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Chris Dziadul, September 17 2026 Apple TV arrives in Romania and Croatia Apple TV has finally made its debut in Romania and Croatia, the last two countries in the European Union (EU) without localised (subtitled) versions of the service. In Romania, it can be watched for RON39.99 (€7.60) a month or RON349 a year while in Croatia it costs €9.99 a month or €79 a year. There is also a seven-day free trial, rising to three months for anyone purchasing a new Apple device, as w
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Chris Dziadul, September 10 2026 AMC introduces Selekt to Czech and Slovak viewers AMC Global Media Central Europe has officially launched a streaming platform named Selekt Light in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The platform, which directly replaces the previous AMC Mikro service, is completely free to use after a quick online registration and offers viewers a regularly updating, monthly curation of content including films and series, children’s programming, local progra
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Chris Dziadul Analysis: Deutsche Telekom's smart Polish move
The news that Deutsche Telekom has agreed to buy Poland’s Fiberhost and Inea from Macquarie Asset Management is significant on a number of levels. Firstly, the transaction will be worth around €1 billion, making it the largest in the Polish TMT sector since 2021, when P4 acquired Liberty Global’s UPC Polska and Cellnex Telecom Polsat Plus Group’s Polkomtel Infrastruktura for €1.53 billion and €1.6 billion respectively. Secondly, it underlines the importance Deutsche Telekom n
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Chris Dziadul Analysis: Media capture in the Czech Republic
On previous visits to the public broadcaster Slovak Television and Radio (STVR), known until recently as Radio and Television of Slovakia (RTVS), I noticed that its headquarters lies next to the largest cemetery in Bratislava and burial place of the statesman Alexander Dubček.
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Chris Dziadul Analysis: United Group and media freedom
Benjamin Franklin once said there are two certainties in life – death and taxes – and many people have since added a third to the list. Although in my case it has always been football managers get the sack I now also include a fourth, which is that the media freedoms we often take for granted are constantly under threat.
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