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Germany
Maxdome CEO to exit
German VOD service Maxdome is saying goodbye to its CEO for the second time in…
Teleste to showcase Network Services offering
Video and broadband technologies company, Teleste, will highlight its professional Network Services offering for cable…
Sky in Germany to air Champions League final in UHD
Sky in Germany is due to run an Ultra High Definition (UHD) broadcast trial of…
Germany kicks of 700 MHz spectrum auction
German regulator, the Bundesnetzagentur, yesterday kicked off its auction of the 700 MHz spectrum, which…
Sky UK, Germany and Italy team for arts
Sky is setting up a new production hub in Italy that will make content for…
German video ad market to reach €4.7 billion this year
Video advertising in the German market – including both TV advertising and video streaming –…
Malone: Vodafone-Liberty Global combination would be ‘great fit’
A combination of Vodafone and Liberty Global would be a “great fit” for the latter,…
German shopping channel set for UHD first
A German shopping channel is set to become Europe’s first free-to-air Ultra HD service, launching…
Broadband and pay TV take Kabel Deutschland past €2bn milestone
Vodafone-owned German cable operator Kabel Deutschland saw its broadband and premium pay TV base chalk…
Tele Columbus teams up with Drillisch for quad-play
German cable operator Tele Columbus has teamed up with network-independent mobile service provider Drillisch to…
Maxdome adds MPEG-DASH support
German video-on-demand service Maxdome has added MPEG-DASH support in partnership with content security specialist Irdeto. ProSiebenSat.1-owned…
German TV growth boosts Deutsche Telekom revenues
TV delivered strong growth for Deutsche Telekom in the German market in the first quarter,…
Primacom names business services chief
German cable operator Primacom has named Heiko Wüst as its new business services chief. Wüst,…
Tele Columbus commits to expand 400Mbps service
German cable operator Tele Columbus has said it will extend its 400Mbps internet service, currently…
Liberty Global looks to Horizon to arrest video losses
Liberty Global hopes to reduce the high video losses it experienced in its first quarter…
Record Horizon sales offers bright spot in disappointing quarter for Liberty Global
Liberty Global recorded a record number of additions to its Horizon advanced TV platform in…
German advertising market and digital boosts ProSiebenSat.1
The strong performance of the German advertising market, digital activities and production all contributed to…
Germany and digital keep RTL on even keel
A stronger advertising market in Germany and digital growth helped keep RTL Group’s top line…
Ukraine Today launches in Germany, plans Russian-language version
Ukrainian international channel Ukraine Today has begun broadcasting in Germany on the Liberty Global-owned Unitymedia…
Primacom acquires Halle network
German cable operator Primacom has acquired a cable network in the city of Halle, integrating…
Sky Deutschland strikes wireless partnership with AirTies
Sky Deutschland has partnered with AirTies to allow its customers to wirelessly stream content from…
Super RTL launches kids video app Kividoo
Germany-based TV channel Super RTL has launched a children’s multiscreen video, called Kividoo. Kividoo is…
Pay TV subscriber numbers to grow in Western Europe
The number of pay TV subscribers in Western Europe is due to climb in the…
Germany names bidders for 700MHz as EBU sees signs of support from EC
The German Federal Network Agency, the Bundernetzagentur, has revealed that three companies will take part…
Tele Columbus expands HDTV offering
German cable operator Tele Columbus is expanding its HDTV offering, adding three new channels to…
Tele Columbus launches 400Mbps internet service
German number three cable operator Tele Columbus has launched 400Mbps internet access in Potsdam. The…
Primacom to refinance debt
German number four cable operator Primacom has agreed €355 million in financing to replace its…
Sky Deutschland to offer archive football VoD service
Sky Deutschland has teamed up with German football league the DFL to add a video-on-demand…
Sky reports highest UK customer growth in 11 years
Sky reported its highest third quarter customer growth in 11 years in the UK and…
Elliott to pursue Kabel Deutschland in court
Hedge fund Elliott Management is continuing to pursue German cable operator Kabel Deutschland in the…