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Unitymedia
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Vodafone sees German TV base fall but recovers ground in Spain
Vodafone saw its overall TV base decline by 245,000 in the year to March, which…
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Vodafone partners with Synamedia to accelerate Unitymedia integration
The Vodafone Group has signed a multi-year contract with independent video software provider Synamedia. The…
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Vodafone to avoid Unitymedia box swap-out as it integrates TV offering
Vodafone plans to integrate the TV service of Unitymedia, Liberty Global’s German unit which it…
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Vodafone Deutschland slashes price of Gigabit broadband for Unitymedia customers
Vodafone Deutschland has lowered the price of its Gigabit broadband offering in the former Unitymedia…
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Vodafone and Unitymedia begin joint marketing of products
Vodafone and Unitymedia, the former Liberty Global German operation it took control of last month,…
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EC gives green light to Liberty Global-Vodafone deal
The European Commission has given a green light to Liberty Global’s sale of its German…
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German broadcasters group slams Vodafone concessions
German commercial broadcaster association Vaunet has slammed Vodafone’s moves to secure EC regulatory approval of…
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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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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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Unitymedia expands fibre network
Liberty Global-owned German cable operator Unitymedia is expanding its fibre-to-the-building network by connecting 180 individual…
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Fries: Liberty’s sale of assets is ‘important inflection point for cable’
Liberty Global’s sale of assets marks “a pretty important inflection point for European cable” following…
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German competition watchdog wants say on Vodafone-Liberty Global deal
German competition watchdog the Bundeskartellamt, together with the country’s Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and…
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German broadband association calls on EC to prohibit Vodafone-Liberty deal
German alternative broadband operators association the Bundesverband Breitbandkommunikation (BREKO) has called for the EC to…
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Vodafone Deutschland names new chief financial officer
Vodafone Deutschland has named Anna Dimitrova as its new chief financial officer. Dimitrova, who previously…
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Vodafone Deutschland outlines Gigabit plans
Vodafone Deutschland has outlined plans for further network investments, with the creation of the first…
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Vodafone Deutschland agrees on digital investment
Vodafone Deutschland has entered into a strategic digital partnership with the government of Lower Saxony…
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Unitymedia ups Funke to CFO
Unitymedia has promoted Thomas Funke to chief financial officer, replacing Winfried Rapp who was upped…
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Unitymedia CEO moves to Virgin Media
Unitymedia CEO Lutz Schüler is swapping one Liberty Global division for another after being appointed…
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Vodafone and Deutsche Telekom spar on merger at ANGA COM
Senior executives from Vodafone Deutschland and Deutsche Telekom clashed over whether the acquisition of Liberty…
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Telekom chief commits to building broadband, criticises Vodafone deal
Deutsche Telekom invests “more than all of its competitors put together” in broadband in Germany,…
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Vodafone deal is ‘incredibly positive’ for competition, says Fries
Liberty Global’s planned sale of its German unit to Vodafone is “an incredibly positive transaction…
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Vodafone to pay €18.4bn for Liberty Global assets in Europe
Vodafone has agreed to acquire Liberty Global’s operations in Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary and…
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Unitymedia launches 1 Gbps broadband in Germany
Unitymedia has started to roll out 1 Gbps broadband in Germany, launching the 1,000 megabits…
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Deutsche Telekom: Vodafone-Liberty Global deal ‘completely unacceptable’
Deutsche Telekom CEO Timotheus Höttges has spoken out against a potential tie up between Vodafone…
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Fries: Liberty Global will not ‘dismantle’ European business
Liberty Global has no intention of “dismantling” its European business and remains committed to growing…
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NHK World TV joins Unitymedia line-up
NHK World TV – the Japanese news, culture and lifestyle channel that broadcasts in the…
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ProSiebenSat.1 strikes new deal with Unitymedia
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 and international cable giant Liberty Global’s German subsidiary, Unitymedia, have struck…
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Unitymedia completes digital switchover
Liberty Global-owned German cable operator Unitymedia has completed the switch-off of its analogue TV services…
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Amazon will have ‘bigger impact’ than Netflix
Amazon is likely to have a bigger impact on the German market, and other markets…
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Unitymedia to make Bochum first ‘Gigabit city’ with DOCSIS 3.1 rollout
Liberty Global’s German subsidiary Unitymedia is to roll out DOCSIS 3.1-based internet services in the…