Vodafone Deutschland will remove 20 channels from its cable network as part of the unification of the pay-TV line-up in the former coverage areas of Kabel Deutschland and Unitymedia.
Vodafone Deutschland stays with Teleste
Teleste’s subsidiary Cableway has signed a new three-year strategic partnership agreement with Vodafone Deutschland for installation and maintenance services for the company’s cable customers in Germany.
FRK calls for open access after Liberty Global/Vodafone deal
German cable operator association FRK has called for open access to be imposed as one of the concessions for regulatory approval of the rumoured acquisition of Liberty Global’s German cable subsidiary Unitymedia by Vodafone.
Deutsche Telekom: Vodafone/Liberty Global tie-up “unacceptable”
German telco Deutsche Telekom would oppose the sale of Liberty Global’s German cable subsidiary Unitymedia to Vodafone and calls for regulators to block any such deal.
Vodafone and ARD affiliate in HD carriage spat
A row has broken out between Vodafone Deutschland and Saarländischer Rundfunk (SR), the affiliate of public broadcaster ARD serving federal state Saarland, regarding HD cable distribution of its TV channel SR Fernsehen with both sides accusing each other of blocking carriage.
Vodafone Deutschland revises HD cable carriage conditions
Vodafone Deutschland has revised its so called coins per subscriber (CPS) model for the distribution of encrypted HD channels on its cable network (formerly Kabel Deutschland) to comply with the principle of equal chances in the broadcast law.
Vodafone Kabel Deutschland chooses 3SS for VOD upgrade
3 Screen Solutions (3SS), a German provider of customised software solutions and services to the multiscreen digital entertainment industry, was selected by Germany’s largest cable operator, Vodafone Kabel Deutschland, to enhance the usability and functionality of its Select Video VOD service.
Internet and telephony drive Kabel Deutschland
Germany’s largest cable operator Kabel Deutschland continued to grow in the last three months of 2015 mainly through the selling of internet and telephony subscriptions.
Vodafone Deutschland expands catch-up service
Vodafone Deutschland has added catch-up content from free-to-air channels DMAX and TLC to the video-on-demand platform on its German cable network.
German cable carriage fee row heats up
The dispute regarding the question whether German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF have to pay carriage fees to the large cable operators has gained a new chapter.