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Examines investment opportunities that can spring from Deutsche Telekom's plan to sell of its cable holdings in Germany. Cable operators' plan to build broadband systems on Deutsche Telekom's backbone; Investors' complaint about the slow pace of Telekom's divestment of its cable holdings; Investment opportunities in direct-to-home broadcasting and interactive television.

Discusses how Germany's broadband and Internet markets reacted to falling technology and Internet stocks. Delayed projects; Revised business plans; Fundamentals of the German Internet business; Key players; Cable's important role in Germany's broadband future.

Features the German sports channel Deutsches SportFernsehen GmbH. Ownership by media mogul Leo Kirch; Kirch's refusal to pool DSF together with free or pay television; Newsroom and production services to Kirch's networks; Joint venture France's TF1 and Canal Plus SA.

Reports on Christiane zu Salm's performance as general manager of the Music Television Network's German operations, MTV Networks GmbH. Zu Salm's comments about the way critics have underestimated her capabilities; Prospects for the cable company's re-emergence as the top music channel in Germany; Role in the network's relocation to a Munich facility; Programming changes made.

Reports developments within the television industry in Germany as of June 2002. Prevalence of television companies filing for insolvency; Impetus to the decision of TeleMunchen Group to cancel the launch of digital cable channels; Basis of the animation channel launched by RTL2.