Telenor has appointed Jussi Tolvanen as the new head of its Finnish subsidiary DNA.
Ocilion expands VOD collaboration with Vubiquity
Austrian IPTV service provider Ocilion will add purchasable movies (electronic sell through, EST) and Ultra HD (UHD) content to its video-on-demand (VOD) service.
Telemach sues Telekom Slovenije
United Group’s Telemach has filed a lawsuit against the Slovenian incumbent Telekom Slovenije in the District Court in Ljubljana.
Altice becomes the largest shareholder in BT
Patrick Drahi’s Altice is now the largest shareholder in BT after it acquired 12.1% of the company, worth £2.2 billion.
Rogers and Shaw to combine in $26 billion purchase
Rogers Communications has announced plans to purchase its Canadian rival Shaw Communications in a deal worth $26 billion.
Swiss competition authority grants Liberty Global green light for Sunrise takeover
The Swiss Competition Commission (WEKO) has approved the acquisition of telecommunications company Sunrise by Liberty Global’s subsidiary UPC.
CMA requests Virgin-O2 merger review
Competition and Markets Authority has made a request to the European Commission for it to refer the proposed merger of Virgin Media and Virgin Mobile with O2 to the UK regulator.
Private equity makes £1.1bn bid for TalkTalk
TalkTalk has confirmed it has received a takeover bid Toscafund Asset Management LLP.
Salt considers legal action against Sunrise over Liberty Global deal
Swiss telecommunications company Salt considers suing Sunrise, arguing that its competitor’s sale to Liberty Global would be in breach of an agreement signed months earlier.
Srini Gopalan to head Deutsche Telekom in Germany
Srini Gopalan, currently board member for Europe, will be the new board member for Germany at Deutsche Telekom as of November 1, 2020.