Kabel Deutschland CEO Adrian von Hammerstein says he is expecting the German monopolies commission to issue its findings on the cablenet’s purchase of Tele Columbus next January.
The €618 million purchase of the Level 4 operator was initially confirmed by KDG in May and is now expected to complete in the first quarter of 2013.
Von Hammerstein was speaking on Thursday at the Annual General Meeting, where he confirmed previous guidance of a sales growth of between 7.5 and 8.5%.
He said he hoped for a negotiated settlement in the current carriage dispute with the public broadcasters. Although KDG was already pursuing legal action he said the company was open to further negotiation.