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, […]
Ziggo appoints Bert Groenewegen as CFO
Dutch cable operator Ziggo has appointed Bert Groenewegen as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) starting on March 1, 2010.
Numericable claims most complete offer
With 240 channels distributed, of which 120 are in the basic tier, the Belgian operator Numericable claims to have the most complete offer in the country. This week, the cabler […]
FiberNet outlines strategy
Warburg Pincus-backed FiberNet, one of the top four cable operators in Hungary, has outlined its strategy for this year.
Brussels approval for Unitymedia buy
Liberty Global has received regulatory clearance from the European Union for its €3.5 billion purchase of Unitymedia.
Disney joins UPC VOD
UPC Nederland is to add content from The Disney Channel and Disney XD to its VOD portal. From February 1, Disney XD will also be available 24 hours a day […]
History launches on Hungary’s FiberNet
History has launched in Hungary on cable operator FiberNet, covering all 77 headends with a fully localised version in Hungarian.
Liberty Global to sell J:COM interest
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 […]
Numericable carries HD channels in DVB-T
France’s largest cable operator Numéricable has started to distribute the terrestrial HD channels in the DVB-T standard in 20 more towns in France.
Dual track strategy for Kabel Deutschland
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.