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Germany
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Deutsche Telekom taps Zenterio for 4K UHD hybrid box launch
Deutsche Telekom has tapped technology provider Zenterio to provide software for its just-launched Entertain TV…
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Sky ups startup focus with Berlin and Tel Aviv investments
Sky plans to open a new office in Berlin and invest US$4 million in an…
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DAZN secures extended Serie A rights for Germany and Austria
Sports streaming platform DAZN has secured exclusive rights to Italian Serie A football in Germany…
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IHS: linear TV viewing down as online time increases
Linear TV viewing time declined year-on-year across the top five European markets in 2017 as…
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Deutsche Telekom posts modest TV gains
Deutsche Telekom has recorded a modest increase in its TV base for the quarter to…
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Tele Columbus names new technology chief
German cable operator Tele Columbus – which now operates under the PŸUR brand – has…
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ProSiebenSat.1 seeking ‘total reach’ with new digital strategy
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 is focusing on achieving “a total reach with one video currency”…
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CBC taps Bitmovin for RTL Deutschland multiscreen video
German production and broadcast services outfit CBC has tapped video compression specialist Bitmovin’s HTML5 web…
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Sky impresses with strong full year results
Sky reported strong full-year results with revenue and EBITDA gains, half a million new customer…
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Vodafone sees TV base shrink as competition bites in Spain
Vodafone saw its European TV customer base shrink in the quarter to June, with the…
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German watchdog approves ProSiebenSat.1-Discovery JV
The German competition watchdog, the Bundeskartellamt, has approved the plan by commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 and…
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Sky Deutschland strikes deal with DAZN for sports bars
Sky Deutschland has struck a deal with sports streaming network DAZN to provide its service…
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ProSiebenSat.1 moves forward with 4K UHD TV plans
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 is to air an edition of its Galileo Spezial factual magazine show…
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VOD outfit Pantaflix strikes global content deal with Premiere Digital
German VOD platform Pantaflix has struck a global content deal with US-based Premiere Digital, as…
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PŸUR launches customer service app
German cable operator Tele Columbus, which operates under the PŸUR brand, has launched a customer…
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RTL pay channels dropped by Sky
German commercial broadcaster RTL’s pay TV channels will cease to broadcast on pay TV operator…
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Discovery and ProSiebenSat.1 team up for major German OTT TV plan
Discovery and German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 have teamed up to launch a new integrated streaming platform…
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Viacom expands Comedy Central Germany
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) is expanding its Comedy Central channel in Germany to a…
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Viacom to axe Viva brand following German shutdown
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) is set to scrap its Viva music channel brand after…
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ProSiebenSat.1: joint German OTT TV platform would make sense
German broadcasters and platform providers would benefit from teaming up to launch a common OTT…
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Wahl to quit ProSiebenSat.1
ProSiebenSat.1 chief operating officer Christof Wahl is to leave the group “by mutual consent” at…
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Starzplay launches on Amazon Channels in UK and Germany
Amazon is set to add Starzplay, from US TV Network and Lionsgate Company Starz, in…
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Sky Deutschland adds linear TV services to Sky Go
Sky Deutschland has expanded the range of services available via its Sky Go app to…
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Telekom chief commits to building broadband, criticises Vodafone deal
Deutsche Telekom invests “more than all of its competitors put together” in broadband in Germany,…
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Tele Columbus revises targets after slow start to 2018
German cable operator Tele Columbus has been forced to revise its full-year targets after a…
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ProSiebenSat.1 unveils plans for 4K UHD HDR broadcasts this year
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 is to begin broadcasting its first shows in 4K UHD TV…
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Linear still at the core for ProSiebenSat.1, no plan to sell off Red Arrow
Linear TV is still a dominant force in the German market and remains “the superior…
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Vodafone deal is ‘incredibly positive’ for competition, says Fries
Liberty Global’s planned sale of its German unit to Vodafone is “an incredibly positive transaction…
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Vodafone to pay €18.4bn for Liberty Global assets in Europe
Vodafone has agreed to acquire Liberty Global’s operations in Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary and…
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Liberty Global increases revenue, but subscriber growth slows sharply
Liberty Global beat expectations by delivering its strongest quarterly revenue growth in close to five…