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United Group

UGI to commercialise new fibre corridor

United Fiber, a wholly owned subsidiary of United Group and the company behind the design and deployment of the SE European next-generation fibre infrastructure, has confirmed that construction of its new Athens–Thessaloniki underground route remains on schedule for completion in October 2025. Once built, it will be marketed by United Group International (UGI), United Group’s […]

May 12, 2025

Viasat True Crime expands footprint with United Group

Viasat World, the independent international media company, has announced that Viasat True Crime will launch on all platforms of United Group, the Southeastern European telco and media group. The channel will be available in Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Greece. Following the channel’s debut in Poland in 2024, Viasat True Crime went […]

April 4, 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

Croatia: Layoffs at HRT, N1; Nova TV to rebid for concession

Croatian public broadcaster HRT plans to lay off over 800 employees by March as part of a business consolidation plan. This aligns with their ‘New Direction’ strategy, which aims to reduce staff by 30 per cent from the current level of 2,700 by the end of 2026. The Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media supports […]

January 28, 2025From Branislav Pekic in Rome

United Group consolidates broadcasting with Eutelsat

Eutelsat has been selected by United Group, the South-East European provider of telecommunications and media services, to consolidate its broadcasting activities at two of Eutelsat’s flagship video hotspots. Following an RFI to satellite operators to optimise the efficiency of its operations, United Group awarded Eutelsat the contract for its entire DTH portfolio. Under the multi-year, […]

August 8, 2024

United Group reports record year

United Group (UG), the multi-play telecommunications and media company in Southeastern Europe, has achieved record financial results for the financial year 2023. The group delivered 7 per cent growth in both revenues and EBITDAal to €2.79 billion and €988 million respectively. Adjusting for the impact of the sale of the group’s tower portfolio in August […]

April 25, 2024

United Group acquires Bulsatcom

Netherlands-based United Group, the telco and media operator across Southeast Europe, has announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Bulsatcom, a DTH television provider in Bulgaria. The acquisition is part of United Group’s strategy to further expand and strengthen its market presence in the country, where it already owns the Vivacom telco which it […]

November 10, 2023

United Cloud partnership with Sentinel Holding

United Cloud, the innovation centre of the United Group, which develops products and services for the telecommunications and media sectors, and Sentinel Holding, a specialist in open-standards open-source software, have signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement and a Master Software Development Agreement. The partners’ shared roadmap will support United Cloud’s development of innovations in open-source, open-standards […]

October 9, 2023

FilmBox Channels on United Group

SPI International, a Canal+ company operating across six continents, has announced a strategic partnership with United Group, the Southeast European telco. The collaboration brings SPI International’s channels, FilmBox Premium and FilmBox Extra, to a wider audience across Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and North Macedonia. United Group subscribers to can now watch content […]

October 4, 2023

United Group appoints Vivas VP Marketing

United Group, a provider of telecommunications services and media in Southeast Europe, has appointed Quique Vivas Group Vice President Marketing, effective from December 20th. Vivas in his role will be succeeding Victoriya Boklag, who has held the position of Group Vice President Marketing and Media since 2013. Boklag will focus on her role as Group […]

September 22, 2022