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Central European Media Enterprises Appoints Duco Sickinghe To Its Board Of Directors

October 22, 2008, Hamilton, Bermuda

Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. ("CME") (Nasdaq/Prague Stock Exchange: CETV) today announced it has appointed Mr. Duco Sickinghe as a member of CME's Board of Directors, effective October 22, 2008.

Commenting on the announcement, Ronald Lauder, Chairman of CME, said: "We are delighted to welcome Duco to the Board. He brings more than 20 years of insight and experience in the technology and media industries and will be a great resource for CME as we continue to execute on our strategic growth initiatives."

Herbert Granath, Vice Chairman of CME, commented: "Duco has a wealth of knowledge, specifically in Internet, digital TV and premium channel businesses. With strong business acumen, he will be a valuable addition to the Board and we look forward to his contributions to the Company."

Duco Sickinghe said: "CME has established itself as the leading broadcaster in Central and Eastern Europe and created a unique footprint across seven countries. I look forward to contributing to the Company's future success and working with my fellow Board members as we seek to achieve CME's strategic goals."

Duco Sickinghe is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Telenet Group Holding in Mechelen, Belgium. Telenet is a Flemish cable operator that is a leader in broadband Internet, digital TV, Wi-Fi, fixed telephony and mobile services. The company runs its own premium sports and movie channels and generated approximately $1.3 billion of revenue in 2007.

Prior to Telenet, Mr. Sickinghe worked for Wolter-Kluwer Professional Publishing in a variety of roles, including Manager of Sales & Marketing, Division General Manager in The Netherlands and European Manager of Internet Ventures. In 1994, Mr. Sickinghe founded and was Chief Executive Office of Software Direct, a large scale distributor of software, which later became a joint venture with Hachette Distribution Services in Paris. Prior to that, he was the Vice President of Marketing for Europe and then General Manager for France of NeXT Computer.

Mr. Sickinghe started his career in finance with Hewlett-Packard in its European headquarters in Switzerland. At various stages during his tenure at HP, Mr. Sickinghe served as the Product Marketing Manager for the Laserjet product line in Europe and as Channel Development Manager for Europe. Mr. Sickinghe holds a Bachelor degree and Master in Law from the University of Utrecht in The Netherlands and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia University.

CME is a broadcasting company operating leading networks in seven Central and Eastern European countries with an aggregate population of approximately 97 million people. CME's television stations are located in Bulgaria (TV2 and Ring TV), Croatia (Nova TV), Czech Republic (TV Nova, Nova Cinema, Nova Sport and MTV Czech), Romania (PRO TV, PRO TV International, Acasa, PRO Cinema, Sport.ro and MTV Romania), Slovakia (Markíza, Nova Sport and MTV Czech), Slovenia (POP TV, Kanal A) and Ukraine (Studio 1+1, Studio 1+1 International, Kino, Citi). CME is traded on the NASDAQ and the Prague Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "CETV".

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