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Tele Columbus grows with telephony and internet

August 24, 2017 10.37 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Germany’s third-largest cable operator Tele Columbus has gained 15,000 new telephony and 14,000 new internet customers in Q2 2017.

Filed Under: Cable, Newsline, Platforms Tagged With: ARPU, brand, customers, internet, Tele Columbus, telephony Edited: 24 August 2017 10:37

RTL Nitro to drop RTL brand

July 12, 2017 08.45 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German TV channel RTL Nitro will drop the RTL brand and just call itself Nitro from July 31, 2017.

Filed Under: Newsline, TV Tagged With: brand, Bundesliga, Nitro, RTL Nitro Edited: 12 July 2017 08:45

Internet drives Tele Columbus

March 7, 2017 08.05 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German cable operator Tele Columbus has won 20,000 new internet customers in Q4 2016.

Filed Under: Cable, Newsline Tagged With: brand, customers, internet, Tele Columbus Edited: 7 March 2017 08:05

Liberty Global unifies Austrian and Swiss cable brands

December 1, 2015 10.55 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Liberty Global will unify the names of its cable subsidiaries in Austria and Switzerland under the joint label UPC, the umbrella brand of its European cable assets.

Filed Under: Cable, Marketing, Newsline, Platforms Tagged With: brand, Eric Tveter, Liberty Global, UPC, UPC Austria, UPC Switzerland Edited: 1 December 2015 21:34

RTL to rebrand Passion in Germany

October 1, 2015 11.50 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German commercial broadcaster Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland will change the name of its pay-TV channel Passion into RTL Passion on November 12, 2015.

Filed Under: Newsline, TV Tagged With: brand, Germany, Passion, RTL, RTL Passion, UFA Edited: 1 October 2015 11:50

Wellen+Nöthen to become Qvest Media

September 1, 2015 10.27 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German broadcast and media technology company Wellen+Nöthen will operate under the name Qvest Media from September 1, 2015.

Filed Under: Newsline, Tech Tagged With: brand, IBC 2015, Qvest Media, Wellen+Nöthen Edited: 1 September 2015 10:27

German news channel N24 to become WELT

July 7, 2015 13.09 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German media company Axel Springer will change the name of its TV news channel N24 into WELT (translated “World”).

Filed Under: Newsline, TV Tagged With: Axel Springer, brand, N24, WELT Edited: 7 July 2015 13:10

ProSieben Maxx to close Yep! window

May 14, 2015 10.47 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

ProSieben Maxx, the German free-to-air TV channel targeting a male audience between 14 and 39 years of age, will remove the window under the Yep! brand from its schedule from […]

Filed Under: Newsline, TV Tagged With: brand, Germany, m4e AG, Mainstream Media AG, ProSieben Maxx, window, Yep! Edited: 15 May 2015 07:50

Unitymedia to drop Kabel BW brand in April

March 9, 2015 17.54 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German cable operator Unitymedia Kabel BW will solely use the brand name Unitymedia across its whole footprint from April 2015.

Filed Under: Cable, Newsline, Platforms Tagged With: brand, Germany, Kabel BW, Liberty Global, Unitymedia Edited: 9 March 2015 17:54

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