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United Group

United Group consolidates broadcasting with Eutelsat

Eutelsat has been selected by United Group, the South-East European provider of telecommunications and media services, to consolidate its broadcasting activities at two of Eutelsat’s flagship video hotspots. Following an RFI to satellite operators to optimise the efficiency of its operations, United Group awarded Eutelsat the contract for its entire DTH portfolio. Under the multi-year, […]

August 8, 2024

United Group reports record year

United Group (UG), the multi-play telecommunications and media company in Southeastern Europe, has achieved record financial results for the financial year 2023. The group delivered 7 per cent growth in both revenues and EBITDAal to €2.79 billion and €988 million respectively. Adjusting for the impact of the sale of the group’s tower portfolio in August […]

April 25, 2024

United Group acquires Bulsatcom

Netherlands-based United Group, the telco and media operator across Southeast Europe, has announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Bulsatcom, a DTH television provider in Bulgaria. The acquisition is part of United Group’s strategy to further expand and strengthen its market presence in the country, where it already owns the Vivacom telco which it […]

November 10, 2023

United Cloud partnership with Sentinel Holding

United Cloud, the innovation centre of the United Group, which develops products and services for the telecommunications and media sectors, and Sentinel Holding, a specialist in open-standards open-source software, have signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement and a Master Software Development Agreement. The partners’ shared roadmap will support United Cloud’s development of innovations in open-source, open-standards […]

October 9, 2023

FilmBox Channels on United Group

SPI International, a Canal+ company operating across six continents, has announced a strategic partnership with United Group, the Southeast European telco. The collaboration brings SPI International’s channels, FilmBox Premium and FilmBox Extra, to a wider audience across Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and North Macedonia. United Group subscribers to can now watch content […]

October 4, 2023

United Group appoints Vivas VP Marketing

United Group, a provider of telecommunications services and media in Southeast Europe, has appointed Quique Vivas Group Vice President Marketing, effective from December 20th. Vivas in his role will be succeeding Victoriya Boklag, who has held the position of Group Vice President Marketing and Media since 2013. Boklag will focus on her role as Group […]

September 22, 2022

Friend MTS extends United Media deal

Global content protection specialist Friend MTS has extended its long-standing relationship with United Media to provide anti-piracy services for Novasports channels in Greece. The Novasports linear sports channels – Novasports Prime, Novasports 1, Novasports 2 and Novasports 3 – are protected against content theft and piracy by Friend MTS’s global monitoring services. Using fingerprint-based content […]

March 16, 2022

United Group’s Solak acquires Southampton FC

Dragan Solak, Serbian billionaire and founder of cable-TV operator United Group, has acquired a controlling stake in Southampton FC – the Premier League football club that currently sits 14th in the table. Southampton have confirmed the deal which sees Sport Republic, a London-based investment firm in the sports and entertainment industry, take an 80 per […]

January 5, 2022

Marquee TV secures £6.7m Series A funding

Marquee TV, the specialist streaming service for arts and culture, has received £6.7 million (€7.8m) in a Series A funding round to accelerate the upgrade and global rollout of its platform. Investment from Dutch-based United Group, a provider of television and media services in Southeast Europe, and leading international media company Viasat World, will be […]

November 9, 2021

United Media engages Content Arena

Content Arena, the software partner for sports media rights industry, has reached an agreement with United Media, leading media company in Southeast Europe, for the digitization of its sports media rights management and sales processes. Under the agreement, Content Arena will provide a software solution tailored specifically to United Media’s sports media rights business. The […]

September 28, 2021