The UK’s competition regulator says it fears the merger of Telefonica’s O2 with Liberty Global’s Virgin Media will push up prices and worsen 5G connectivity for the new company’s rivals.
Merged Sunrise and UPC announces job cuts
Newly merged Sunrise and UPC says there will be job cuts, despite great growth potential.
M7 Deutschland secures RTL pay-TV channels
M7 Deutschland is expanding its channel line-up with three pay-TV services from German broadcaster Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland.
Tele Columbus and ARTE settle cable dispute
Germany’s second largest cable operator Tele Columbus and ARTE have settled their legal dispute over the conditions of the cable carriage of the European cultural channel and agreed on a comprehensive cooperation.
MyZen TV launches on Turksat
The full HD version of the lifestyle channel MyZen TV has secured carriage on Turksat.
Rock music channel RCK TV closes down
German music channel RCK TV has ceased broadcasting at the end of 2020.
Baring Vostok sells ER Telecom stake
The Russian telco ER Telecom has announced a new ownership structure.
Morgan Stanley funds wants to take over Tele Columbus
An infrastructure fund of the US investment bank Morgan Stanley wants to acquire the majority stake in Germany’s second largest cable operator Tele Columbus.
Virgin and O2 merger referred for in-depth investigation
The Competition and Markets authority has referred the proposed merger of Liberty Global’s Virgin Media and Virgin Mobile with Telefonica’s O2 for an in-depth Phase 2 investigation.
Russian cable operators face controls
The Russian State Duma has adopted at its first reading amendments to the law “On Communications”.