Deutsche Telekom Bets on Disney Content in Fight With Vodafone
- German carrier confident it can get Disney+ for its MagentaTV
- Competition for TV clients with enlarged Vodafone heating up
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Germany’s Deutsche Telekom AG is pursuing a deal for TV content from Walt Disney Co. to fend off a growing competitive threat from U.K.-based Vodafone Group Plc.
Deutsche Telekom is in talks with the U.S. entertainment giant to get the Disney+ streaming service onto its MagentaTV platform, according to Michael Hagspihl, a board member at the Bonn-based phone company.