandTVNews and Digital TV Europe Entertainment, BBC Lifestyle, Cbeebies). “As we approach another new year, we aim to grow Platform ‘n’ in a number of ways, with channel expansion a vital component of this strategy,” said ‘n’ chief operating officer Christian Anting".
vendredi 26 novembre 2010
KAZAKHSTAN: A new TV channel launched
On Thursday, Nov. 25, the broadcasting of the new television channel "Summit TV" began. It is based on the first national satellite channel “Caspionet.” During the preparation and the OSCE Summit itself in Astana, "Summit TV" will be broadcasting around the clock in English. Therefore, the main content in the coming days will be news from the Summit. The channel is available to more than 100 million viewers across Europe, Central Asia, Middle East and North Africa. Internet users will be also able to follow events in Astana on http://caspionet.kz/eng/online/
In addition to operational newscasts, viewers of "Summit TV" will see new educational and entertainment programs, and the best concerts of classical and pop music, as well as best feature films from Kazakh film makers, with English subtitles which will be broadcast in the evenings. Additionally, some 60 documentaries about Kazakhstan will be shown in 2011. Other projects appearing in the viewing grid include: "Steppe Tales" – Kazakhstan in the eyes of foreign visitors, "Persona Grata" – TV portraits of foreign diplomats in Republic of Kazakhstan, "The Real Economy" – in-depth analysis of important business-news and others. The main goal is a wider representation of the country in the international informational space.
Specifically for the new channel, a series of images spots about Kazakhstan were created to promote the country as the government intends to highlight tourism there with a 1.5 billion dollar investment in the image project.(Source: Kazakhstanskaia Pravda)
jeudi 25 novembre 2010
GEORGIA : "The First Caucasian" TV channel changes its name
Russian-language TV channel "The First Caucasian" is planning to rename itselft "First Interactive Caucasian," and for short - FIC, reports Georgia Online, with reference to the televisions' website pik.tv. The "new" channel will be fully operational in early 2011. "The First Caucasian" TV channel began broadcasting in January 2010 in Georgia in a test mode on Eutelsat, but after a slow start the Georgian authorities decided to transfer the TV company to private hands. Currently, the television channel is operated by "Kay 1" company. (Source: http://pik.tv/)
mercredi 24 novembre 2010
RUSSIA: Russia & China exchange TV channels
"CCTV-Russian," a Russian language Chinese TV channel, which is produced specially for the Russian audience who want to learn more about China, its culture, economy, lifestyle and business as well, was added to the "Basic" package of the Russian NTV-PLUS DTH platform.
Russia reciprocated by broadcasting to its neighbours as many as five channels in one as - "RTR-Planeta." The grid of broadcasting consists of the best information and entertainment programs from VGTRK. "RTR-Planeta" will be the only Russian channel that broadcasts officially to China, as according to certain local laws, it is not possible to watch foreign satellite channels. All these cultural exchanges and developments are made in relationship to the "Year of Chinese Language in Russia."mardi 23 novembre 2010
UKRAINE: SCM to launch 3 new thematic channels
Rinat Ahmetov, the owner of System Capital Management (SCM) which holds "Ukraina" TV and Radio Company , plans to launch 2 new thematic channels this year: "Futball+" and a movie channel which the name has not yet been disclosed. As per Ekaterina Lapshina, Director of Media at SCM, the group will continue to build its portfolio of niche, thematic channels in 2011 to start with a news channel and some additional Internet projects such as a new on-line newsroom.
System Capital Management (SCM) is Ukraine’s leading financial and industrial group whose activity is focused on six core business areas:mining and metals, electric power generation and distribution, finance, telecommunications, media and real estate. It is 100% ownedby Rinat Ahmetov, Ukrainian tycoon.
BULGARIA: FAN TV redefines its distribution
The viewers of FAN TV (a Bulgarian music FTA channel) were informed that the channel currently broadcast on Eutelsat Sesat 1 ( 16 ° E ) is changing satellite frequencies and will go to the Greek satellite Hellas Sat 2 (39 ° E).
Bulgarian FAN TV was founded in 2003. The channel broadcasts 24 hours a day, and is centred on musical programs consisting of Bulgarian and international pop and rock music, folk pop, folk and ethnic music. FAN TV offers video clips in addition to concerts, movies and other musical events.
CZECH REPUBLIC: New CEO for CET 21
Executives of CET 21, the owner of TV Nova, Nova Cinema, Nova Sport and MTV today announced the appointment of John Andruško as the CEO of CET 21, effective 1 January 2011.In connection with the appointment, Adrian Sarbu, President and CEO of CME, said: "I have known John Andruško for more than five years and I am confident that he will use his experience and great business talent to further strengthen the leading position of CET in the market.(Source: Parabola.CZ)
jeudi 18 novembre 2010
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