Published Articles
- July 9, 2008 - The Financial Times Communism to risktaking As a former adviser to Jack Welch and co-founder of Lorimar Telepictures, the company that brought Dallas to the world’s television screens, Michael Garin has impeccable capitalist credentials.
- June 2, 2008 - Czech Business Weekly CME expands Internet services, ready for more The recent Internet expansion of media group CME speak to a larger strategy that could lead its share price up in the long term, even if lately the stock was hit by fluctuations on international financial markets.
- May 30, 2008 - TV International CME enjoys the fruits of the fast-expanding central and eastern European ad markets
- April 22, 2008 - Hospodarske noviny Nova Wants To Capture the Internet Nova TV is going to launch a news portal to compete with Seznam and Centrum & Atlas
- April 22, 2008 - Hospodarske Noviny We Want to Become a Big Internet Player Nova is on a mission to capture the Internet. Petr Dvořák, CEO of local TV broadcaster No.1, declared 2008 as the “year of the Internet” already last year, and the actions taken by the TV station since the beginning of the year confirm that.
- April 17, 2008 - CME and Mlada Fronta Nova Expected to Launch New Internet Portal Czech news portal E15 anticipates that there are only a few days or weeks left at most until a new big player enters the Internet news and entertainment market in the Czech Republic. TV Nova is reportedly finalizing preparations to launch a new portal and plans to invest over CZK 100 million the project this year.
- April 17, 2008 - Private Equity Hub CME acquires two Romanian Radio Stations Central European Media Enterprises Ltd (CME) is to acquire two Romanian radio stations for US$20.9m (RON 47.2m). CME is buying the two assets - news and entertainment channels Pro FM and Info Pro, from Compania de Radio Pro s.r.l.
- April 11, 2008 - TheStreet.com Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: The Next Big TV Market "What happened in our markets today is exactly why I've been focusing on Russian stocks all week," Jim Cramer told viewers of his "Mad Money" TV show Friday (11th April).
- March 29, 2008 - CT24 CME featured as the lead topic on Czech Television's Investor Magazine On March 28 CME was featured in the Investment Magazine show on state TV channel CT24 in the Czech Republic. The participants in the discussion were Romana Tomasova, Director of Corporate Communications from CME, Radim Kramule, a stock market analyst from Česká Spořitelna and Tomáš Nesnídal, an independent trader from Financnik.cz.
- March 27, 2008 - C21Media CME brings LA glamour to Eastern Europe Central European Media Enterprises (CME), the Central and Eastern European broadcasting company, has launched four new series in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
- March 11, 2008 - Novi list 'Farma' and 'Zvijezde Pjevaju' beat 'Celebrity Big Brother' 'Celebrity Big Brother' marked the beginning of its new season with a thirty percent drop in ratings compared to other pilots of this show
- March 6, 2008 - Lidove Noviny We were a bit nervous „We lost a few older viewers, but to Czech Television“ stated Managing Director of Nova Petr Dvořák evaluating the first month of the direct clash between the main evening news programs of Prima and Nova.
- February 29, 2008 - The Financial Times CME launches expansion plans Central European Media Enterprises has set out plans to double revenues and earnings over the next five years from organic growth, while also highlighting ambitions for deals in Turkey, Bulgaria, Serbia and Russia.
- February 29, 2008 - Evenimentul Zilei Adrian Sarbu has conquered the Czechs following the example of PRO TV During his time as Regional Director for Czech Republic, Slovak Republic and Romania, Adrian Sarbu has exported with great success the PRO TV know-how in the Czech Republic and also in the Slovak Republic. Together with a Romanian team (sales, marketing and production specialists) he achieved important increases in revenues in 2007: 33% in the Czech Republic and 50% in the Slovak Republic. In Romania, revenues for 2007 increased 44% compared to 2006. The strategy followed the ProTV pattern: the spectacular TV station. In 2007, Sarbu launched in the Czech Republic, Nova Cinema, a movie- channel that follows the ProCinema format. As a result of his achievements, he was appointed in October last year Chief Operating Officer for CME.
- February 1, 2008 - Ziarul Financiar How Acasa TV turned into a station that beats even mainstream channels' viewing figures Acasa TV, Romania's first niche channel that launched ten years ago, has registered increasingly higher viewing figures - sometimes even surpassing mainstream channels, after adapting its content to suit its target audience.
- January 15, 2008 - C21Media Channel profile - TV Markiza - Slovakia Top Slovak channel TV Markiza maintains its market dominance across a broad range of local and acquired fare. Channel head Martina Liskova speaks to Gün Akyuz about the channel's recent successes and ongoing priorities.
- January 14, 2008 - C21 Media Broadcaster profile – Pro Plus – Slovenia Local productions are becoming increasingly valuable for Slovenia's Pro Plus channels, in the face of growing viewer fragmentation and platform proliferation. Programme director Gorazd Slak speaks to Gün Akyuz.
- January 7, 2008 - TV Nova TV Nova Remains the Most Popular Channel in 2007 The ratings achieved in 2007 have again proven Nova’s leading position in the Czech media market. In target group D15-54, the channel achieved an all-day share of 42.99%, with an even more successful share of 46.83% during prime time (7 – 11 p.m.). During the past year, TV Nova further improved its position, especially in the group of young viewers. Compared to the year 2006, prime time ratings in the 15-24 age group increased by 2.04% (52.22%), whereas all-day ratings grew by 2.80% (47.30%). The largest increase in ratings for this target age group occurred during access prime time (4 – 7 p.m.) on weekdays, having grown by 11.18% to a total of 50.99%.
- November 26, 2007 - East Capital East Capital Awards 2007 This year’s East Capital Awards took place with a grand celebration attended by over 400 investors, business partners and prominent Eastern European experts on November 22nd in the beautiful surroundings of Grand Hotel’s Vinterträdgården in Stockholm.
- November 20, 2007 - Hospodarske Noviny Nova Cinema is launched 1st December The long anticipated launch of TV Nova’s sister channel, Nova Cinema, takes place on Sunday 1st December. Nova Cinema will allow cable and satellite viewers in the Czech Republic to enjoy a channel dedicated to movies. There will also be the opportunity for viewers to catch re-runs of their favourite TV series.
