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Volia calls for flexibility as Ukraine pay TV hit by crisis

Ukrainian cable operator Volia’s chief executive Sergey Boyko has called on content rights holders and…

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Lattelecom replaces Russian channels

Latvian telco Lattelecom is adding new channels to its Russian language TV line-up, replacing existing…

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Lattelecom teams up with Positivus for festival channel

Latvian service provider Lattelecom has teamed up with the country’s Positivus Festival to launch a…

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RTR returns to Latvian pay TV offerings

Russian channel RTR is returning to Latvian service providers’ programming line-ups following a three-month ban…

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A+E’s History extends reach in Baltics with Viasat

A+E Networks’ History has launched with Modern Times Group (MTG)-owned pay TV platform Viasat in…

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Latvia’s Baltcom strikes deal with TV3

Latvian cable operator Baltcom has struck a deal to continue carrying Viasat Broadcasting-owned channel TV3…

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Lattelecom fails to strike deal with MTG

Latvian service provider Lattelecom has failed to strike a distribution deal with Modern Times Group…

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Lattelecom adds Ukrainian channel to line-up

Latvian service provider Lattelecom has added Ukrainian news and information channel Espresso TV to its…

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A+E Networks UK launches History on Latvian IPTV

A+E Networks UK is launching History on Latvian IPTV operator Lattelecom’s network. The channel will…

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Lattelecom and MTG locked in carriage fee dispute

Latvian telco Lattelecom could cease to carry Modern Times Group-owned channel TV3 at the end…

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Lattelecom boosts news channel line-up

Latvian telco Lattelecom has added four news and information channels to its programming line-up.  The…

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TNS Baltic to improve TV audience measurement

Kantar Media-owned market research firm TNS Baltic has announced plans to improve its TV audience…

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Lattelecom adds Inter+ and Dozhd TV

Latvian telco Lattelecom has added Ukrainian channel Inter+ and struggling independent Russian channel Dozhd TV…

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History makes headway in Latvia

A+E Networks UK is to extend the reach of its History channel in Latvia following…

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Baltcom begins offering electricity

Latvian cable operator Baltcom has begun offering electricity supply services to its customers, after initially…

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MTG extends Disney agreement

Modern Times Group (MTG) has extended its content licensing agreement with Disney for first-run and…

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Baltcom adding TNT Film to line-up

Latvian cable operator Baltcom is to add TNT Film to its channel line-up. The service…

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Livas extends SeaChange software deal

Latvian cable TV service provider Livas Telecommunications has extended its multi-year TV software service deal…

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Baltcom acquires Latvian rival IZZI

Latvian cable operator Baltcom has acquired all shares in Latvia’s second-largest cable provider, IZZI. Announcing…

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Lattelecom launching 1Gbps internet

Lattelecom is to launch a 1Gbps internet service in October that will be available to…

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MTG extends English Premier League rights

Modern Times Group has extended its exclusive deal to broadcast the English Barclays Premier League…

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Baltcom bundles electricity with TV and telecom services

Latvian cable operator Baltcom is to offer bundles combining TV and telecommunication products with electricity…

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Baltcom adds two HD channels

Latvian cable operator Baltcom is to add Animal Planet HD and Eurosport 2 HD to…

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Baltcom strikes deal with MTG for TV3 and LNT

Latvian cable operator Baltcom has struck a deal with Modern Times Group to include the…

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Latvia’s Baltcom acquires eight smaller operators

Latvian cable operator Baltcom has acquired eight smaller telecom service providers. The eight companies acquired…

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DVR most popular function for Izzi subs

DVR functionality is the most popular interactive TV application amongst Latvian service provider Izzi’s customer…

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Most Latvian viewers only watch half of all pay channels

While over 80% of Latvian pay TV users view pay TV channels on their platform,…

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Lattelecom to expand multiscreen services with Thomson

Latvian telco Lattelecom has installed Thomson’s ViBE VS7000 multiscreen video platform for its IPTV service….

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LTV chief criticises new Latvian retransmission rules

New amendments to Latvia’s media law have been criticised as penalising public broadcaster LTV by…

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Baltcom adds Viasat Motor

Latvian cable operator Baltcom has added Modern Times Group’s Viasat Motor to its programming line-up….