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United Group responds to Serbian “misinformation”

United Group has rejected “false and misleading claims” that the Group is seeking to curtail or otherwise compromise the editorial independence of N1 and Nova TV channels in Serbia, or sell them to Telekom Srbija or entities linked to the Serbian state. “These allegations are false,” the SE European bluntly stated. The declaration comes after […]

September 18, 2025

Serbia: CosmoBlue Media launches Da Vinci on Yettel

CosmoBlue Media has announced the launch of its Da Vinci channel in Serbia in partnership with Yettel, a telco and digital services provider across Southeast Europe. Effective immediately, Yettel customers can gain full access to the Da Vinci linear TV channel, delivering family-friendly content. Da Vinci offers family entertainment for a smarter, kinder world. It […]

July 30, 2025

United Group to sell SBB Serbia to e& PPF Telecom

United Group, the Southeastern European telco majority-owned by BC Partners, has reached an agreement to sell SBB doo Belgrade, a pay-TV, broadband and fixed telephone services provider in Serbia, to e& PPF Telecom. United Group has also agreed to sell Eon TV International (the holding company of the NetTV Plus business) and its sports broadcasting […]

February 12, 2025

Data: Serbia at 2.1m pay-TV subs

Serbia ended 2022 with 2.17 million pay-TV subscribers, a slight increase on the 2.15 million at the end of 2021, according to the Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Postal Services (Ratel). Nearly 50 per cent of subscribers (49.7 per cent) used digital cable TV technology, followed by IPTV (29.3 per cent), DTH (16.2 per […]

February 27, 2023From Branislav Pekic in Rome

SPI/FilmBox, Telekom Srbija extend distribution deal

SPI/FilmBox and Telekom Srbija Group, an Internet and cable television provider in Serbia, have extended their distribution deal. The extension will allow mts TV, Supernova, and m:SAT TV subscribers in Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina to access thirteen SPI channels and on-demand content for more years to come.“It is our great pleasure to continue […]

October 7, 2022

Serbia: 14 bids for 4 national TV licences

Fourteen TV stations have submitted bids for four national frequency licences by the June 20th deadline, according to local media reports citing sources from Serbia’s Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM). The list is led by the current holders of the four commercial TV licences that expire in August, namely Pink, Happy, Prva and B92. […]

June 22, 2022From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Serbia tenders 4 national TV frequencies

Serbia’s Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM) has announced a public tender for four national digital TV frequencies. The existing licences for the TV frequencies were issued to national commercial broadcasters Pink, Happy, Prva Televizija and B92 in August 2006 and expire in August of this year. A fifth national TV licence that used to […]

April 19, 2022From Branislav Pekic in Rome