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Pay TV boom forecast for CEE
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Pay TV revenues in Central and Eastern Europe will increase 50% in the period between 2009 and 2015, according to the latest fore- casts. Pay TV in the region has weathered the downturn well and with Russia and Poland lead- ing the way, the sector is poised for rapid growth according to Adam Thomas, principal analyst at TBI publisher Informa Telecoms & Media. “With so many new services having launched in recent years, the financial downturn could well have prompted numerous clo- sures of nascent services still try-
2011 2013 IPTV 2015 Source: Informa Telecoms &Media
ing to gain a secure foothold in some seriously competitive mar- kets,” Thomas said. “But that hasn’t happened to any great extent and the sector is well-posi- tioned to flourish as a result.” Pay TV revenues are forecast to increase from US$7.4 billion in 2009 to US$11 billion in 2015. Russia and Poland are Eastern Europe’s revenue giants, together accounting for 43% of the region’s pay TV revenues. Their position is set to become stronger during the forecast period – accounting for a combined 51% of pay TV revenues in 2015.
Roma Khanna to run television at MGM
MGM has tapped Roma Khanna to run its television and digital division. Khanna was previously running inter- national networks at NBC, but exited following the takeover of the studio by Comcast. As president of MGM's Television
Group and Digital,Khanna will oversee all television sales, production, acquisi- tions, licensing, content creation and digital initiatives for MGM worldwide. She will also oversee all existing fran- chises and partnerships and guide the creation of new content based on the MGM library. Khanna will report directly to Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum, the co- chairman and CEOs of MGM since it emerged from bankruptcy late last
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year. Her departure as president of
Universal Networks International and Digital Initiatives was made public in March as the new management team of Jeff Shell and Kevin Maclellan was
announced.Prior to NBCU,Khanna was at Canadian commercial broadcaster Chum.
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