Austrian company bought 50% of TV “Europe”
Updated on: 19.06.2009, 00:58
Published on: 19.06.2009, 00:52
Austrian media company has bought 50% of the shares of TV “Europe”. This announced the current chair of the board of directors of the television Emil Stoyanov on a press conference, informed BTA.
Yesterday in Vienna a contract for sale of 50% of the shares of TV to the media company “Stevia Communications”, represented by Karl von Habsburg-Lotringen.
The Austrian media company is part of the European media group Altelys, which focuses on media investments in Eastern Europe. The main partner of Karl von Habsburg-Lotringen in Atlelys is Hristo Grozev.
Habsburg and Stoyanov have reached consensus on all points referring to the future management of TV “Europe”. The chairman of the Board of the directors will be Habsburg and Emil Stoyanov will remain stakeholder in the media.
He pointed out that he will concentrate his attention in his activity as member of the European parliament. The TV will have two executive directors, who to present the interests of both sides – Lyubomir Popov and Martin Minchev.
TV “Europe” will keep its current format as a news television. Hristo Grozev informed that the investment plans of the company include the setting into operation of a second TV channel, which to have a more entertaining content.
According to Grozev the idea is the new channel to start in 2-3 months if there was no problem with the regulatory system.
The chosen for member of the European parliament from GERB Emil Stoyanov informed that from September TV “Europe” will provide information from Brussels.