Cyprus sets date for move to digital TV

Cyprus will make the transfer to digital TV broadcasting in 2011, government officials announced.
09-10-2008

Hungary heads to Botswana for The Stars Must Be Crazy

Hungary's TV2 is headed to Botswana to film the first year of a planned five-year reality TV programme, following the adventures of ten stars dropped off in the Botswana wilderness.
09-10-2008

Lithuania sends Loss to Oscar race

Lithuania has chosen Maris Martinsons' Loss as its first feature film to compete for selection the Best Foreign Language category.
08-10-2008

ORS announces plans to digitalize Slovenia

Austrian digital broadcasting specialist Oesterreichische Rundfunksende announced it has bid on Slovenia's second DVB-T platform, with a decision expected October 15.
08-10-2008

Cyprus Short Film Fest calls for entries

The second edition of the Cyprus International Short Film Festival announced a January 16 deadline in its call for entries for the 2009 event.
08-10-2008

Estonia invests in MTV ad campaign

The Estonian government is spending EEK 11.4 million (730,000 Euros) on an advertising campaign on the internationally recognized music channel MTV.
08-10-2008

GO signs Formula One deal

Malta telecom firm GO announced it has signed exclusive three year rights to broadcast Formula One.
08-10-2008

Poland tries Tricks for Oscar bid

Tricks directed by Andrzej Jakimowski has been chosen by a special commitee appointed by the Polish Minister of Culture as the candidate for the Oscar in the Best Foreign Language…
07-10-2008

New president appointed for Cyfra +

Bertrand Le Guern has been names new president and the CEO of Canal Plus Cyfrowy (www.canapluscyfrowy.pl).
07-10-2008

New Hrebejk film premieres October 8

The Giglet (Nestyda), a dark comedy about mid-life crisis by leading Czech director Jan Hrebejk premieres on October 8 in Prague, with nation-wide distribution beginning October 9.
07-10-2008

Diema channels see advertising growth

Bulgaria's Diema channels were responsible for a 494,000 euro profit for British owner Apace Media in the first half of 2008.
07-10-2008

Poland's The Wedding hits Austrian cinemas

Wojtek Smarzowski's multi-awarded 2004 film The Wedding is headed to cinemas across Austria beginning October 10.
06-10-2008

New Hungarian Film Week Board is appointed

The Board of the Motion Picture Public Foundation of Hungary (www.mmka.hu) appointed a new Hungarian Film Week board to preside over next year's jubilee edition.
06-10-2008

Central European films win top awards in Zurich

Bulgarian, Slovak, and Polish producers each added a Zurich film festival award to their credentials.
06-10-2008

Blind Loves represents Slovakia in Oscar competition

The Slovak film Blind Loves from director Juraj Lehotsky will be competing for selection in the Oscar category for Best Foreign Language Film.
05-10-2008

Val Kilmer: Back to Bulgaria

Seven years after the filming of Hard Cash, Val Kilmer returns to Bulgaria for a six week shoot on his newest movie Fake Identity.
05-10-2008

Revolution inspire film competition

Hungarian national TV channel MTV (www.mtv.hu) and the Prime Minister's Office (www.meh.hu) announced a screenwriting competition on the theme of the 1956 revolution (www.magyarorszag.hu/filmszabadsag56).
05-10-2008

Cable TV's get green light to merge

Bulgaria's two largest cable TV operators have had a merger approved by the Competition Protection Commission.
05-10-2008

Malta lags in broadband development

A European Commission report indicates that Malta is not moving quickly enough with broadband and internet access.
05-10-2008

New cable TV channels to launch in Bulgaria

Megalan Network, a Bulgarian internet provider, announced it will launch cable TV service by the end of the year, and Vi-Vesta Holding announced plans for an eco TV channel.
05-10-2008