Central European Media Enterprises (CME), a privately owned media company founded in 1994, operates television and radio channels across seven Central and Eastern European countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Moldova, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia. Employing approximately 60 people and headquartered in the Czech Republic, CME generated approximately $1 billion in revenue in 2023. Prior to its acquisition by PPF Group N.V. in October 2020, CME was publicly traded on the NASDAQ and Prague Stock Exchange.
On May 1, 2025, CME announced the appointment of Sam Barnett as its new CEO. Barnett replaces Didier Stoessel, who will focus on his role as PPF's Chief Investment Officer, a position he has held since 2022, overseeing PPF's media investments, including CME. Barnett's appointment follows his departure from MBC, where Mike Sneesby will succeed him as CEO. In addition, CME, in collaboration with Accedo, received the Best Sustainability Project or Initiative award at the CSI Awards 2025 in Amsterdam for their work on sustainable video streaming practices under the CME Cares Initiative.
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Central European Media Enterprises (CME) offers 3 products in the media and telecoms services industry. Central European Media Enterprises (CME)'s product portfolio comprises of broadcast television and radio and media and TV services.
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Central European Media Enterprises (CME)'s revenues were over $1B in 2024. Caretta Research has split Central European Media Enterprises (CME)'s revenue into 2 different product categories, the largest of which is linear (thematic channel groups). For full access to Central European Media Enterprises (CME)'s revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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Central European Media Enterprises (CME) currently holds 17 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including soccer | association football, motorsports, handball and sports sublicensing.
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