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EU clears RTL’s acquisition of Sky Deutschland

April 22, 2026 20.28 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The European Commission has unconditionally approved RTL Group’s acquisition of Sky Deutschland, concluding that the deal raises no competition concerns and paving the way for completion on 1 June 2026.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline, Top Story, TV Tagged With: acquisition, Comcast, Dana Strong, European Commission, RTL, RTL Group, Sky Deutschland, Sky Group, Stephan Schmitter, Teresa Ribera, Thomas Rabe, WOW Edited: 23 April 2026 18:38

Comcast partners with NVIDIA to test AI applications at the network edge

March 17, 2026 16.01 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Comcast is working with NVIDIA to test next-generation AI applications running directly at the edge of its network, in a move designed to bring artificial intelligence processing closer to end […]

Filed Under: Newsline, Tech Tagged With: Comcast, Nvidia Edited: 17 March 2026 16:01

Paramount, Comcast and Netflix line up Warner Bros Discovery bids

November 18, 2025 12.56 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Paramount Skydance, Comcast and Netflix are preparing first-round bids for Warner Bros Discovery, with non-binding offers due by Thursday, according to multiple reports. Warner Bros Discovery has launched a formal […]

Filed Under: Newsline, Top Story Tagged With: Comcast, Netflix, Paramount, Warner Bros Discovery Edited: 24 November 2025 12:21

Comcast and CommScope extend DOCSIS 4.0 amplifier deployment across all markets

September 29, 2025 12.30 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Comcast and CommScope have confirmed that Full Duplex DOCSIS (FDX) 4.0 amplifiers are now live across Comcast’s entire footprint, with multigigabit symmetrical speeds available to millions of homes over existing […]

Filed Under: Newsline Tagged With: Comcast, CommScope Edited: 29 September 2025 12:30

MSNBC to use Sky News journalists after rebrand

September 25, 2025 13.37 Europe/London By Julian Clover

MSNBC has signed a multi-year agreement with Sky News as the network transitions to the MS NOW brand.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Top Story Tagged With: Comcast, MS NOW, MSNBC, NBC News, Sky News, Versant Edited: 26 September 2025 13:49

RTL Group to acquire Sky Deutschland – and the strategy behind it

June 27, 2025 09.19 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

In an unexpected move, RTL Group today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline, Top Story, TV Tagged With: Barny Mills, Bundesliga, Comcast, Dana Strong, Joyn, ProSiebenSat.1, RTL, RTL Group, Sky Deutschland, Sky Stream, Stephan Schmitter, Thomas Rabe, WOW Edited: 1 July 2025 16:24

ProSiebenSat.1 and FreeWheel form pan-European advertising alliance

June 13, 2025 13.05 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German media group ProSiebenSat.1 and FreeWheel, a Comcast-owned global technology platform specialising in video advertising, have announced a strategic partnership aimed at enabling pan-European cross-media campaigns across television and digital […]

Filed Under: Newsline, TV Tagged With: Addressable TV Initiative, ATVI, Comcast, d-force, EBX, FreeWheel, Joyn, Markus Messerer, ProSiebenSat.1, RTL, Thomas Bremond, Virtual Minds Edited: 13 June 2025 13:05

NBCUniversal channel spin-off to be called Versant

May 7, 2025 13.57 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Comcast’s spin-off of much of the NBCUniversal channels business will be known as Versant, the company has confirmed. 

Filed Under: Newsline Tagged With: Comcast, NBCUniversal, Versant Edited: 7 May 2025 13:57

MediaKind adds Multiview to millions of Xfinity customers 

April 22, 2025 13.49 Europe/London By Julian Clover

MediaKind’s MK.IO cloud SaaS platform with Multiview technology has been deployed by Xfinity to service millions of X1 customers, the tech firm has announced.

Filed Under: Newsline, Tech Tagged With: Comcast, MediaKind, Xfinity Edited: 22 April 2025 13:49

Comcast announces team for channel spin-off

January 10, 2025 09.57 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Comcast has announced additional appointments to the planned leadership team at SpinCo, the publicly traded company that will include USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel, and […]

Filed Under: Newsline Tagged With: Comcast Edited: 10 January 2025 09:58

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