Vodafone looks at Kabel Deutschland
November 30, 2008 by Robert Briel
Vodafone Germany is looking at acquiring Kabel Deutschland KDG, according to a report in the German financial newspaper Handelsblatt. The mobile operator already owns the Arcor fixed and DSL network and is runner-up in terms of market share after Deutsche Telekom. Read the story »
December 10 launch for Benfica TV
November 30, 2008 by Branislav Pekic
Portugal is to get its first club TV channel, with the launch of Benfica TV on December 10. Read the story »
Dutch cable fights back
November 30, 2008 by Robert Briel
The fast growth of KPN’s terrestrial platform Digitenne has started to hurt the subscriber figures of Dutch cable operators. Read the story »
Sky looks to keep ITV stake
November 28, 2008 by Julian Clover
BSkyB has signaled its intention to maintain its 17.9% holding in commercial broadcaster ITV plc. It has requested permission from the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) to take the case to the Court of Appeal after CAT dismissed an earlier legal challenge. Read the story »
Premiere secures Bundesliga
November 28, 2008 by Julian Clover
Premiere has won the pay-TV rights to Bundesliga football in Germany, Austria and Switzerland through to the 2012/13 season. The exclusive deal covers live and highlights over cable, satellite and the internet at a cost of €225 million for in 2009/10 rising to €275 million in 2012/13. Read the story »
FCA imposes conditions on C More sale
November 28, 2008 by Julian Clover
The Finnish Competition Authority (FCA) is to force the new owners of the C More group to drop coverage of top flight ice hockey. The FCA has added a string of new conditions in its approval of the sale of C More, which operates Canal+ in the Nordic region, to Bonnier’s TV4 Group. Read the story »
Canal Digital drops CNBC
November 28, 2008 by Julian Clover
CNBC is to disappear from Canal Digital’s cable and satellite homes from December 31 and will no longer be carried on the Thor satellite. Read the story »
Albanian DTH platform details
November 28, 2008 by Chris Dziadul
More details have emerged about Tring, a new DTH platform that made its debut in Albania in September. Read the story »
Comstar IPTV take-up grows
November 28, 2008 by Chris Dziadul
Comstar-UTS ended Q3 with 147,000 double play (internet and pay-TV) subscribers in Moscow, or 39% more than a year earlier. Read the story »
Ensslin joins Premiere board
November 28, 2008 by Julian Clover
Premiere has named Holger Ensslin as its legal and regulatory affairs chief. Dr Ensslin will take up his new position on December 1 and will also sit on the German pay-TV operator’s management board. Read the story »
