Timm Degenhardt will not extend his contract as CEO of German cable operator Tele Columbus, which is scheduled to end on August 31, 2020.
Liberty Global terminates UPC/Sunrise merger discussions
Liberty Global has terminated discussions regarding the combination of its subsidiary UPC Switzerland with local player Sunrise Communications.
Czech cable market consolidates
The Cyprus-registered company Kaprain Industrial Holding has acquired a 100% stake in Czech operator CentroNet from Eco-Investment for CZK226,666,000 (€8.87 million).
Virgin Media opens new multi-million pound headquarters in Reading
Virgin Media is opening a brand new headquarters in Reading’s Green Park.
Vodafone and Deutschlandradio settle cable carriage dispute
The channels of German public radio broadcaster Deutschlandradio will return to the former cable network of Unitymedia in early 2020.
Major cable deal in Romania
RCS&RDS (Digi) has agreed to buy Romania’s largest independent cable operator AKTA (Digital Cable Systems – DCS) in what has been described as a “complex transaction”.
Insight TV expands footprint in Switzerland
Insight TV has launched on Swiss cable operator UPC.
ANGA becomes broadband association
German industry association ANGA Verband Deutscher Kabelnetzbetreiber (ANGA Association of German Cable Operators) has changed its name to ANGA Der Breitbandverband (ANGA The Broadband Association).
MuseumTV launches on Ziggo
Dutch cabler Ziggo has launched the VOD service Museum TV as an app on its set-top box.
SRG returns on DTT in Switzerland and Austria
Half a year after DTT switch-off in Switzerland, the channels of public broadcaster SRG can soon be received terrestrially via DVB-T in parts of Switzerland and Austria again.