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EntertainTV gobbles up Fremantle’s Picnic in exclusive content push
EntertainTV, the Deutsche Telekom pay TV service, has taken exclusive rights to Australian drama Picnic…
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ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery hire Google exec to lead 7TV
ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery Communications have named Google executive, Alexandar Vassilev, as CEO of their recently…
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Sony channels launch on Amazon in Germany, Austria
Three Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN) channels have joined the Amazon Channels line-up in Germany…
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Nielsen to measure YouTube mobile app ads in UK, France and Germany
Ratings agency Nielsen has launched advertising measurement on YouTube’s mobile app via its digital ad…
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German cable operators launch analogue switch-off initiative
Germany’s top cable operators and broadcasters have launched an initiative called Digital Cable (Digitales Kabel)…
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Germany’s 1&1 taps ABOX42 for new IPTV service
German broadband service provider 1&1 has tapped ABOX42 to supply set-tops for a new IPTV…
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ProSiebenSat.1 strengthens ad tech play with Kairon acquisition
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has strengthened its move into the ad tech market by acquiring e-commerce…
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Former Rogers exec takes up post as Telekom Deutschland chief
Deutsche Telekom has named two new board members, with Dirk Wössner replacing Niek Jan van…
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ProSiebenSat.1 sells travel website to Lastminute.com
ProSiebenSat.1 has agreed the sale of its travel website Weg.de to Lastminute.com. The German broadcaster…
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MTV goes free-to-air in Germany
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has launched MTV as a free-to-air channel in Germany. The music and…
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NHK World TV joins Unitymedia line-up
NHK World TV – the Japanese news, culture and lifestyle channel that broadcasts in the…
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De Posch stepping down at RTL, Habets to be sole CEO
Guillaume de Posch is stepping down from his role as co-CEO of RTL Group, leaving…
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Travelxp 4K taps MX1 for HD+ German launch
4K UHD travel and lifestyle channel Travelxp 4k has tapped SES-owned media services provider MX1…
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Tele Columbus’s Pepcom upgrades network
Tele Columbus-owned German cable operator Pepcom has upgraded the cable network in the town of…
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Finland’s DNA latest to threaten dropping Discovery
Finnish cable and digital-terrestrial pay TV operator DNA has said it could drop Discovery’s channels…
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Vodafone Deutschland to go all-digital from next spring
Vodafone Deutschland has said it will fully digitise its cable network from the summer of…
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ProSiebenSat.1 reorganises, brings digital and TV together
ProSiebenSat.1 is to reorganise its business into three pillars encompassing entertainment, content production and global…
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ProSiebenSat.1 acquires majority stake in social advertising outfit Esome
ProSiebenSat.1 Media is acquiring a majority in Esome advertising technologies, a social-advertising provider in German-speaking…
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Poland the ‘top European market for OTT TV’
A higher proportion of people watch over-the-top video on their home TV sets in Poland…
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VOD outfit Pantaflix secures Disney deal as it plans global rollout
German movies-on-demand service Pantaflix, which has ambitions to expand globally, has struck a deal with…
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Netflix and Deutsche Telekom extend partnership
Netflix and Deutsche Telekom have partnered up to give all of the latter’s customers access…
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Tele Columbus on track
German cable operator Tele Columbus’s management confirmed their full-year financial guidance on the back of…
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ProSiebenSat.1 renews SES deal
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has renewed a distribution agreement with satellite operator SES for its free-to-air…
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Vodafone sees converged base grow
Vodafone saw its base of converged customers rise significantly despite little if any growth in…
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ProSiebenSat.1 ‘undervalued’ despite profit warning
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 remains undervalued and current investor concerns are overstated, despite the company issuing…
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RTL to combine SpotX and Smartclip into single ad-tech outfit
RTL Group is to combine SpotX and Smartclip into a single integrated ad-tech company by…
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Höttges: sports and drama boosting Deutsche Telekom’s TV base
Investment in sports and drama content is helping fuel growth in Deutsche Telekom’s domestic TV…
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ProSiebenSat.1 cuts guidance after posting Q3 results
ProSiebenSat.1 has decreased its earnings and revenue guidance in response to the anticipated performance of…
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Deutsche Telekom taps Zenterio for 4K STB
Deutsche Telekom has partnered with Zenterio for the launch of its recently-released 4K Entertain TV…
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ProSiebenSat.1 strikes new deal with Unitymedia
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 and international cable giant Liberty Global’s German subsidiary, Unitymedia, have struck…