Central European Media Enterprises

Central European Media Enterprises (CME) is a media and entertainment group owned by PPF Group. It operates television businesses across seven countries in Central and Eastern Europe. Its main networks include TV Nova in the Czech Republic, Markíza in Slovakia, Pro TV in Romania, bTV in Bulgaria, RTL in Croatia and in Slovenia. CME operates 47 television channels reaching about 49 million viewers and also provides streaming services through Voyo and Oneplay.

CME was incorporated in Bermuda in 1994 and grew into one of the major commercial broadcasting groups in the region. Time Warner became a major shareholder in 2009 and later gained control of the company. In 2020, PPF Group acquired CME in a transaction valued at about US$2.1 billion and took the company private.