Central European Media Enterprises, also known as CME, is a privately owned media and entertainment company headquartered in Czechia. Founded in 1994, it employs approximately 60 people and is a tier 1 media tech buyer, having reported $1.2B in revenue as of 2025. The company specializes in broadcast television and radio, operating television channels in seven geographic areas: Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Romania and Moldova, Slovakia, and Slovenia. CME is a subsidiary of PPF Group, and its operations include Markiza Slovakia, Nova Group, Pro Plus, Pro TV, RTL Hrvatska, and bTV Media Group. Prior to its acquisition by PPF Group N.V. in October 2020, the company was listed on NASDAQ and the Prague Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CETV, but has since been delisted.
On June 9, 2026, Central European Media Enterprises (CME) CEO Sam Barnett cautioned that traditional broadcasters in Central and Eastern Europe face a growing challenge from global streaming platforms such as Netflix and YouTube, urging companies in the region to act swiftly to retain audiences. This follows CME's integration into the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), the world's anti-piracy coalition, announced on May 18, 2026. As a media and entertainment company with operations across Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Romania, Moldova, Slovakia, and Slovenia, CME contributes its experience in local productions, trusted news programming, and responsible broadcasting to ACE's global network. Previously, on May 7, 2026, CME reported trading issues linked to a cloud outage at an Amazon Web Services data center in North Virginia, alongside warnings to users about disconnections due to essential maintenance.
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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 2025. 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 motorsports, sports sublicensing, soccer | association football and handball.
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