Kabel BW has signed a long-term distribution deal with the ProSiebenSat.1 Group, which includes carriage of the HD versions of ProSieben, Sat.1, Kabel eins and Sixx.
Kabel BW prices Sky-D offer
Kabel BW has given details of the pricing on its Sky Deutschland packages, being introduced following last month’s landmark deal with the satellite platform.
Kabel BW to offer Sky-D as standalone product
Kabel BW has extended its agreement with Sky Deutschland, offering its subscribers all of the pay-TV platform’s programme packages as standalone products.
Bundeskartellamt to decide on LGI and KabelBW
The German monopoly commission Bundeskartellamt is to decide on Liberty Global’s planned acquisition of KabelBW. The European Commission said it was a national matter for Germany.
Kabel BW grows number of TV homes
German cable operator Kabel BW said the total number of basic cable homes has risen by 23,000 (1%) during the past year to 2,322,000 on March 31, 2011. The number of pay-TV subscriptions grew by 98,00 to 308,000.
German cablers commit to analogue
The three main German cable operators, Kabel Deutschland, Kabel BW and Unitymedia, have said in a joint statement that they are committed to analogue cable distribution and will not force their customers to go digital.
Kabel BW adds 3D content
Kabel BW has announced plans to add 3D movies to its on demand programme library.
Liberty Global snaps up Kabel BW
Liberty Global has announced it will acquire Germany’s third largest cable operator, Kabel BW, from the Swedish investment company EQT through a series of transactions for a total consideration of approximately €3.16 billion. Following a weekend of intense bidding the UPC owner, which already holds Germany’s second largest cableco Unitymedia, topped an earlier bid by […]
Liberty increases Kabel BW bid
The financial future of Germany’s third largest cable operator remained in play on Monday after Liberty Global (LGI) increased its bid for Kabel BW.
CVC in the frame for Kabel BW
CVC Capital Partners is close to securing Kabel Baden-Württemberg, the German cable company put up for sale by its existing private equity owners, EQT.