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Vodafone initiates Unitymedia integration

September 2, 2019 11.28 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Following the approval of the merger by the European Commission, Vodafone has commenced integrating its networks and products with Unitymedia in the German cable market.

Filed Under: Cable, Editor's Choice, Newsline, Technology Tagged With: integration, merger, radio, Unitymedia, Vodafone Edited: September 3, 2019 11:33

Vodafone/Liberty Global cable deal likely to go through

April 5, 2019 12.18 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Vodafone can breathe a sigh of relief: The EU Commission’s concerns about the takeover of large parts of Liberty Global’s cable business in Europe are apparently smaller than expected.

Filed Under: Cable, Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline, Platforms, Regulation/Legal, Top Story Tagged With: carriage fees, EU Commission, Liberty Global, merger, Unitymedia, Vodafone Edited: April 8, 2019 12:20

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/Legal, Top Story Tagged With: complaint, Deutsche Telekom, Federal Cartel Office, FRK, Kabel BW, Liberty Global, merger, NetCologne, Unitymedia Edited: April 29, 2016 10:10

Axel Springer and ProSiebenSat.1 call off merger talks

July 29, 2015 19.32 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German media group Axel Springer and TV broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 have disbanded their merger ambitions and will instead launch a joint project supporting new digital startups.

Filed Under: Finance, Platforms, Top Story Tagged With: Axel Springer, investment, merger, ProSiebenSat.1, startups Edited: July 30, 2015 11:01

Tele Columbus to take over Primacom

July 16, 2015 08.41 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Kicking off a new consolidation round in Germany’s cable market, Tele Columbus, the third largest German cable operator, has entered into an agreement to acquire Primacom, the fourth largest market player, for €711 million.

Filed Under: Cable, Finance, Newsline, Platforms, Top Story Tagged With: consolidation, Deutsche Telekabel, Germany, merger, Orion Cable, PrimaCom, Tele Columbus Edited: July 21, 2015 13:32

ProSiebenSat.1 and Axel Springer in merger talks

July 6, 2015 22.35 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

ProSiebenSat.1 and Axel Springer are reputedly in talks to combine their businesses.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline, Platforms, Top Story Tagged With: Axel Springer, merger, ProSiebenSat.1 Edited: July 8, 2015 10:33

Senator Entertainment and Wild Bunch to merge

July 24, 2014 19.18 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German media company Senator Entertainment and French rights dealer Wild Bunch have agreed to merge, creating a leading European movie production and sales company.

Filed Under: Distribution, Newsline Tagged With: distribution, merger, production, sales, Senator Entertainment, Wild Bunch Edited: July 24, 2014 19:29

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