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Vodafone sees little chance of success for legal action against EU approval of Unitymedia takeover

February 17, 2020 20.52 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Vodafone does not expect the lawsuits filed by Deutsche Telekom, Tele Columbus and NetCologne against the approval of the takeover of Unitymedia by the European Commission to succeed.

Filed Under: Cable, Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline, Regulation Tagged With: Court of Justice, Deutsche Telekom, EU Commission, NetCologne, Tele Columbus, Unitymedia, Vodafone Edited: 19 February 2020 09:59

Liberty Global completes Vodafone cable deal

July 31, 2019 23.30 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Liberty Global has completed the sale of its operations in Germany, Hungary, Romania and the Czech Republic to Vodafone.

Filed Under: Cable, Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline, Platforms, Regulation, Top Story Tagged With: EU Commission, Liberty Global, Unitymedia, Vodafone Edited: 2 August 2019 10:23

Deutsche Telekom, industry associations consider legal action against EU approval of Vodafone/Unitymedia merger

July 19, 2019 11.42 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Deutsche Telekom and several industry associations are considering taking legal action against the European Commission’s decision to approve Vodafone’s acquisition of German cable operator Unitymedia.

Filed Under: Cable, Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline, Platforms, Regulation Tagged With: Breko, Deutsche Telekom, DNMG, EU Commission, FRK, Heinz-Peter Labonte, Ingo Schuchert, Tele Columbus, Unitymedia, Vaunet, Vodafone Edited: 14 April 2021 14:54

German commercial broadcasters reject Vodafone’s concessions

May 17, 2019 12.37 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The measures proposed by Vodafone to the EU Commission to obtain approval for the acquisition of Unitymedia miss the point, according to German commercial broadcaster association VAUNET.

Filed Under: Cable, Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline, Platforms, Regulation, Top Story Tagged With: concessions, EU Commission, Harald Flemming, Liberty Global, Telefónica Deutschland, Unitymedia, Vodafone Edited: 20 May 2019 12:48

German housing industry opposes Vodafone’s concessions

May 14, 2019 15.17 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The German housing industry warns that the planned acquisition of Unitymedia by Vodafone will significantly reduce competition and increase consumer costs for TV, internet and telephony.

Filed Under: Cable, Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline, Platforms, Regulation Tagged With: Axel Gedaschko, concessions, EU Commission, GdW, Unitymedia, Vodafone Edited: 17 May 2019 11:34

Vodafone/Liberty Global cable deal likely to go through

April 5, 2019 12.18 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Vodafone can breathe a sigh of relief: The EU Commission’s concerns about the takeover of large parts of Liberty Global’s cable business in Europe are apparently smaller than expected.

Filed Under: Cable, Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline, Platforms, Regulation, Top Story Tagged With: carriage fees, EU Commission, Liberty Global, merger, Unitymedia, Vodafone Edited: 8 April 2019 12:20

German industry associations oppose Vodafone/Liberty Global cable deal

March 25, 2019 11.17 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German industry associations BREKO, BUGLAS, VAUNET and DNMG are concerned about the consequences of Vodafone’s proposed acquisition of Liberty Global’s German cable subsidiary Unitymedia.

Filed Under: Cable, Editor's Choice, Finance, HbbTV, Newsline, Platforms, Regulation Tagged With: Breko, BUGLAS, DNMG, EU Commission, Liberty Global, Unitymedia, Vaunet, Vodafone Edited: 26 March 2019 12:00

FRK demands strong conditions for Unitymedia Vodafone merger

September 18, 2018 17.38 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German cable operator association FRK calls for tough conditions from the competition and regulatory authorities to be imposed on Vodafone in the antitrust review of the planned acquisition of Unitymedia.

Filed Under: Cable, Finance, Newsline, Platforms, Regulation Tagged With: conditions, EU Commission, Federal Cartel Office, FRK, Heinz-Peter Labonte, open access, Unitymedia, Vodafone Edited: 19 September 2018 18:55

German consumers want cross-border subscriptions

March 11, 2016 10.24 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The majority of consumers in Germany wants to be able to sign up for digital content across national boundaries.

Filed Under: Conditional Access/Security, Distribution, Newsline, Regulation, Research Tagged With: content, cross-border, Digital Single Market, EU Commission, portability Edited: 11 March 2016 10:24

EU Commission to rule on content portability in 2016

November 13, 2015 10.44 Europe/London By Robert Briel

The EU Commission is working on proposals to reform copyright regulation to better suit the digital age. This might include rules on content portability.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Regulation, Top Story Tagged With: EU Commission Edited: 16 November 2015 11:50

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