TITLE

Sky eyes German partners

AUTHOR(S)

Meza, Ed

PUB. DATE

August 2010

SOURCE

Daily Variety;8/24/2010, Vol. 308 Issue 36, p6

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article reports on the attempt of German pay-per-view television operator Sky Deutschland AG to promote subscriber numbers and to build alliances against its primary competitor Deutsche Telekom, a company that offers fast-growing internet protocol television (IPTV) and video-on-demand services.

ACCESSION #

53324416

Tags: MONOPOLISTIC competition;  SKY Deutschland AG

 

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