Cinema City installs digital and 3D projectors
Israeli based Cinema City International is in the process of installing 50 digital projectors throughout is cinemas in Central Europe and Israel.
Poland, Slovakia lead UPC growth
Dutch cable operator UPC Broadband posted second quarter growth in operating cash flow of €402 million, up 12% over 2007 results, led by Poland and Hungary.
Viasat to launch movie channel in Baltics
Viasat Broadcasting plans to launch a movie channel in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania on September 1.
Polish, Slovenian films to screen at Locarno
Malgoska Szumowska's 33 Scenes from Life will compete in the international competition at the 61st Locarno film festival, running august 6-16.
CME reports 41% increase in Q2 revenues
Central European Media Enterprises (CME, www.cetv-net.com) announced net revenues for quarter two of 2008 increased 41%, to $305.4 million (197 million Euros), over 2007.
Poland, Estonia pick up Tibet documentary
C4i, owned by Digital Right Group, announced that the documentary Undercover in Tibethas been sold to Polish TV and Estonian TV,
News Corp considers pulling out of Central and Eastern Europe
News Corp has reportedly hired Lehman Brothers to study the company's holdings in Bulgaria, Latvia, Poland, and Turkey with the intention of selling its holdings in the region.
Singing Bee picked up for Romania
ProTV Romania has commissioned rights to the format musical game show The Singing Bee, prrogramme distributor Zeal Entertainment announced on July 21.
EEAP announces sales in Poland, Slovakia
Eastern European Acquisitions Pool (EEAP) announced recent film package sales in Slovakia and Poland.
French producers meet Central Europeans at new Balkan event
Two days of “Meetings on the Lake” brought together French and Central European producers during the first Macedonian festival of French films taking place in Ohrid the first week in…
EBU elects new president in Budapest
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU, www.ebu.ch) announced on July 4 the election of John-Paul Phillipot for a two year term as president at its General Assembly in Budapest.
Hungarian buyers and sellers on the way to Karlovy Vary
Hungarian films and distributors will be out in force at this year's Karlovy Vary film festival, running July 4-12, with Magyar Filmunio, the promotion body of Hungarian film, leading the…
Central Europeans Rediscover Moscow
Central European filmmakers have rediscovered Russia with a major focus on central European film at the 30th Moscow International Film Festival (www.moscowfilmfestival.ru), which ran June 19-28.
CME purchases increased stake in Studio 1+1
Central European Media Enterprises (CME), which operates 16 TV channels in 6 countries in Central and Eastern Europe reaching 90 million people, announced that it had completed the purchase of…
Film New Europe receives EU Media Programme grant
Film New Europe has been awarded a grant of €40,000 from the EU Media Programme starting June 1, 2008, until 31 December 31 of this year. Film New Europe has…
Lux Prize nominations: two films from Eastern Europe in the finale
The Hungarian film Delta by Kornel Mundruczo, the Czech film Citizen Havel by Miroslav Janek and Pavel Koutecky, and the Belgian-British-Italian-French co-production Le Silence de Lorna by the Dardenne brothers…
Central and East European TV market projected to double by 2013
Informa Telecoms & Media's 12th edition of "Eastern European TV" forecasts that the region's pay TV sector, which was worth $5.6 billion (€3.6 billion) in 2007, is expected to more…
Attendance and pace pick up at DISCOP East
The regional TV market DISCOP East saw some 20% growth in attendance, with an estimated 1,050 buyers among some 2,000 attendees. The market, which ran June 18-20, saw a parallel…
Hungarian-Icelandic-Polish 3D animation in preproduction
A Hungarian-Icelandic-Polish 3D animation, Egill: The Last Pagan (http://cine.hu/egill), is in the final stage of pre-production, executive producer Tamas Liszka told FNE. The film will be directed by Aron Gauder,…
ScripTeast invites screenplays for training programme
The 3rd ScripTeast (http://www.scripteast.eu/) screenwriting programme for Central and East European scriptwriters announced it will accept submissions of screenplays through the end of June. The year-long development programme works authors…
