ID channel expands into Central Europe
Discovery Networks EMEA, which oversees Discovery's European operations, will launch its Investigation Discovery (ID) channel in Romania, Hungary, and Poland, beginning in April.
LNT holds ratings lead in Latvia
Latvian commercial broadcaster LNT retained its leading market share slot, claiming 18.8% of TV viewers nationally.
Slovak psycho-thriller preps 2010 shoot
Slovak director Robert Sveda has signed on to direct Former People for Slovak Public Television's (STV) documentary series The Biggest Slovak Criminal Cases, produced by D.N.A. Production.
Reding meets with Hungary's Pataki on digital roll-out
EU Telecoms commissioner Viviane Reding met with Dániel Pataki, head of the Hungarian Regulatory Authority and chairman of the Radio Spectrum Policy Group, regarding EU policy on the switch-over from…
TVP acquires Uefa rights
Polish public broadcaster TVP has acquired rights to broadcast the 2012 Uefa football games in Poland.
Szomjas preps new film
Director Gyorgy Szomjas (The Sun Street Boys, Vagabond) is in preproduction with Against the Eastern Wind (Szemben a keleti szellel), for an October shoot, the director told FNE.
Telekom Slovenije IPTV lead continues
Telekom Slovenije (www.telekom.si) remained the largest provider of IPTV services in Slovenia in 2008, with a 52.7% share of the country's IPTV market.
Grant for Slovene film museum
A proposed museum of Slovene film actors has received a grant of €1,234,845 from the EEA and Norway grants program.
Latvian film funding announced
The National Film Centre of Latvia (NFC) has announced €1.64 million in funding for film production in 2009.
Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries accepting applications
The 13th Baltic Sea Forum for Documentaries, taking place September 1-6, 2009, in Riga, is accepting applications from documentary filmmakers through June 5, 2009.
Kliment Denchev dies in Montreal
The beloved Bulgarian actor, storyteller, artist, animator and writer Kliment Denchev died on March 29 at age 69 in Montreal.
Stergel departs Slovenian Film Fund
Jelka Stergel, the director of the Slovenian Film Fund (SFF) (http://www.film-sklad.si/), was dismissed on Thursday, April 2, and replaced by board member Denis Miklavcic.
Stergel dismissed from Slovenian Film Fund
Jelka Stergel, the director of the Slovenian Film Fund, was dismissed on Thursday, April 2, and replaced by board member Denis Miklavcic.
Malta keeps pace with technological growth
Technological development in the telecoms market in Malta is keeping pace with new developments, according to the 2008 Europe Telecoms Mobile and Broadband in Italy and Malta report.
MIPTV attendance drops
MIPTV reported attendance of 11,500 industry executives from 105 countries at the 2009 market (March 30-April 3), a drop of some 14%.
New Slovak Audiovisual Coucil chosen
A ten member council governing the Audiovisual Fund of Slovakia has been appointed, with each member to serve a six-year term.
Hungarian funds for scriptwriting announced
The Board of the Motion Picture Section of the National Cultural Fund of Hungary (www.nka.hu) announced its latest funding decisions on March 31, covering scriptwriting and digitalization of films.
MGM Channel launches in Slovenia
MGM Networks announced the launch of a local version of MGM Channel in Slovenia on March 31.
28TH INTERNATIONAL ISTANBUL FILM FESTIVAL APRIL 4 - APRIL 19, 2009
Organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts and sponsored by AKBANK, the 28th International Istanbul Film Festival is fast approaching.
Bulgarian Ministry of Culture Denies Film Funding Cuts
The Bulgarian Ministry of Culture has denied allegations by the head of the National Film Council of Bulgaria that it intends to cut film funding in 2009 by nearly 59%.
