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Turkey’s BluTV launches on Amazon Channels in Germany and Austria
Turkish SVOD service BluTV has joined the Amazon Prime Video Channels line-up in Germany and…
Set-top maker Infomir secures injunctions in legal battle with Formuler
A German court has granted injunctions against distributors of Formuler set-top boxes in a case…
Tele Columbus signs up to deliver fibre in Schleswig-Holstein
German cable operator Tele Columbus, which operates under the PŸUR brand, has signed up for…
Beta Film and Deutsche Telekom team up to strengthen Magenta TV
Beta Film and Deustche Telekom are launching a strategic partnership to boost European series on…
Zattoo to take over Magine’s German streaming base
Switzerland-based Zattoo is to take over the German direct-to-consumer streaming service operated by Sweden-based outfit…
Vodafone sees Spanish TV numbers bounce back
Vodafone saw its revenue slip in the fiscal third quarter but recovered ground in Spain,…
Vodafone Deutschland adds eSports1 to offering
Vodafone Deutschland has added eSports service eSports1 to its Vodafone TV offering, replacing Sport1 US…
Vodafone Deutschland taps Metrological for GigaTV apps
Vodafone Deutschland has chosen Metrological to deliver integrated apps and premium OTT TV content for…
Vodafone Deutschland integrates Spotify for mobile subs
Cable and mobile service provider Vodafone Deutschland has struck a partnership with music streaming outfit…
Sport1 secures eSport highlights from DFL
German sports broadcast outfit Sport1 has struck a deal with the German football league, the…
ProSiebenSat.1 to take majority control of Aroundhome
ProSiebenSat.1’s e-commerce arm NuCom Group has acquired a majority stake in German service finder site…
Bundesliga strikes Icelandic deal
The German Bundesliga has awarded local rights to Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 football matches for…
DAZN looking at live Bundesliga rights
Sports streaming outfit DAZN is planning to bid for live German Bundesliga rights for the…
Futuresource: German video market reached €9 billion in 2018
Subscriptions helped to grow German video entertainment spend 6% last year to €9 billion, making…
Deutsche Telekom deepens involvement in eSports
Deutsche Telekom is upping its involvement in eSports by organising a FIFA19 football tournament. Telekom…
NetCologne and NetAachen kick off digital migration
Germany service provider NetCologne and its Aachen majority-owned joint venture NetAachen have kicked off the…
PŸUR moves forward with digital switchover plan
German cable operator PŸUR, also known as Tele Columbus, has now fully digitised its networks…
RTL combines short-form units as multi-platform strategy takes shape
RTL is to combine its Divimove and UFA X units into a single short-form video…
ProSiebenSat.1 content acquisition chief to leave
Rüdiger Böss, executive VP of content acquisitions and sales at Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE, has…
Bavarian football association in eSports move with M-net
The Bayerische Fußball-Verband (BFV), Bavaria’s football association, is pushing ahead with investment in eSports with…
EC opens in-depth investigation into Vodafone-Liberty Global deal
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into Vodafone’s proposed acquisition of Liberty Global’s…
MTV+ joins Amazon channels line-up in Germany and Austria
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has launched MTV+ on Amazon Prime Video Channels in Germany…
M7 secures raft of distribution partners in Germany
International pay TV operator M7 Group’s German arm M7 Deutschland has secured distribution agreement with…
PŸUR goes digital in Dresden ahead of Saxon switchover
German cable operator Tele Columbus, which operates under the PŸUR brand, is taking forward its…
EU reportedly set to launch full investigation of Liberty-Vodafone deal
The EU is likely to launch a full investigation of Liberty Global’s planned sale of…
Netflix set to ramp up European production
Netflix is set to increase the number of European titles it produces by a third…
Tele Columbus confirms digitisation progress, posts mixed results
Germany cable operator Tele Columbus has now digitized 600,000 homes across its footprint following the…
Imagine Communications appoints Sky Deutschland’s standards director
Imagine Communications has appointed long-serving Sky Deutschland executive, Stephan Heimbecher, as its new international director…
Pluto TV to expand into new European markets
US-based linear ad-supported OTT TV service Pluto TV is to launch in Germany, Austria and…
RTL puts full range of 4K UHD content on Magenta TV
Subscribers to Deutsche Telekom’s Magenta TV service now have a access to the full range…