Vodafone Deutschland

Vodafone Deutschland GmbH
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryTelecommunications
FoundedEarly-1980s (as Deutsche Bundespost Kabelfernsehen)
1999 (DeTeKS)
2003 (Kabel Deutschland)
Headquarters,
Key people
Manuel Cubero (CEO)
ProductsCable television
Broadband internet
Fixed telephony
Mobile telephony
RevenueIncrease €1.830 billion (2012/13)[1]
Increase €0.247 billion (2012/13)[1]
Total assetsIncrease €2.858 billion (2012/13)[1]
Total equityIncrease (€1.470 billion) (2012/13)[1]
Number of employees
3,157 (average, 2012/13)[1]
ParentVodafone
Websitewww.vodafone.de

Vodafone Deutschland GmbH[2] is the largest cable television operator in Germany. Kabel Deutschland was subject to a hostile takeover bid by the British Vodafone Group in September 2013; the deal was approved in December 2013 and finalised on 29 January 2014. Until the takeover the company name was Kabel Deutschland.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Annual Report 2012/2013" (PDF). Kabel Deutschland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  2. ^ "VODAFONE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, UNTERFÖHRING".