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Germany
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Unitymedia providing free WiFi in Stuttgart
Liberty Global-owned German cable operator Unitymedia is providing residents and visitors to the Baden-Württemburg state…
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Germany’s Ebru TV becomes QLAR
German free-to-air entertainment channel Ebru TV has rebranded as QLAR. The Offenbach-based channel airs a…
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Amazon to support High Dynamic Range this year
Amazon is set to add High Dyamic Range (HDR) support to its Prime Instant Video…
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RTL leads US$19.4m round in ad technology firm Clypd
RTL Group has lead a US$19.4 million (€18 million) round of funding in TV advertising…
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Board change at Deutsche Telekom
Deutsche Telekom has named Michael Kaschke as a member of its supervisory board, replacing Ines…
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Smart TV sales boost overall European market
Sales of smart TVs in Europe boosted the overall market for devices last year, with…
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Unitymedia launches new unified brand campaign
Liberty Global’s German subsidiary Unitymedia Kabel BW has changed its name to Unitymedia, dropping the…
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German cable operators slam open market plan for modems
German cable operators have joined forces to reject a move by the Federal government to…
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Primacom names Barron as chairman
German cable operator Primacom has named Com Hem chairman and former Virgin Media COO Andrew…
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Sky Germany going day and date with HBO
Sky Germany will start launching HBO series on the same day they go out on…
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Bundeskartellamt greenlights DVB-T2 pay platform
German competition regulator the Bundeskartellamt has given a green light for transmission services provider Media…
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ProSiebenSat.1 signs up with KD for regionalised ads
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 is to launch regionalized advertising on Vodafone-owned cable operator Kabel Deutschland’s…
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Darroch: Sky willing to spend for German football rights, will invest in content
Sky is well-placed to win German top-tier football rights and will invest in more German…
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Sky makes €600 bond issue
Pay TV operator Sky has issued €600m of Euro denominated bonds. According to the operator,…
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Brian Sullivan to leave Sky in June
Brian Sullivan is to step down as CEO of Sky’s German arm on June 24…
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Amazon Fire TV Stick launches in the UK and Germany
Amazon has launched its Fire TV Stick streaming device in the UK and Germany, seven…
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Primacom boosted by DTK acquisition, digital growth
German cable operator Primacom grew its revenues by 37.2% last year to reach €131.6 million,…
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ProSiebenSat.1 wins NBCU deal
ProSiebenSat.1 has struck its biggest ever programming deal with NBCUniversal, the Hollywood studio that previously…
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Fries and Cubero to appear at ANGA COM
German broadband trade fair ANGA COM has provided details of the agenda for the 2015…
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Sky to expand OTT in Germany, Italy, will launch Restart in UK
Sky plans to build its on-demand offering and OTT offerings in Germany and Italy on…
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Netflix confirms Euro content buyer hire
Netflix has confirmed the hire of former Telepool executive Kai Finke to its European content…
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Broadcasters must move to ‘more sophisticated’ business models, says RTL chief
Free-to-air broadcasters need to “move away a bit from this advertising-funded business model into more…
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Vubiquity and Deutsche Telekom BDI team up for multiscreen
On-demand content services specialist Vubiquity and Deutsche Telekom’s Business Development and Innovation unit (BDI) have…
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Vodafone moves forward with integration, names Koch to board
Vodafone Germany has added former Hesse minister-president Roland Koch to its supervisory board as it…
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Unitymedia upgrades Borken
Liberty Global-owned German cable operator Unitymedia has upgraded its network in the northern part of…
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Stingray rebrands services and launches voice-authenticated mobile app
Music services for TV specialist Stingray is launching a new music mobile app and rolling…
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Tele Columbus confirms 400Mbps plan, sees strong broadband growth
German cable operator Tele Columbus has confirmed it will launch a 400Mbps internet service in…
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Tele Columbus reports TV declines
German cable operator Tele Columbus reported a slight dip in unique TV subscriber numbers for…
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Unitymedia KabelBW adds Maxdome package to TV offering
Liberty Global-owned cable operator Unitymedia KabelBW is adding ProSiebenSat.1-owned on-demand service Maxdome to its TV…
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VDSL push boosts TV growth for Deutsche Telekom
Deutsche Telekom saw strong growth for its domestic Entertain TV service in the fourth quarter…