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Unitymedia adds restart TV to further channels

July 8, 2019 11.23 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German cable operator Unitymedia is now offering the restart TV function on 45 further free-to-air TV channels.

Filed Under: Cable, Newsline, Platforms, TV Tagged With: Comedy Central, Deutsches Musik Fernsehen, DMax, ele 5, Eurosport, Home & Garden TV, Horizon, MTV, Nick, Restart TV, Sport1, TLC, Unitymedia Edited: 8 July 2019 11:25

Unitymedia to host stand programme at ANGA COM 2019

May 27, 2019 12.16 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German cable operator Unitymedia will offer a broad line-up of discussion rounds, expert talks and other formats at its stand at ANGA COM 2019.

Filed Under: ANGA COM, Anga Special, Anga Text, Cable, Newsline Tagged With: Accenture, Andrea Huber, Anga, ANGA COM 2019, Christoph Bach, Ericsson, ICE Gateway, Michael Schmid, Ralf Gerbershagen, rft Kabel Brandenburg, Stefan Tiemann, Torsten J. Gerpott, Unitymedia, Winni Rapp Edited: 27 May 2019 16:36

German commercial broadcasters reject Vodafone’s concessions

May 17, 2019 12.37 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The measures proposed by Vodafone to the EU Commission to obtain approval for the acquisition of Unitymedia miss the point, according to German commercial broadcaster association VAUNET.

Filed Under: Cable, Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline, Platforms, Regulation, Top Story Tagged With: concessions, EU Commission, Harald Flemming, Liberty Global, Telefónica Deutschland, Unitymedia, Vodafone Edited: 20 May 2019 12:48

German housing industry opposes Vodafone’s concessions

May 14, 2019 15.17 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The German housing industry warns that the planned acquisition of Unitymedia by Vodafone will significantly reduce competition and increase consumer costs for TV, internet and telephony.

Filed Under: Cable, Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline, Platforms, Regulation Tagged With: Axel Gedaschko, concessions, EU Commission, GdW, Unitymedia, Vodafone Edited: 17 May 2019 11:34

Unitymedia to unlock Sport1 HD during Ice-Hockey World Championship

May 9, 2019 16.45 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German cable operator Unitymedia will drop the encryption of sports channel Sport1 HD during the Ice-Hockey World Championship 2019, enabling all customers to watch the live coverage in HD quality.

Filed Under: Cable, Newsline, Platforms, TV Tagged With: encryption, Ice-Hockey World Championship, Sport1 HD, Unitymedia Edited: 9 May 2019 16:45

Home & Garden TV to join Unitymedia

May 9, 2019 14.40 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Home & Garden TV (HGTV), which Discovery is launching as a free-to-air TV channel in Germany on June 6, 2019, will be available on Unitymedia’s cable network.

Filed Under: Cable, Newsline, Platforms, TV Tagged With: Astra, Discovery, HGTV, Home & Garden TV, Unitymedia Edited: 9 May 2019 14:42

FRK opposes Vodafone’s proposed Telefónica deal

May 9, 2019 11.27 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German cable operator association FRK rejects the concessions proposed by Vodafone to the European Commission to secure approval of its planned acquisition of Unitymedia from Liberty Global.

Filed Under: Cable, Finance, Newsline, Platforms, Regulation Tagged With: European Commission, FRK, Heinz-Peter Labonte, Liberty Global, Unitymedia, Vodafone Edited: 9 May 2019 11:30

Vodafone offers concessions to secure Unitymedia acquisition

May 7, 2019 10.07 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Vodafone has offered concessions to gain approval from the European Commission for its planned takeover of Liberty Global’s German cable operator Unitymedia.

Filed Under: Cable, Finance, Newsline, Platforms, Regulation Tagged With: acquisition, concessions, European Commission, Hannes Ametsreiter, Liberty Global, Telefonica, Unitymedia, Vodafone Edited: 7 May 2019 14:30

German High Court approves Unitymedia’s ‘free’ Wi-Fi network

April 25, 2019 12.06 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German cable operator Unitymedia is entitled to activate a separate Wi-Fi hotspot on its customers’ internet routers without their prior consent.

Filed Under: Cable, Newsline, Platforms, Regulation, Top Story Tagged With: hotspot, Supreme Court, Unitymedia, Verbraucherzentrale NRW, Wi-Fi, WifiSpot Edited: 26 April 2019 12:42

Lutz Schüler to become new Virgin Media CEO

April 23, 2019 21.41 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Liberty Global has appointed Lutz Schüler as the new CEO of Virgin Media, the company’s cable operations in the UK and Ireland, effective June 11, 2019.

Filed Under: Cable, People, Platforms, Top Story Tagged With: CEO, Liberty Global, Lutz Schüler, Mike Fries, Tom Mockridge, Unitymedia, Virgin Media Edited: 24 April 2019 07:24

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