EXHIBIT 1

                             JOINT FILING AGREEMENT


THIS  AGREEMENT  dated  the  26th  day  of  October,  2001.

WHEREAS:

A.     Sutton Park International Limited ("Sutton Park"), MFC Merchant Bank S.A.
("Merchant  Bank"),  Drummond  Financial  Corporation  ("Drummond") and TriMaine
Holdings, Inc. ("TriMaine") have interests in certain American Depository
Receipts  (the  "ADRs")  representing  ordinary  shares,  nominal  value DM 5 of
Digitale  Telekabel  AG  (the  "Company");

B.     Sutton  Park  and  Merchant  Bank  are  wholly-owned  subsidiaries of MFC
Bancorp Ltd. ("MFC"), Drummond is an approximately 76.3%-owned subsidiary of MFC
and  TriMaine  is  an  approximately  82.2%-owned  subsidiary  of  MFC;  and

C.     MFC,  Sutton  Park,  Merchant Bank, Drummond and TriMaine (each a "Filer"
and  collectively,  the  "Filers")  are  responsible  for  filing a Schedule 13D
relating  to the acquisition of ADRs of the Company, pursuant to U.S. securities
laws.

NOW  THEREFORE  THE  PARTIES  AGREE  AS  FOLLOWS:

1.     Each  Filer  covenants and agrees that it is individually eligible to use
the  Schedule  13D  which  is  to  be  filed;

2.     Each  Filer  is  individually  responsible  for  the timely filing of any
amendments  to  the  Schedule  13D, and for the completeness and accuracy of the
information  concerning  themselves, but is not responsible for the completeness
and  accuracy  of any of the information contained in the Schedule 13D as to the
other  Filer,  unless  such  Filer  knows  or  has  reason  to  believe that the
information  is  inaccurate;

3.     This  Schedule  13D contains the required information with regard to each
Filer  and  indicates  that  it  is  filed  on  behalf  of  both  Filers;  and



4.     Each  Filer  agrees  that  the  Schedule  13D  to which this Joint Filing
Agreement  is  attached  as  Exhibit  1  is  filed  on  its  behalf.

IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF the parties have duly executed this Joint Filing Agreement.


MFC  BANCORP  LTD.                         SUTTON  PARK  INTERNATIONAL  LIMITED


By:   /s/  Michael  J.  Smith              By:   /s/  Michael  J. Smith
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      Michael  J.  Smith,  President           Michael  J.  Smith,  Director


MFC  MERCHANT  BANK  S.A.                  DRUMMOND  FINANCIAL  CORPORATION


By:   /s/ Claudio Morandi                  By:   /s/ Michael J. Smith
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      Claudio  Morandi,  President               Michael  J.  Smith,  President


By:   /s/  Peter  Hediger                  TRIMAINE  HOLDINGS,  INC.
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      Peter  Hediger,  Vice-President      By:   /s/  Michael  J.  Smith
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                                                 Michael  J.  Smith,  President