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Tele Columbus appoints Christoph Lüthe as CEO

January 20, 2026 09.41 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German cable operator Tele Columbus has appointed Christoph Lüthe as its new CEO, with the leadership change set to take effect by 1 April 2026 at the latest.

Filed Under: Cable, Newsline, People Tagged With: Christoph Lüthe, Markus Oswald, Peer Knauer, PŸUR, Tele Columbus, vitronet Edited: 20 January 2026 09:43

Tele Columbus CEO Markus Oswald to step down at year-end

December 16, 2025 09.44 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German cable operator Tele Columbus has announced that CEO Markus Oswald will leave the company on 31 December 2025, citing personal reasons.

Filed Under: Cable, Newsline, People Tagged With: Alvarez & Marsal, Joachim Lubsczyk, Markus Oswald, Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners, Peer Knauer, PŸUR, Tele Columbus Edited: 16 December 2025 09:48

Michael Fränkle to leave Tele Columbus

January 24, 2025 11.29 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Michael Fränkle, CTO and member of the management board, will leave German cable operator Tele Columbus on 31 January 2025 to pursue new professional challenges.

Filed Under: Cable, Newsline, People Tagged With: Alexander Sragner, HLkomm, Mario Zöller, Markus Oswald, Michael Fränkle, Tele Columbus Edited: 24 January 2025 11:29

Tele Columbus chooses XroadMedia for personalised UX

September 12, 2023 16.26 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German cable operator Tele Columbus has selected Austrian service provider XroadMedia to deliver personalisation services to its PŸUR TV users.

Filed Under: Newsline, Platforms, TV Tagged With: Adolf Proidl, Markus Oswald, Ncanto, PŸUR TV, Tele Columbus, XroadMedia Edited: 12 September 2023 16:27

Tele Columbus to launch next-gen hybrid Android TV service

May 23, 2023 20.23 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German cable operator Tele Columbus has selected Nagra as its solution provider and prime integrator to launch its new hybrid cable and multiscreen solution, PŸUR TV.

Filed Under: Cable, Newsline, Platforms, Tech Tagged With: 3Ready, 3SS, Broadpeak, Harmonic, Lars Lanske, Markus Oswald, Nagra Kudelski, Nancy Goldberg, Olivier Taravel, PŸUR TV, Sagemcom, Stefan Blickensdörfer, Tele Columbus Edited: 23 May 2023 20:23

Daniel Ritz hands over as Tele Columbus CEO to Markus Oswald

September 9, 2022 10.06 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Daniel Ritz will step down as CEO of Tele Columbus at the end of his contract period on January 31, 2023 and will leave the German cable operator at his […]

Filed Under: Cable, Newsline, People, Platforms Tagged With: Daniel Ritz, Kublai, Marc van’t Noordende, Markus Oswald, Morgan Stanley Infrastructure, Tele Columbus, United Internet Edited: 9 September 2022 10:07

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