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Maxdome CEO to exit

German VOD service Maxdome is saying goodbye to its CEO for the second time in…

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Teleste to showcase Network Services offering

Video and broadband technologies company, Teleste, will highlight its professional Network Services offering for cable…

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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…

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Germany kicks of 700 MHz spectrum auction

German regulator, the Bundesnetzagentur, yesterday kicked off its auction of the 700 MHz spectrum, which…

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Sky UK, Germany and Italy team for arts

Sky is setting up a new production hub in Italy that will make content for…

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German video ad market to reach €4.7 billion this year

Video advertising in the German market – including both TV advertising and video streaming –…

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Malone: Vodafone-Liberty Global combination would be ‘great fit’

A combination of Vodafone and Liberty Global would be a “great fit” for the latter,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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German TV growth boosts Deutsche Telekom revenues

TV delivered strong growth for Deutsche Telekom in the German market in the first quarter,…

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Primacom names business services chief

German cable operator Primacom has named Heiko Wüst as its new business services chief. Wüst,…

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Tele Columbus commits to expand 400Mbps service

German cable operator Tele Columbus has said it will extend its 400Mbps internet service, currently…

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Liberty Global looks to Horizon to arrest video losses

Liberty Global hopes to reduce the high video losses it experienced in its first quarter…

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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…

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German advertising market and digital boosts ProSiebenSat.1

The strong performance of the German advertising market, digital activities and production all contributed to…

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Germany and digital keep RTL on even keel

A stronger advertising market in Germany and digital growth helped keep RTL Group’s top line…

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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…

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Primacom acquires Halle network

German cable operator Primacom has acquired a cable network in the city of Halle, integrating…

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Sky Deutschland strikes wireless partnership with AirTies

Sky Deutschland has partnered with AirTies to allow its customers to wirelessly stream content from…

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Super RTL launches kids video app Kividoo

Germany-based TV channel Super RTL has launched a children’s multiscreen video, called Kividoo. Kividoo is…

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Pay TV subscriber numbers to grow in Western Europe

The number of pay TV subscribers in Western Europe is due to climb in the…

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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…

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Tele Columbus expands HDTV offering

German cable operator Tele Columbus is expanding its HDTV offering, adding three new channels to…

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Tele Columbus launches 400Mbps internet service

German number three cable operator Tele Columbus has launched 400Mbps internet access in Potsdam. The…

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Primacom to refinance debt

German number four cable operator Primacom has agreed €355 million in financing to replace its…

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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…

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Sky reports highest UK customer growth in 11 years

Sky reported its highest third quarter customer growth in 11 years in the UK and…

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Elliott to pursue Kabel Deutschland in court

Hedge fund Elliott Management is continuing to pursue German cable operator Kabel Deutschland in the…