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.
December 10 launch for Benfica TV
15.42 Europe/London, November 30, 2008 By
Portugal is to get its first club TV channel, with the launch of Benfica TV on December 10.
Dutch cable fights back
13.08 Europe/London, November 30, 2008 By
The fast growth of KPN’s terrestrial platform Digitenne has started to hurt the subscriber figures of Dutch cable operators.
Sky looks to keep ITV stake
15.29 Europe/London, November 28, 2008 By
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.
Premiere secures Bundesliga
14.22 Europe/London, November 28, 2008 By
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.
FCA imposes conditions on C More sale
11.49 Europe/London, November 28, 2008 By
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.
Canal Digital drops CNBC
11.43 Europe/London, November 28, 2008 By
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.
Albanian DTH platform details
11.40 Europe/London, November 28, 2008 By
More details have emerged about Tring, a new DTH platform that made its debut in Albania in September.
Comstar IPTV take-up grows
11.30 Europe/London, November 28, 2008 By
Comstar-UTS ended Q3 with 147,000 double play (internet and pay-TV) subscribers in Moscow, or 39% more than a year earlier.
Ensslin joins Premiere board
10.53 Europe/London, November 28, 2008 By
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.
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