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NHK World-Japan extends German reach with Vodafone Deutschland deal
NHK World-Japan, the 24-hour international English-language channel from Japan’s public broadcaster NHK, has launched on…
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Vodafone confident on ultimate approval for Liberty Global deal
Vodafone has told Bloomberg that its proposed US$20.6 billion (€18.4 billion) takeover of Liberty Global’s…
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RTL names Rabe as CEO after Habets quits
RTL Group has named its chairman Thomas Rabe as CEO following the unexpected resignation of…
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Tele Columbus revenues stable, sees boost from completion of integration
German cable operator Tele Columbus, which operates under the PŸUR brand, saw revenue in the…
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M7 Deutschland teams up with BrightBlue
Pay TV provider M7 Group’s German subsidiary M7 Deutschland has teamed up with BrightBlue, the…
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Discovery to launch HGTV in Germany
Discovery is due to launch home and lifestyle network HGTV in Germany, marking the channel’s…
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German football chief calls for rethink on ‘single buyer’ rule for rights
The chief executive of the German football association, the DFL, has questioned whether there is…
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Vodafone Deutschland completes digital switchover
Vodafone Deutschland has completed the digitisation of its cable network, following the shutting down of…
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Deutsche Telekom teams up with EWE for fibre JV
Deutsche Telekom has struck a partnership agreement with energy utility and telecommunications provider EWE to…
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M7 Deutschland extends deal with FTTH operator
International pay TV operator M7 Group’s German subsidiary M7 Deutschland has extended an agreement with…
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EC reportedly set to warn Vodafone on Liberty Global deal
The EC is about the issue a warning to Vodafone about potentially anti-competitive effects of…
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Panasonic deploys HbbTV OpApp for HD+ access in Germany
Panasonic has launched the first commercial deployment of the HbbTV Operator App, allowing viewers in…
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ProSiebenSat.1 ‘must deliver’ on targeted advertising strategy
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1must “deliver on its ambitions to accelerate growth in its non-traditional linear…
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Sky Deutschland adds YouTube, ARTE apps to Sky Q
Sky Deutschland is rolling out a “comprehensive software update” for Sky Q in the coming…
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RTL’s Habets rejects streaming collaboration with ProSiebenSat.1
RTL CEO Bert Habets rejected collaboration with rival ProSiebenSat.1 to create a common streaming platform…
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RTL sets ambitious SVOD target, promises big original content investment
RTL aims to grow the number of paying subscribers to its SVOD services to three…
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DAZN to launch advertising on streaming service
Sports streaming operator DAZN is to introduce advertising on its platform as part of a…
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ProSiebenSat.1 chief denies streaming service will cannibalise TV
ProSiebenSat.1 plans to launch the new streaming service it is building in partnership with Discovery…
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ProSiebenSat.1 to turn ‘full focus’ on Discovery JV streaming launch after tough year
ProSiebenSat.1 CEO Max Conze admitted that 2018 was “not a year we can be satisfied…
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ProSiebenSat.1 names Nick Thexton as CTO
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has named former YouView and Cisco service provider video technology chief…
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Tele Columbus chairman to quit ahead of schedule
German cable operator Tele Columbus’ supervisory board chairman Frank Donck is resigning ahead of the…
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Vodafone Deutschland upgrades more homes to Gigabit speed
Vodafone Deutschland has upgraded 134,000 cable homes in the city of Lübeck in northern Germany…
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KKR plans German media powerhouse with Tele München acquisition
Private-equity group KKR has acquired German media group Tele München Group (TMG) from its owner…
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ProSiebenSat.1-Discovery JV makes key management appointments
ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery’s German joint-venture 7TV’s CEO Alexander Vassilev has strengthened his management team by…
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Deutsche Telekom sees strong TV growth in Germany
Deutsche Telekom saw solid growth in its TV base in Germany in the year to…
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ProSiebenSat.1 hires Dyson exec as co-CEO of new standalone Entertainment company
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 is revamping its management structure, with its Entertainment arm to be split…
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M-net to expand G.fast and fibre net in Munich
German service provider M-net has extended a partnership with regional energy utility Stadtwerke München (SWM)…
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Vodafone teams up with WDR for 5G TV trial
Vodafone Deutschland has teamed up with public broadcaster WDR to test the delivery of media…
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Sky Deutschland to resume Formula 1 broadcasting
Sky Deutschland has struck a new agreement with Formula 1 to carry the motorsport’s 2019…
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Unitymedia expands fibre network
Liberty Global-owned German cable operator Unitymedia is expanding its fibre-to-the-building network by connecting 180 individual…