Cable & IPTV


NMa to investigate KPN acquisition of CAIW

Dutch media regulator the Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit (NMa) has said that the planned acquisition of cable operator CAIW by telco KPN has the potential to reduce competition in the market and should be subject to further investigation. Telecoms regulator OPTA has also concluded that the acquisition should be more closely investigated. If the two companies submit […]

Romtelecom adds trio of Chello channels

Romanian telco Romtelecom has added Chello Central Europe’s TV Paprika, JimJam and MGM TV to its Dolce pay TV platform. Food channel TV Paprika, kids channel JimJam and movie channel MGM TV are available in the Dolce Extra and Dolce Maxim packages. Last week Romtelecom announced that had 1,222,336 TV customers at the end of […]

Telekom Austria completes B.net acquisition

Telekom Austria has announced the closing of the acquisition of Croatian cable operator B.net via its Croatian subsidiary Vipnet. Based on an agreed total purchase price of €93 million, Vipnet today acquired 100% of shares of B.net allowing it to gain full control of the company. 
The acquisition was announced on June 8 and given […]