The European Commission (EC) has concerns about Vodafone’s proposed acquisition of Liberty Global’s subsidiaries in Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania and has therefore opened an in-depth investigation.
Tele Columbus opposes Vodafone/Unitymedia merger
Tele Columbus, the third-largest German cable operator, rejects the planned acquisition of Unitymedia by Vodafone.
Unitymedia continues DOCSIS 3.1 rollout / CEO interview
German cable operator Unitymedia aims to provide over 1.3 million households with its DOCSIS 3.1-based 1Gbps high-speed internet access by the end of 2018, CEO Winni Rapp told Broadband TV […]
German Cartel Office requests referral of Vodafone/Unitymedia merger case
The Federal German Cartel Office intends to examine the takeover of German cable network operator Unitymedia by telecommunications group Vodafone itself and has requested the European Commission to refer the […]
Unitymedia launches Wi-Fi extender
German cable operator Unitymedia is now offering its customers the option of extending their local Wi-Fi network to other rooms.
FRK demands strong conditions for Unitymedia Vodafone merger
German cable operator association FRK calls for tough conditions from the competition and regulatory authorities to be imposed on Vodafone in the antitrust review of the planned acquisition of Unitymedia.
Liberty Global launches DOCSIS 3.1 in Germany with Arris
Liberty Global has deployed the Arris E6000 Gen 2 platform to roll out DOCSIS 3.1 services in Germany.
Unitymedia and ZDF settle cable carriage fee dispute [UPDATE]
German cable operator Unitymedia and public broadcaster ZDF have settled their long-standing legal battle over the payment of carriage fees for the cable distribution of ZDF’s channels and have agreed […]
Sky Deutschland to keep Turner channels
Following the removal of many third-party channels, most recently RTL’s pay-TV channels, Sky Deutschland has decided to keep the Turner channels on its platform.
Thomas Funke new CFO of Unitymedia
Thomas Funke, Vice President Accounting and Finance Operations, will assume the function of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of German cable operator Unitymedia with immediate effect.