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Bulgaria's popular bTV channel announces that Florian Skala has resigned from his position as CEO of bTV and effectively immediately Martin Svehlak has been appointed as new CEO. Mr. Svehlak brings a rare depth of diverse media knowledge and managerial experience that spans TV, print, and online media, as well as digital platforms. Mr.

Venelin Petkov, the head of news, current affairs and sport at private channel bTV, said on Tuesday that he intends to sue United Patriots leader Valeri Simeonov for calling him and his colleague Anton Hekimyan corrupt during a broadcast on Bulgarian National Television.

"See you in court," Petkov wrote on Facebook in response to Simeonov's accusations.

Pavel Stanchev is appointed CEO of Hungary's most watched television channel - TV2, Hungarian media reported. The Bulgarian was presented to the team in the middle of last week and will take up the post on May 15 this year.

For the first time since Bulgaria joined the European Union, the Council of Ministers revealed how much money was given to the electronic media under all operational programs; in particular for the period from January 2014 to February 2019.

The information was provided  by Prime Minister Boyko Borissov.

Sweden-based entertainment conglomerate Modern Times Group, MTG, announced on Monday that it is to sell 95 per cent of the shares in Bulgaria's Nova Broadcasting to PFF, a firm owned by Czech billionaire Peter Kellner, for 185 million euros.

BNT programs attracted only 1 per cent of TV advertising in 2017, according to data from the media agency. According to the survey, the total volume of television advertising in Bulgaria last year was 691 million euros. In fact, the amount is certainly significantly lower, as the measurement does not take account of concessions, barters and other agreements that televisions conclude.