Central European Media Enterprises, also known as CME, a privately owned company headquartered in Czechia, is a subsidiary of PPF Group. Founded in 1994, the company employs approximately 60 individuals and reported $1.0 billion in revenue as of 2024, functioning as a tier 1 media tech buyer. The company specializes in broadcast television and radio, operating television channels across seven geographic areas, specifically Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Romania and Moldova, Slovakia, and Slovenia. Its portfolio includes subsidiaries such as Markiza Slovakia, Nova Group, Pro Plus, Pro TV, RTL Hrvatska, and bTV Media Group. Until its acquisition by PPF Group N.V. in October 2020, CME was listed on NASDAQ and the Prague Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CETV, subsequently becoming delisted.
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 sports sublicensing, soccer | association football, motorsports and handball.
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