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, […]
Sky+ HD tops 2 million
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 […]
Brussels approval for Unitymedia buy
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
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 […]
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.
Sky Deutschland gets €110m injection
Sky Deutschland has said the proceeds of its capital increased announced in December amount to €110 million.
Netgem warns on consolidation
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
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 […]
Motorola sells European modem unit
Motorola has sold its cable modem business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa to the Taiwanese manufacturer Compal Electronics, the company has confirmed.
Virgin puts price on bond deal
Virgin Media has announced the pricing of its senior secured notes offer put forward on Monday that totals just short of €1.7 billion.