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waipu.tv reaches 1 million subscribers

May 3, 2023 08.35 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German TV streaming provider waipu.tv has passed the one million paying customer mark.

Filed Under: Newsline, Platforms, Streaming, TV Tagged With: Deutsche Glasfaser, eXaring, Freenet, O2, waipu.tv Edited: 3 May 2023 08:35

Francie Petrick to become new Media Broadcast managing director

July 13, 2022 14.52 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Francie Petrick will join Arnold Stender and Andreas Stähr in the management board of German technical service provider Media Broadcast on August 1, 2022.

Filed Under: Newsline, People, Tech Tagged With: Andreas Stähr, Arnold Stender, Christoph Vilanek, Francie Petrick, Freenet, Media Broadcast Edited: 13 July 2022 14:52

Salt considers legal action against Sunrise over Liberty Global deal

August 27, 2020 23.16 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Swiss telecommunications company Salt considers suing Sunrise, arguing that its competitor’s sale to Liberty Global would be in breach of an agreement signed months earlier.

Filed Under: Cable, Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline, Telco Tagged With: Freenet, Liberty Global, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, Salt, Sunrise, UPC Switzerland Edited: 31 August 2020 14:05

U-turn in Switzerland: Liberty Global to take over Sunrise

August 12, 2020 10.31 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

After the failed acquisition of Swiss cable operator UPC by local telco Sunrise, UPC parent company Liberty Global is now turning the tables and wants to take over Sunrise.

Filed Under: Cable, Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline, Top Story Tagged With: Freenet, Liberty Global, Mike Fries, Sunrise, Thomas D. Meyer, UPC Edited: 12 August 2020 16:05

Freenet grows with waipu.tv

May 4, 2020 11.41 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German internet TV service waipu.tv gained around 44,200 new paying customers in Q1 2020.

Filed Under: DTH, Newsline, OTT, Platforms, Satellite, Terrestrial, TV Tagged With: Astra, customers, Freenet, Freenet TV, waipu.tv Edited: 4 May 2020 11:43

Freenet closes teleshopping channel

April 20, 2020 23.16 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German media company Freenet has shut down its teleshopping channel Freenet Shopping.

Filed Under: Distribution, Newsline, Platforms, Terrestrial, TV Tagged With: Astra, DVB-T2, Freenet, Freenet Shopping, Freenet TV, Media Broadcast Edited: 20 April 2020 23:18

waipu.tv reaches over 400,000 customers / Price increase for Freenet TV

February 27, 2020 22.00 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German internet TV platform waipu.tv reached around 408,300 paying customers at the end of 2019.

Filed Under: DTH, Finance, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Streaming, Terrestrial Tagged With: Astra, DVB-T2, Freenet, Freenet TV, waipu.tv Edited: 27 February 2020 22:01

Freenet TV closes German DTH service on Astra

February 5, 2020 21.34 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German service provider Media Broadcast has ceased marketing its HDTV platform Freenet TV for DTH satellite households on Astra (19.2° East) on February 5, 2020.

Filed Under: Distribution, DTH, Editor's Choice, HDTV, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Satellite, Top Story, TV Tagged With: Astra, Diveo, Freenet, Freenet TV, HD+, M7 group, Media Broadcast, ProSiebenSat.1, RTL, SES, waipu.tv Edited: 7 February 2020 06:39

German RTL channels to remain unencrypted in SD on Astra

January 9, 2020 09.22 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

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.

Filed Under: Distribution, DTH, Newsline, Platforms, Satellite, Satellite, Tech, TV Tagged With: Andre Prahl, ARD, Astra, Christoph Mühleib, Federal Cartel Office, Freenet, HD+, KEF, Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, ProSiebenSat.1, SD, SES, ZDF Edited: 10 January 2020 13:20

Liberty Global terminates UPC/Sunrise merger discussions

December 17, 2019 08.47 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Liberty Global has terminated discussions regarding the combination of its subsidiary UPC Switzerland with local player Sunrise Communications.

Filed Under: Cable, Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline, Platforms, Top Story Tagged With: Freenet, Liberty Global, Mike Fries, Sunrise, UPC Switzerland Edited: 18 December 2019 10:02

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