Czech businessman Petr Kellner is buying the biggest Bulgarian television group bTV.
Kellner’s PPF Group has announced that it is acquiring bTV’s parent company - Central European Media Enterprises (СМЕ). CME on its part announced that the transaction is for USD 2.1 billion. The acquisition will be concluded by mid-2020. Before that it will have to be approved by the CME’s shareholders’ meeting, the antitrust commissions in the respective countries and by the European Commission. CME is owner of bTV and of the TV groups in the Czech Republic (Nova), in Romania (PRO TV), in Slovakia Markíza) and in Slovenia (POP TV).
President Rumen Radev vetoed certain amendments to the Investment Promotion Act. The provisions threaten environmental protection and pose a risk of harming the public interest. In their current form, they threaten the constitutionally guaranteed..
On Monday, it will be sunny over the western regions of Bulgaria, while there will be considerable cloudiness with rain showers in the eastern part of the country. In the afternoon, rainfalls can be expected in the central parts of..
Big global brands should stop their advertisements in pro-Kremlin media in the Balkans and especially in Bulgaria and Serbia - this is what a group of MEPs call for in a letter, BNR correspondent in Brussels Angelina Piskova reported,..
On April 27, volunteers from a total of 465 locations throughout Bulgaria took part in the eighth edition of the "Let’s Count the..
Bulgaria remains consistent in its support for Ukraine and will actively participate in the process of its post-war reconstruction , caretaker Premier an..
On Wednesday, the lowest temperatures in the country will be between 8 and 13°C; in Sofia - about 9°C. After midnight, rainfalls across..
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