The day in 3 news: NRA And Customs Agency To Merge, Zheleznitsa Tunnel To Greece Officially Launched, Anti-monopoly Committee Greenlights Saudi Telecom Yettel Deal

Vivacom Takes Over Bulsatcom in Bulgaria's Largest Telecom Merger

The largest merger in Bulgaria's telecom industry has received swift approval from the regulator without any conditions, yet not without others’ protests

Telco war enters new phase, as anti-trust body clears acquisitions by Vivacom

A1 and Yettel have alerted the European regulators about "excessive concentration" of market share and power in the hands of their competitor

The week in news: Mass rallies after vicious assault on woman; the big deals of the week; Bank profits and a 0.5 billion budget surplus

Czech PPF in talks to sell stake in Yettel Bulgaria to Etisalat

The negotiations are in an early stage and include three more operators in the region but not Bulgaria’s bTV

The day in 3 news: Geshev’s successor prioritizes political cases; Police catch 300 illegal migrants; New telecom deal underway

United Group sells TV towers in one of the biggest telecom tower deals worldwide

TAWAL is entering the EU market with a strong statement

The day in 3 news: Velkova: "No risk of bankruptcy"; Large-scale PPA penned; Border pressure intensifies Finance Minister: Bulgaria will not go bust

The elections are finally here, World Bank and the US criticize Bulgaria, tourism is down 70%

K Insights 02/04: the lockdown ends; how to buy something that doesn't have a price

The day in 3 news: Czech billionaire dies, no new lockdown measures, 6 parties in the next parliament

What’s the problem with Bulgarian media?

A combination of market trends and murky political interference has turned the media environment toxic, with only islands of professionalism remaining

BTC owner United Group buying Nova TV

The price of the deal with Domuschiev brothers’ Advance Media Group tops 300 million euro

5G: learning to walk in Bulgaria

Bulgarian Telecomunications Company, operating under the Vivacom brand, has rolled out the first version of its 5G network - with limitations in both coverage and capacity

Fast Reads

Telco and TV-operators mergers are coming to Bulgarian market

United Group is buying Bulgaria’s largest telecom – and eyeing a majority share in bTV

Why doesn’t VW want to park in Bulgaria?

Europe’s largest automaker, Volkswagen, has yet to decide where to build its new production facility but Turkey seems favorite

TV masters and puppets

Bulgarian businessman Kiril Domuschiev is buying Nova TV in a purchase that will tighten the media grip of the ruling GERB party

Expect no fair play here

Bulgaria’s political establishment has demonstrated yet again that no business can be run in Bulgaria without their blessing