SPI International has entered into a partnership with Markíza Group sales house, part of CME – a broadcaster and content creator in Central and Eastern Europe. Markíza Group is consequently now the exclusive representative for advertising sales on FilmBox in Slovakia. FilmBox is among SPI International’s flagship brands, offering Hollywood films, celebrated classics and popular […]

Vodafone IoT has announced the expansion of its Internet in the Car service to Slovakia, extending the number of countries where motor manufacturers can offer vehicles with reliable in-car internet access to 33. Furthermore, the service allows drivers to seamlessly roam in more than 40 European countries. Slovakia is the latest addition to Vodafone IoT’s […]

Systal Technology Solutions, a specialist in managed network, cloud and security transformation, has announced an expansion of its European operations with the official reopening of its redesigned headquarters and Network Operations Centre (NOC) in Bratislava, Slovakia. The investment strengthens Systal’s delivery capability, enabling seamless 24/7 integration across its international operations in Glasgow (UK), Tampa (US), […]

Appear, a specialist in live production technology, has been chosen by Orange Slovakia to support a new centralised operational model for its Video Assisted Referee (VAR) content delivery. The project supports Orange Slovakia’s live coverage of the Slovak First Football League, enabling the Slovak Football Association to move from on-site to a more efficient centralised […]

Viasat World, the independent international media company, has announced its new crime-themed television channel, Viasat True Crime, will launch in Czechia, Slovakia and Slovenia on September 17th. Following the launch of Viasat True Crime in Poland with Canal+ earlier this year, Viasat World has partnered with operator partners, Vodafone in Czechia, where the new channel […]

England fans are still waiting for the team to kick into gear at Euro 2024. Many have been disillusioned by sluggish performances to date and the knockout game against Slovakia on June 30th followed the trend – until Jude Bellingham’s spectacular equaliser in the 95th minute. Viewing stats from Yospace, the dynamic ad insertion company, […]

ITV drew its biggest audience in two years on June 30th as a peak audience of 18.4 million watched England eliminate Slovakia from the Euro 2024 tournament across ITV1 and ITVX. An average audience of 15.6 million tuned in for the game – equating to 66 per cent of the nation’s TV audience -which saw […]

BBC Studios has announced that its British drama channel BBC First is now available in Czech Republic through T-Mobile and O2, and in Slovakia through Slovak Telekom. The BBC First brand debuted in Czech Republic and Slovakia as an SVoD collection via T-Mobile and Slovak Telekom back in November 2023, but this will be the […]

Luxembourg-based pay-TV provider, M7 Group, owned by Canal+ Group has concluded an agreement with Prague-based Prima Group for the satellite distribution of Prima COOL SK and Prima LOVE SK in the Slovak market. Following the agreement, Prima COOL SK has launched via the M7-owned Skylink TV platform at ASTRA 23.5 East. Prima COOL SK offers […]

Canal+ Group and the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) have announced the exclusive broadcast of the Hologic WTA Tour on Canal+ channels in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. From January 2024, and for five seasons through 2028, Canal+ will offer WTA tournaments in each season from January to November, including the WTA 1000s, the WTA 500s, […]