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Germany
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New chief for M7 Deutschland
Marco Hellberg has been named as the new head for M7 Deutschland, which supplies channels…
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ProSiebenSat.1 ‘not in discussion’ with Mediaset or CMI
ProSiebenSat.1 is not involved in any discussions with shareholders Mediaset or Czech Media Invest (CMI)…
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Germany’s Institut für Rundfunktechnik to shut down
Germany’s Institut für Rundfunktechnik (IRT), the research and development outfit set up by public broadcast…
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Vodafone Deutschland on track to make Germany ‘Europe’s Gigabit leader’
Vodafone Deutschland has said it is ahead of track to meet its objective of delivering…
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M7 Deutschland signs up new distribution partners
M7 Deutschland, the arm of the Canal+-owned M7 Group that supplies entertainment services for cable…
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Vodafone leans on ‘resilient’ Germany as COVID-19 hits fiscal Q1
Vodafone’s performance in its fiscal first quarter to March was “in line with expectations” and…
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Pay TV and SVOD revenues rise and rise in Germany
Both pay TV and subscription video-on-demand in Germany continued to make significant progress in 2019,…
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Cirkus extends German presence with Waipu.tv deal
‘Best of British’ SVOD service Cirkus has extended its reach in the German-speaking area by…
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Sky Deutschland combines movies and series in new Ticket offering
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has revamped its flexible OTT offering Sky Ticket, combining movies…
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Sky Deutschland updating Sky Q service
Sky Deutschland’s Sky Q users are to see their service updated with a revamped user…
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Sky Deutschland revamps offering to ‘enhance flexibility’
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has redesigned its programme packages and revamped its pricing structure…
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Vodafone Deutschland teams up with Discovery for UHD TV
Vodafone Deutschland has expanded its partnership with Discovery to include UHD on-demand content ahead of…
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Bundesliga taps AWS for new features as season restarts
Germany’s Bundesliga has tapped Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide real-time game analysis and match…
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Tele Columbus off to ‘solid start’ but TV numbers decline
The coronavirus crisis had “no impact” on German cable operator Tele Columbus’s first quarter results,…
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IFA 2020 to go ahead as invite-only ‘special edition’
Days after leading industry show IBC was cancelled, IFA has said that it will go…
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Millions tune in for Bundesliga comeback
The Bundesliga made its comeback last weekend after a 66-day hiatus to positive viewing figures…
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Pluto TV expands German-speaking market offering
ViacomCBS AVOD service Pluto TV has expanded its offering in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland by…
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Mediaset hit by coronavirus in Q1
Mediaset saw its revenues hit by the Italian and Spanish markets’ exposure to the coronavirus…
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Vodafone sees German TV base fall but recovers ground in Spain
Vodafone saw its overall TV base decline by 245,000 in the year to March, which…
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KKR takes stake in ‘undervalued’ ProSiebenSat.1
Private equity outfit KKR has revealed that it has acquired a 5.2% stake in German…
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Bundesliga given approval for mid-May resumption
The German Bundesliga will be the first European top flight football league to make a…
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Sky TV base and revenues fall as sports lockdown hits home
Sky’s subscriber base was hit by the postponement or cancellation of major sports events in…
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Bundesliga ‘ready to resume’ says chief exec, could restart May 9
The Bundesliga is “ready to resume,” German Football League (DFL) CEO Christian Seifert believes. Following…
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ProSiebenSat.1 pulls financial guidance under coronavirus impact
ProSiebenSat.1 has become the latest media company to pull its financial guidance under pressure from…
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Vodafone Deutschland and Arte bury hatchet and strike long-term deal
Vodafone Deutschland and cultural channel Arte have formally ended their long-running dispute over carriage terms…
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German watchdog drops Sky-DAZN probe
German competition watchdog the Bundeskartellamt has closed its proceedings against pay TV operator Sky and…
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Super RTL launches Toggo AVOD with 3SS
German broadcaster Super RTL has chosen 3 Screen Solutions to provide the platform for Toggo,…
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Mediaset seeks watchdog OK that could see it up its stake in ProSiebenSat.1
Mediaset is seeking the approval of German competition regulator the Bundeskartellamt after admitting it intends…
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Vodafone Deutschland extends Gigabit broadband to 18m homes
Vodafone Deutschland is now providing Gigabit connectivity to close to18 million homes across Germany, the…
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RTL withdraws outlook for 2020 over coronavirus fears
Pan-European broadcaster RTL Group has withdrawn its outlook for 2020 and dividend proposal for 2019…