Polish National Broadcasting Council wins battle to stay in place
Polish President Lech Kaczyński had accepted the National Broadcasting Council's annual report for 2008, preventing the termination of its current term of office.
Revised Polish media bill in the works
In response to the President's veto of the recent Polish media bill, a committee of renowned Polish film professionals was formed to draft a new plan for media reform in…
Germans buy majority stake in Budapest Film
Ferenc Port, CEO of Budapest Film and Alexander van Dülmen, CEO of Germany's A Company Consulting and Licensing signed an agreement for the the German company to acquire a 51%…
Slovakia nominates Broken Promise for Oscar race
The Slovak Film and Television Academy (SFTA) has nominated the film Broken Promise (directed by Jiri Chlumsky) as the Slovak entry for the Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award 2010.
Production: Thomas Ciulei moves to feature with The Show Must Go On
Award-winning documentary director Thomas Ciulei is working on his feature debut, a comedy about an actor and a filmmaker, the last artists from an imaginary country ruled by an ominous…
Poland reacts to Polanski arrest
The Polish government and Polish filmmakers have reacted with outrage over the arrest of director Roman Polanski during the week-end.
Katalin Varga to be distributed in France and GB
Peter Strickland's first feature Katalin Varga will have its French premiere on October 7, and will be released in the UK on October 9.
Art Cinema opens in Vilnius
A new arthouse cinema, Theater Pasaka, opened in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius with a screening of the Lithuanian documentary Traukinys stovi penkias minutes directed by Janina Lapinskaitė.
Cinema ticket prices drop Estonia
The largest commercial exhibitor in Estonia, Forum Cinemas, which held nearly 90% of domestic box office revenue, has dropped its premium ticket prices by 25% to 5.70 EUR.
Magyar Telekom launches thematic channels
Origo Zrt. (www.origo.hu), part of the Magyar Telekom (www.telekom.hu) group, launches two thematic channels on September 28, Life Network and The Ozone Network, both available in analogue and digital cable…
Protector gets Czech Oscar nod
Czech big-budget war movie Protector (www.protektor-film.cz ), has been selected to represent the Czech Republic for an Oscar nomination in the foreign language film category.
Hungarian music channel to launch in Romania
Darido TV received a license from the National Audiovisual Council of Romania (www.cna.ro) on September 24 for a Hungarian language channel.
Nation-wide cinema days have record success
Moziünnep (http://moziunnep.hu), an annual cinema promotion event in Hungary, saw a record success for the September 17-20 screenings.
TeliaSonera moves forward in plan to acquire TEO LT
The board of TEO LT announced that it has determined that TeliaSonera presented a fair price in its purchase offer for the telecommunications company.
KidsCo expands across Central Europe
Children's television platform KidsCo has added Slovenia to its growing list of broadcasters in the CEE territories.
National Geographic expands in Poland
National Geographic is expanding in Poland with its announced launch of Nat Geo Wild HD on the N platform.
AXN launhes in Slovenia
Sony Pictures Television's AXN has launched in Slovenia, Croatia, and three othe Balkan territories
Miniseries heads to Malta
A miniseries based on the classic Moby Dick is due to begin filming in Malta within the month.
Prima buys Cold Feet
Czech commercial station Prima TV has order 13 episodes of the 60-minute British drama Cold Feet.
Polish TV Board dismissed
The board of public broadcaster Telewizja Polska (www.tvp.pl) has been dismissed.
