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Starman taps SeaChange for multiscreen OTT service
Jaanus Erlemann Estonian cable group Starman has tapped SeaChange to supply the technology for its new OTT video service. Starman is using SeaChange’s Adrenalin multiscreen video platform to provide a...
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CGates expands reach with new acquisition
Petras Kirdeika Starman Group-owned Lithuanian cable operator CGates has completed the acquisition of smaller service provider TPG. The latter provides services in the city of Panevezys in the northern...
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TV growth provides bright spot for beleaguered Telia
Nordic and Baltic region telecom provider Telia said a strong TV performance in its Sweden contributed to overall growth in its domestic market in the third quarter. Telia had 1.671 million TV...
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Digital TV CEE: Netflix unlikely to progress in CEE
Nikola Francetic Netflix is unlikely to make significant headway in most markets in central and Eastern Europe without making significant and probably uneconomic investments in local content, according...
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Finland’s Elisa acquires Estonia’s Starman
Finnish telecom and cable group Elisa is to acquire leading Estonian cable operator Starman for €151 million in cash. Elisa acquired Starman from Polaris Invest and Com Holding immediately following...
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Lithuania’s CGates moves forward with consolidation strategy
Lithuanian cable operator CGates has acquired smaller operator Transteleservis, which operates TV and broadband services in the towns of Visaginas and Pabradé. The move expands CGates’ consumer base by...
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Telia merges Lithuanian units
Nordic telco Telia has merged its Lithuanian operations and renamed the combined company Telia Letuva. Telia merged for fixed-line telco Teo, mobile operator Omnitel and Baltic Data Centre together to...
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Modern Times Group sells Baltic ops as it turns towards digital
Jørgen Madsen Lindemann Modern Times Group (MTG) is selling its operations in the Baltic states to Providence Equity Partners in a deal that values the free, pay TV and radio businesses at €115...
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Eurochannel expands in the Baltics
European cinema TV channel, Eurochannel, has expanded its footprint in the Baltics after agreeing a deal with Lithuanian pay TV operator Telia. Telia subscribers to the ‘movie package’ or ‘my package’...
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Telia boosted by solid TV numbers
Nordic telco Telia’s second quarter performance was boosted by a solid growth in TV numbers, although its financial performance in its domestic Swedish market fell short of expectations. Telia has been...
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