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BBC, ViacomCBS, RTL: Vodafone Deutschland removes 20 pay-TV channels

February 19, 2021 10.07 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

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.

Filed Under: Cable, Channels, Distribution, Newsline, Platforms Tagged With: Animal Planet, auto motor sport, Baby TV, BBC Entertainment, BonGusto, Classica, Deutsches Wetterfernsehen, doxx, E! Entertainment, Extreme Sports Channel, Gute Laune TV, Jukebox, Kabel Deutschland, Motorvision TV, MTV 80s, MTV Hits, MTV Live, Nicktoons, Ocko, Penthouse TV, RTL Passion, Unitymedia, ViacomCBS, Vodafone Deutschland Edited: February 19, 2021 10:07

Vodafone Deutschland stays with Teleste

May 9, 2018 01.02 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

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.

Filed Under: Cable, Newsline, Platforms, Technology Tagged With: Cableway, Kabel Deutschland, Teleste, Vodafone Deutschland Edited: May 9, 2018 01:28

FRK calls for open access after Liberty Global/Vodafone deal

April 25, 2018 13.26 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

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.

Filed Under: Cable, Finance, Newsline, Platforms, Regulation/Legal Tagged With: FRK, gigabit, Heinz-Peter Labonte, Kabel Deutschland, Liberty Global, open access, Unitymedia, Vodafone Edited: April 25, 2018 13:27

Deutsche Telekom: Vodafone/Liberty Global tie-up “unacceptable”

February 23, 2018 23.29 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

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.

Filed Under: Cable, Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline, Platforms, Regulation/Legal, Top Story Tagged With: Deutsche Telekom, Kabel Deutschland, Liberty Global, Tim Höttges, Unitymedia, Vodafone Edited: February 27, 2018 09:59

Vodafone and ARD affiliate in HD carriage spat

April 12, 2017 23.33 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

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.

Filed Under: Cable, Channels, Distribution, Finance, HDTV, Platforms, Top Story Tagged With: ARD, carriage fees, dispute, HD+, Kabel Deutschland, SR Fernsehen, Vodafone, ZDF Edited: April 13, 2017 10:32

Vodafone Deutschland revises HD cable carriage conditions

June 21, 2016 19.23 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

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.

Filed Under: Cable, Channels, Distribution, Editor's Choice, HDTV, Newsline, Platforms, Regulation/Legal, Top Story Tagged With: carriage, contracts, Kabel Deutschland, Vodafone Deutschland, ZAK Edited: June 22, 2016 22:04

Vodafone Kabel Deutschland chooses 3SS for VOD upgrade

May 19, 2016 11.22 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

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.

Filed Under: Cable, Middleware, Newsline, Platforms, Set-Top Boxes, Technology Tagged With: 3 Screen Solutions, 3SS, Kabel Deutschland, Select Video, VOD, Vodafone Edited: September 14, 2019 23:56

Internet and telephony drive Kabel Deutschland

February 12, 2016 08.42 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

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.

Filed Under: Cable, Newsline, Platforms Tagged With: customers, internet, Kabel Deutschland, telephony, Vodafone Edited: February 12, 2016 08:42

Vodafone Deutschland expands catch-up service

January 25, 2016 08.07 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

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.

Filed Under: Cable, Channels, Distribution, Newsline, Platforms Tagged With: cable, Catch-Up TV, DMax, Kabel Deutschland, TLC, Vodafone Deutschland Edited: January 26, 2016 11:56

German cable carriage fee row heats up

January 19, 2016 11.20 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

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.

Filed Under: Cable, Channels, Distribution, Editor's Choice, Newsline Tagged With: cable, carriage fee, Germany, Kabel Deutschland, Unitymedia, Vodafone Edited: January 20, 2016 11:46

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