Deutsche Telekom records stronger IPTV growth

Germany’s national telco Deutsche Telekom won 65,000 new customers for its domestic IPTV platform Entertain in Q4 2014.

Entertain is contining to grow quicker than in previous quarters: In Q3 2014, Telekom recorded 59,000 new customers while Q4 2013 saw 56.000 additions. In total, Entertain had 2.44 million customers on December 31, 2014.

The number of broadband customers rose by 0.2% to 12.36 million.

Telekom recorded growing demand for its fibre-optic broadband products FTTH and VDSL: In Q4 2014, 323.000 customers signed up for a fibre-optic line – 143% more than in 2013. The total number of fibre-optic customers rose by 66% to more than 2.5 million within a year.

Deutsche Telekom considers cable acquisitions

Germany’s national telco Deutsche Telecom considers taking over cable operators to strengthen its position in the domestic broadband market.

It would be imaginable for Telekom to acquire smaller cable companies such as Tele Columbus or PrimaCom in the near future, Niek Jan van Damme, head of Telekom Deutschland, confirmed in an interview with German news magazine Focus.

“We are taking a close look at the cable TV market and keep purchase options open. But it has to fit,” said van Damme.

Deutsche Telekom was believed to be one of the parties interested in taking over PrimaCom in spring 2012, but the cable company decided to end discussions about a possible sale after evaluating its options.