Chris Dziadul

London

Editorial Director and Chief East European Analyst at Broadband TV News

London-based media journalist/editor, founder and joint owner of @broadbandtvnews

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Ralf Bartoleit: bTV takes the entertainment route to diversification

Aug 13, 2024 | btv.bg | Chris Dziadul

Author: Chris Dziadul©C21MediaThe Bulgarian national commercial broadcaster bTV Media Group has been on an upward trajectory since Ralf Bartoleit took over as its CEO at the beginning of 2023. A highly experienced executive who spent over 10 years at Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 Media, including over a year in charge of the VoD service Maxdome, he has initiated a number of important changes at bTV Media Group, which is part of the pan- regional group Central European Media Enterprises (CME).
APAC streaming market proves resilient

Dec 3, 2023 | broadbandtvnews.com | Chris Dziadul

Although global streaming growth this year has been at its lowest level since before the pandemic began in 2020, the Asia Pacific region has been more resilient than many other markets. Here, according to Ampere Analysis in new research delivered this week at the Asia TV Forum, diverse and fast-growing economies have supported widespread advances in connectivity and gains in disposable income, driving streaming growth.
KPN takes over Kabeltex

Dec 3, 2023 | broadbandtvnews.com | Chris Dziadul

The Dutch incumbent KPN has agreed to buy Kabeltex, a builder of fibre-optic networks and ISP on Texel and in the north of Holland, for an undisclosed fee. Kabeltex offers full coverage on Texel and is currently completing the rollout of fibre-optic in Den Helder, Hollands Kroon and Schagen. All told, it covers around 18,000 households.
Violeta Luca to head Vodafone Czech

Dec 3, 2023 | broadbandtvnews.com | Chris Dziadul

Violeta Luca has been appointed the CEO of Vodafone Czech, effective January 2024. She has over 20 years of experience in leading positions in sales, marketing and strategy in various companies and was most recently CEO of Microsoft Czech Republic and Slovakia. Prior to this she was CEO of Microsoft Romania. Commenting on her appointment, Luca said: “I am honoured to have been appointed CEO of Vodafone in the Czech Republic.
Stonepeak buys stake in Cellnex Nordics

Nov 30, 2023 | broadbandtvnews.com | Chris Dziadul

The alternative investment firm Stonepeak has completed the acquisition of a 49% interest in Cellnex Sweden and Cellnex Denmark (“Cellnex Nordics”) for a total value of around €730 million, of which €558 million is recognised upfront. Cellnex Nordics provides colocation services to mobile network operators for their wireless networking equipment.
Key piracy ruling in Czech Republic

Nov 30, 2023 | broadbandtvnews.com | Chris Dziadul

The Czech Association of Commercial Televisions (AKTV) has won an important legal victory in the fight against piracy. This follows a ruling by the High Court in Olomouc confirming a preliminary measure issued by the Regional Court in Brno obliging the storage operators eDisk.cz and Sledujteto.cz to stop recording and downloading protected works of Nova and Prima, the country’s two leading commercial TV broadcasters.
New kids channel for Russia

Nov 30, 2023 | broadbandtvnews.com | Chris Dziadul

The Russian media holding Digital Television has announced the launch of a new kids TV channel. Known as KinoMult, it will officially make its debut on December 18 and offer viewers content from the state broadcaster VGTRK, Parovoz, Soyuzmultfilm and other animation studios. Commenting on the new channel, Robert Gndolyan, the head of Digital Television, said: “Our media holding traditionally treats family values and family audiences with great care.
Polsat promotes key executives

Nov 30, 2023 | broadbandtvnews.com | Chris Dziadul

Dorota Gawryluk has been promoted to the newly created position of MD of the thematic channels division at Poland’s Telewizja Polsat and the Polsat plus Group, effective December 1. Her area of responsibility includes the Polsat Box Go streaming service, which is key to the development of the Polsat Plus Group. Meanwhile, Piotr Witwicki will take up the position of director of the information and journalism division.
Chris Dziadul Reports: United Group on a roll

Nov 30, 2023 | broadbandtvnews.com | Chris Dziadul

United Group is undoubtedly a star performer in South-East Europe’s media and telecoms industry. Majority owned by BC Partners since 2019, it has recently undergone rapid expansion and is today a leading provider of multiplay services across the region. Results released by the group for the first nine months of this year are a good indication of its progress and offer insights as to how it may develop in the future.
Digi reaches Orange/MásMóvil deal

Nov 30, 2023 | broadbandtvnews.com | Chris Dziadul

Romanian-owned Digi Communications has reportedly reached a preliminary agreement to buy up assets from Spain’s Orange and MásMóvil to help facilitate a merge between the two companies. According to Bloomberg, the agreement could be signed by the end of the year, capping months of negotiations. Previously, Orange announced it was hopeful in obtaining the go-ahead for the merger by the end of the year. The proposed merger between Orange and MásMóvil was first announced in July 2022.