Germany
Deutsche Telekom to sell new IPTV-friendly wholesale offering to Vodafone
Vodafone Deutschland has signed a preliminary contract with Deutsche Telekom that will enable it to deliver services including IPTV over Telekom’s fibre network. Vodafone will… Read more
RTL posts flat revenue growth, profits up
RTL Group recorded overall quarterly revenue of €1.3 billion, up 0.5% year-on-year. Profit increased 8.4%, taking the total to €207 million. The company said that… Read more
Liberty Global’s Fries to take part in ANGA COM
Liberty Global president and CEO Mike Fries will take part in the forthcoming ANGA COM TV Summit, which takes place in Cologne from June 4-6.… Read more
Lovefilm’s Vikings invade London with longship publicity stunt
Amazon-owned, UK-based subscription video-on-demand provider Lovefilm brought two replica Viking longships along the Thames into London as part of a publicity drive for its new… Read more
Sky Deutschland extends Premier League deal
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has extended its multi-year exclusive agreement with the Premier League, allowing it to continue its coverage of top-flight English football.… Read more
HD+ passes 1.1 million paying customers
Satellite operator SES’s German platform HD+ now has over 1.1 million paying subscribers. The platform grew by 17% quarter-on-quarter to reach 1,103,701 paying customers. Subscribers… Read more
Sky Italia hits News Corp’s pay TV numbers
News Corp reported profit and revenue increases in its most recent quarter, but a loss at its satellite pay TV division as Sky Italia continued… Read more
NetCologne expands fibre network
German service provider NetCologne has launched an expansion of its fibre-optic network in the districts of Sinnersdorf, Sinthern and Geyen. The upgrade will give subscribers… Read more
Telefónica suffers European pay TV losses
Telefónica reported a 19% year-on-year decline in pay TV customers in its home market of Spain in the first quarter, blaming the country’s “adverse macroeconomic… Read more
Deutsche Telekom passes five million TV customers
Deutsche Telekom grew its German IPTV and satellite TV base by 18% year-on-year to end the first quarter with 2.036 million customers. Across its European… Read more





