The public and commercial TV and radio broadcasters in Germany earned €19.01 billion last year – an increase by €1.53 billion compared with 2012.
NetCologne expands fibre-optic network
German cable operator NetCologne has invested more than €30 million into the expansion of its fibre-optic network in 2014.
TV set sales rise in Western Europe in 2014
The number of TV sets sold in Western Europe has increased by 3.2% to more than 34 million sets in 2014 (2013: 33 million sets).
PrimaCom looking for acquisition targets
Germany’s fourth-largest cable operator PrimaCom wants to accelerate its growth through further acquisitions following last year’s takeover of DTK Deutsche Telekabel.
Internet main growth driver for Swiss cable in 2014
The Swiss cable operators have gained 95,200 new internet customers last year.
Sky Deutschland returns to the black
Sky Deutschland has returned to the profit zone: In Q1 2014/15 (September 30, 2014), the German pay-TV broadcaster reached a net result of €12 million.
German HD+ platform reaches 1.6 million customers
HD+, the subscription platform with the HD versions of commercial free-to-air channels for DTH satellite households in Germany on Astra (19.2° East), has increased its customer figure to 1.59 million […]
German high-tech market on growth course
The turnover with products and services from information technology, telecommunications and consumer electronics is expected to rise this year in Germany by 1.6% to a total of €153.4 billion euros, […]
Telekom Austria drops into the red
Telekom Austria Group reported a 7.3% decline in turnover to €1.94 billion in the first half of 2014 compared with the first half of last year (€2.09 billion).
Free New Year’s Eve feed from New York
The Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment are once again offering free HD satellite feeds of the New Year’s Eve Celebration in Times Square, New York.