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
Revenue €1.830 billion (2012/13)
€0.247 billion (2012/13)
Total assets €2.858 billion (2012/13)
Total equity (€1.470 billion) (2012/13)
Number of employees
3,157 (average, 2012/13)
ParentVodafone
Websitewww.vodafone.de

Vodafone Deutschland GmbH 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.