Germany’s Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) has cleared the planned joint advertising sales company between RTLzwei and Warner Bros. Discovery, paving the way for the two broadcasters to consolidate their TV […]
Antitrust veto: Super RTL cancels takeover of Nickelodeon [UPDATE]
German children’s channel Super RTL will not acquire its competitor Nickelodeon: RTL Deutschland has withdrawn its notification of the project after the Federal German Cartel Office informed RTL and Paramount […]
Bundesliga TV rights: German Cartel Office drops no-single-buyer rule
In the current tender for Bundesliga rights from the 2025/26 season, a subscription platform can once again exclusively acquire the rights to all matches.
Mediaset increases stake in ProSiebenSat.1 further
Italian media group Mediaset has increased its shareholding in German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 by 4.1% to a total of 24.2%.
Mediaset seeks German antitrust clearance for ProSiebenSat.1 stake increase
Italian media company Mediaset is seeking approval from Germany’s Federal Cartel Office for gaining “significant competitive influence” over German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1.
Coronavirus: DFL postpones Bundesliga rights tender
In light of the current situation, the Executive Committee of German football association DFL has decided to postpone the planned tender for the media rights of Germany’s domestic football league […]
German RTL channels to remain unencrypted in SD on Astra
The free-TV channels of German commercial broadcaster Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland will continue to be available in SD quality unencrypted via Astra (19.2° East) until at least 2024.
European Commission opens full deal review of Vodafone, Liberty acquisition
The European Commission (EC) has concerns about Vodafone’s proposed acquisition of Liberty Global’s subsidiaries in Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania and has therefore opened an in-depth investigation.
Unitymedia continues DOCSIS 3.1 rollout / CEO interview
German cable operator Unitymedia aims to provide over 1.3 million households with its DOCSIS 3.1-based 1Gbps high-speed internet access by the end of 2018, CEO Winni Rapp told Broadband TV […]
German Cartel Office requests referral of Vodafone/Unitymedia merger case
The Federal German Cartel Office intends to examine the takeover of German cable network operator Unitymedia by telecommunications group Vodafone itself and has requested the European Commission to refer the […]