Private equity companies are said to have posted bids that value Kabel Deutschland at €5 billion, while Germany’s largest cable operator continues to make preparations for an IPO, which could […]
Deutsche Telekom chief calls for Open Cable
15.00 Update: Deutsche Telekom CEO René Obermann has called for regulation to force companies such as Kabel Deutschland to open up their networks to third parties.
Ziggo reaches 1 million VoiP homes
Holland’s largest cable operator Ziggo has announced it has now reached 1 million telephony customers. The cabler is also extending its DOCSIS 3.0 footprint to Utrecht.
Russian cable licensing hits a snag
The licensing of foreign channels for distribution on Russian cable networks, which has to be completed by March 1 this year, has hit a snag.
Romanian cable starts to consolidate
Romtelecom is on track to become the fourth largest cable operator in Romania after RCS/RDS, UPC and Digital Cable Systems (Akta).
Russian cableco on a roll
The Russian cable operator ER-Telecom has posted a net profit of R339 million (€8.13 million) for 2009, as opposed to a loss of R970 million a year earlier.
Telenet and KDG offer DOCSIS 3.0
Belgium’s Telenet and Germany’s Kabel Deutschland (KDG) have both announced the launch of very high-speed broadband access using DOCSIS 3.0 with speeds up to 100 Mbps.
RCS/RDS prepares for bond sale
Romania’s RCS/RDS will try to improve its low level of liquidity through the sake of bonds worth $200 million (€146.1 million) on foreign markets.
DCS gears up for digital cable launch
Romania’s Digital Cable Systems (DCS) has posted a turnover of €30 million for 2009, or 20% more than in the previous year. It has also announced it strategy for this […]
BBC Entertainment widens Polish reach
The Polish cable operator Aster will add BBC Entertainment to its BasicPLUS package on February 10.