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Bulsatcom aims to consolidate its Bulgarian pay TV lead with satellite launchJune 29, 2017Bulgarian operator Bulsatcom has successfully launched the country’s first geostationary satellite, BulgariaSat 1, in cooperation with Ellon Musk’s SpaceX. The satellite, which launched on June 24 2017, is owned and operated by Bulsatcom and is the second satellite to be launched in Europe with 100% private investment. The total value of the project is $235 million, with an estimated return on investment of 10 years.
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Mobile Media Intelligence OTT messaging data update for Q4 2016: Growth rate is slowingMarch 17, 2017IHS Markit has updated its messaging app data to the fourth quarter 2016 and forecast until 2021.Subscribers Only
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Updated Mobile Money - Emerging Market TrackerDecember 01, 2016IHS Mobile Media Intelligence has updated its Mobile Money Emerging Markets Deployment Tracker available here covering more than 120 services across 50 operator groups in 69 countries.Subscribers Only
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New messaging app data in Mobile Media IntelligenceNovember 30, 2016IHS Markit has published new data covering monthly active users (MAU) for the leading over-the-top (OTT) messaging companies and the total number of active user accounts by country.Subscribers Only
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Facebook launches Lite app for emerging marketsJanuary 30, 2015Facebook has launched Facebook Lite, a simplified and lighter version of its Android mobile app, which is optimized for 2G Internet connections. The app is aimed at mobile users in emerging markets, especially those with low-end Android phones.Subscribers Only
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Design and Sourcing update for Mobile Intelligence SubscribersAugust 15, 2013Since the acquisition of Screen Digest Limited in 2010 by IHS Global Limited we have worked to create a new and exciting team under the name IHS Electronics & Media. This team brings together a unique...
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Modern Times Group acquires digital assets in BulgariaAugust 08, 2013Modern Times Group (MTG) acquired 70 per cent of Darik News and Net Info from Darik Radio, a Bulgarian commercial radio operator. The acquisition complements...
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Bulgaria's Satellite BG closesJune 02, 2013Bulgaria's satellite TV operator, Satellite BG (SBG), stopped broadcasting on 1 June, due to financial problems. SBG made an agreement with another player, Vivacom, which will offer SBG's...
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CME's sudden Czech market share loss is more than a blipMay 02, 2013The continued competition between Central European Media Enterprises (CME) and Modern Times Group (MTG) has caused a rupture in the Czech advertising market. Following our previous analysis of MTG's...
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Bulgarian cable TV declines by 25 per cent under pressure from satellite TVFebruary 27, 2013Latest reports from Bulgarian regulator CRC show a second year of decline in the cable TV market as intense competition from satellite continues to bite. Although the rate of decline slowed in 2012, Bulgarian cable lost 25 per cent of its customers during
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Arabsat to buy Hellas Sat from debt-ridden OTEFebruary 11, 2013Leading Middle East and North Africa (MENA) satellite operator Arabsat Satellite Communications (Arabsat) had concluded a deal with the Hellenic Telecommunications Organisation (OTE) for the purchase of...
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Bulgarian incumbent Vivacom changes ownershipNovember 20, 2012Russian investment bank, VTB, in cooperation with Bromak EOOD, have acquired 93.99 per cent of shares of Bulgarian incumbent telco, BTC, providing fixed and mobile telecommunications, as well as satellite TV...
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CME's ad revenues fall due to weak ad markets and currency effectsNovember 16, 2012Central European Media Enterprises (CME) reported an 18 per cent year-on-year decline in its revenues to $140m in Q3 2012 from $165m in Q3 2011. The group ended the quarter with an OIBDA of $3.5m- a decline of...
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EU set to free up 3G spectrum for 4GNovember 14, 2012The European Commission has decreed that all EU member states will have to make spectrum currently assigned to 3G services available for next generation services by June 2014. The ruling relates to the 2100MHz band which is used for 3G services in every...
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CME and MTG results: inconsistent performances across CEE countriesAugust 07, 2012Pan-European broadcaster Central European Media Enterprises (CME) reported 15.4 per cent year-on-year net revenue decline to $211.2m (€152m) for Q2 2012, resulting in operating profit decline of 40 per...
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Time Warner increases stake in central and eastern EuropeJuly 03, 2012Time Warner has increased its stake in CME to 49.9 per cent after exercising a put option to acquire additional shares in the central and eastern European broadcaster. The media giant's investment in CME dates...
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Bulgaria plans to bring forward analogue switch-offMarch 14, 2012Bulgarian Ministry of Transport has drafted a bill to transition to digital terrestrial TV, suggesting March 2013 as a deadline for DTT launch and September 2013 for analogue switch-off.
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CME, MTG 2011 results highlight ongoing challenges in CEE TV advertisingMarch 02, 2012European pan-regional broadcaster Central European Media Enterprises (CME) increased revenues by 17 per cent year-on-year to $865m (€621m) in 2011. CME's key competitor, Modern Times Group (MTG),...
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Bulgarian CableTEL to merge with EurocomJuly 29, 2009Bulgaria's Anti Monopoly Office has given the green light for merger of country's two largest cable operators in a move that will create an operation controlling over 50 per cent of Bulgarian cable homes....Subscribers Only
