Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Telecommunications |
Founded | Early-1980s (as Deutsche Bundespost Kabelfernsehen) 1999 (DeTeKS) 2003 (Kabel Deutschland) |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Manuel Cubero (CEO) |
Products | Cable television Broadband internet Fixed telephony Mobile telephony |
Revenue | €1.830 billion (2012/13)[1] |
€0.247 billion (2012/13)[1] | |
Total assets | €2.858 billion (2012/13)[1] |
Total equity | (€1.470 billion) (2012/13)[1] |
Number of employees | 3,157 (average, 2012/13)[1] |
Parent | Vodafone |
Website | www |
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.