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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Vodafone sees Spanish TV numbers bounce back

Vodafone saw its revenue slip in the fiscal third quarter but recovered ground in Spain,…

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Vodafone Deutschland adds eSports1 to offering

Vodafone Deutschland has added eSports service eSports1 to its Vodafone TV offering, replacing Sport1 US…

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Vodafone Deutschland taps Metrological for GigaTV apps

Vodafone Deutschland has chosen Metrological to deliver integrated apps and premium OTT TV content for…

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Vodafone Deutschland integrates Spotify for mobile subs

Cable and mobile service provider Vodafone Deutschland has struck a partnership with music streaming outfit…

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Sport1 secures eSport highlights from DFL

German sports broadcast outfit Sport1 has struck a deal with the German football league, the…

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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…

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Bundesliga strikes Icelandic deal

The German Bundesliga has awarded local rights to Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 football matches for…

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DAZN looking at live Bundesliga rights

Sports streaming outfit DAZN is planning to bid for live German Bundesliga rights for the…

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Futuresource: German video market reached €9 billion in 2018

Subscriptions helped to grow German video entertainment spend 6% last year to €9 billion, making…

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Deutsche Telekom deepens involvement in eSports

Deutsche Telekom is upping its involvement in eSports by organising a FIFA19 football tournament. Telekom…

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NetCologne and NetAachen kick off digital migration

Germany service provider NetCologne and its Aachen majority-owned joint venture NetAachen have kicked off the…

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PŸUR moves forward with digital switchover plan

German cable operator PŸUR, also known as Tele Columbus, has now fully digitised its networks…

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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…

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ProSiebenSat.1 content acquisition chief to leave

Rüdiger Böss, executive VP of content acquisitions and sales at Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE, has…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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M7 secures raft of distribution partners in Germany

International pay TV operator M7 Group’s German arm M7 Deutschland has secured distribution agreement with…

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PŸUR goes digital in Dresden ahead of Saxon switchover

German cable operator Tele Columbus, which operates under the PŸUR brand, is taking forward its…

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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…

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Netflix set to ramp up European production

Netflix is set to increase the number of European titles it produces by a third…

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Tele Columbus confirms digitisation progress, posts mixed results

Germany cable operator Tele Columbus has now digitized 600,000 homes across its footprint following the…

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Imagine Communications appoints Sky Deutschland’s standards director

Imagine Communications has appointed long-serving Sky Deutschland executive, Stephan Heimbecher, as its new international director…

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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…

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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…