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Unitymedia completes VOD outroll

May 9, 2012 10.53 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Liberty Global’s Unitymedia has entered the final phase of the roll-out of its VOD service across its networks in North-Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse.

Customer in the cities of Dusseldorf, Hagen, Lünen, Paderborn, Siegen, Fulda, Bensheim, in the greater Frankfurt/Main area and in areas across the Ruhrgebiet are now able to order movies by pushing the red button.

The Unitymedia Videothek is available to all customers who have the cabler’s HD PVR. The switch-on is automatic, but the viewer needs to connect the set-top box to the internet

Christian Hindennach, VP of marketing and product management at Unitymedia: “Thi is prime time television in HD quality. More and more of our TV customers are now switching to digital television in order to benefit from the advantages such as a wider choice and additional digital services – our on-demand offering is another strong argument for change. “

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Filed Under: Cable, Newsline, On Demand/VOD Tagged With: Unitymedia Edited: 9 May 2012 10:53

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Arnhem-based Robert covers the Benelux, France, Germany, Austria and Switzerland as well as IPTV, web TV, connected TV and OTT. Email Robert at rbriel@broadbandtvnews.com.

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