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FRK files suit against Liberty Global’s German cable deal

April 28, 2016 09.33 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German cable operator association FRK has submitted a formal complaint against Unitymedia, Kabel BW, Deutsche Telekom und NetCologne at federal antitrust authority Bundeskartellamt.

Filed Under: Cable, Editor's Choice, Newsline, Platforms, Regulation, Top Story Tagged With: complaint, Deutsche Telekom, Federal Cartel Office, FRK, Kabel BW, Liberty Global, merger, NetCologne, Unitymedia Edited: 29 April 2016 10:10

FRK challenges Liberty Global’s German cable deal

May 28, 2015 10.08 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German cable operator association FRK wants to achieve that US media company Liberty Global has to revoke the acquisition of cable company Kabel BW by its subsidiary Unitymedia.

Filed Under: Cable, Newsline, Platforms, Regulation, Top Story Tagged With: Bundeskartellamt, Deutsche Telekom, FRK, Germany, Kabel BW, Liberty Global, NetCologne, Unitymedia Edited: 29 May 2015 11:56

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

Telebasel expands to German cable

February 19, 2015 23.24 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Swiss regional TV broadcaster Telebasel can now be received in 26 German towns in the Swiss-German border region.

Filed Under: Cable, Distribution, Newsline, TV Tagged With: cable, carriage, Germany, Kabel BW, Switzerland, Telebasel Edited: 19 February 2015 23:24

Liberty Global unblocks German cable acquisition

February 13, 2015 09.01 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The takeover of German cable operator Kabel BW by US media company Liberty Global, parent company of Unitymedia, is now legally binding.

Filed Under: Cable, Editor's Choice, Regulation, Top Story Tagged With: Deutsche Telekom, Federal Cartel Office, Federal Court of Justice, Kabel BW, Liberty Global, NetCologne, Unitymedia Edited: 16 February 2015 10:08

Liberty Global to unify German cable brands

November 27, 2014 19.36 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

US cable operator Liberty Global will solely use the brand Unitymedia for its cable business in Germany from spring 2015.

Filed Under: Cable, Editor's Choice, Newsline, Platforms Tagged With: Germany, Kabel BW, Liberty Global, Unitymedia, Unitymedia Kabel BW Edited: 1 December 2014 08:57

Unitymedia Kabel BW to add CNN HD

November 24, 2014 09.28 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German cable operator Unitymedia Kabel BW will commence carriage of CNN International HD on its cable network in federal states North-Rhine Westphalia, Hessen and Baden-Württemberg on November 25, 2014.

Filed Under: Cable, Newsline, Platforms, TV Tagged With: CNN International HD, Germany, Kabel BW, Liberty Global, Unitymedia Edited: 24 November 2014 09:37

Kabel BW expands HD line-up

June 2, 2014 18.34 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Kabel BW

German cable operator Kabel BW has added two HD channels to its cable network in federal state Baden-Württemberg.

Filed Under: Cable, Newsline, TV Tagged With: AXN HD, History HD, Kabel BW, SRF 1, SRF zwei Edited: 2 June 2014 18:34

Court overturns Liberty’s Kabel BW purchase

August 14, 2013 11.15 Europe/London By Julian Clover

A German court has sent Liberty Global’s acquisition of Kabel Baden-Wuerttemberg GmbH back to the country’s competition commission.

Filed Under: Cable, Editor's Choice, Finance Tagged With: Kabel BW Edited: 15 August 2013 10:01

Slow progress in German cable dispute

February 15, 2013 10.04 Europe/London By Robert Briel

The negotiations between the German cable operators and pubcasters ARD and ZDF are moving forward at a snail’s pace, according to the parties involved.

Filed Under: Newsline, Regulation Tagged With: ARD, Kabel BW, Kabel Deutschland, KDG, Unitymedia, ZDF Edited: 18 February 2013 11:33

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