Orange Romania is now working on completing the preparations for entering the TV services market, scheduled for April or early May at the latest, ZF has learned.
Both Orange and SES Astra, one of the world’s largest satellite communication providers, declined comment on the information.
Romania has only three competitors left on the DTH market, RCS&RDS with its Digi service, Romtelecom with Dolce and UPC – Focus Sat, after Romtelecom took over the customer base of Boom TV and AKTA Satelit.
So far, Orange officials have only admitted that they are looking into entering the TV service business, but denied having made a decision.
Romania had 5.92 million TV service subscribers in mid 2012, 2.21 million of which using DTH services.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)