Home Box Office announced that it has acquired 100% ownership in its Central European joint-venture company, HBO Central Europe.
Sandhu leaves Unitymedia as Liberty takes control
14.56 Europe/London, January 28, 2010 By
Gene Musselman will take the helm as acting MD of Germany’s Unitymedia, alongside his jobs as president and COO of UPC Broadband, the European subsidiary of Liberty Global. Parm Sandhu, current CEO of Unitymedia, has decided to leave the company to pursue other career opportunities.
Sky+ HD tops 2 million
08.30 Europe/London, January 28, 2010 By
482,000 net additions, more than double the same period in 2008, have taken the number of households receiving Sky’s high definition service to 2,082,000. The service received another boost with plans to sell the HD box as standard.
Brussels approval for Unitymedia buy
10.38 Europe/London, January 26, 2010 By
Liberty Global has received regulatory clearance from the European Union for its €3.5 billion purchase of Unitymedia.
Liberty Global to sell J:COM interest
08.56 Europe/London, January 25, 2010 By
Liberty Global has announced the sale of its 37.8% ownership interest in Jupiter Telecommunications (better known as J:COM), the Japanese communications provider, to KDDI Corporation, the second largest wireless operator in Japan.
Dual track strategy for Kabel Deutschland
11.22 Europe/London, January 22, 2010 By
Majority owner Providence Equity is preparing an IPO for Kabel Deutschland (KDG), while at the same time looking for a buyer for its 88% stake in Germany’s largest cable operator.
Sky Deutschland gets €110m injection
10.52 Europe/London, January 20, 2010 By
Sky Deutschland has said the proceeds of its capital increased announced in December amount to €110 million.
Netgem warns on consolidation
11.23 Europe/London, January 19, 2010 By
French receiver manufacturer Netgem has said the maturity of the IPTV market is likely to lead to an inflection in sales of triple play packages.
French DTT premium resellers join forces
19.54 Europe/London, January 18, 2010 By
The French premium TV reseller TV Numeric has agreed to acquire its rival TNtop TV, the French subsidiary of the UK’s Top Up TV. An agreement has been signed between Marc Olivier, CEO of TV Numeric and David Chance, chairman of Top Up TV.
Motorola sells European modem unit
09.24 Europe/London, January 14, 2010 By
Motorola has sold its cable modem business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa to the Taiwanese manufacturer Compal Electronics, the company has confirmed.
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