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Germany
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PŸUR adds Eurosport 1 HD to offering
German cable operator PŸUR, formerly known as Tele Columbus, has struck a deal with Discovery…
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AMC horror SVOD net reaches Germany
AMC Networks’ horror-themed SVOD service Shudder will launch in Germany and Austria. Original series Missions…
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Amazon Channels adds Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel, Discovery Communication’s premium pay TV brand, is set to become available on Amazon…
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France leads Europe for multilingual content
France is “the king of multilingual content”, according to new research that shines a light…
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Tele Columbus takes control of Munich network provider KMS
German cable operator Tele Columbus has struck a deal with Vodafone Kabel Deutschland to acquire…
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Teleste acquires intelligent transport information outfit
Cable technology provider Teleste has acquired Iqu Systems, a German company specialising in intelligent passenger…
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ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery partner on German streaming service
ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery Communications have launched an ad-supported entertainment streaming service in Germany. The joint…
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Sky Q launch plans announced for Italy, Germany, Austria
Sky is due to launch its advanced TV service, Sky Q, in Italy before Christmas…
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Media groups ‘must deepen collaboration’ to see off internet giants threat
European media groups need to come together and collaborate in order to stave off the…
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PŸUR launches new flexible internet offers
German cable operator PŸUR, formerly known as Tele Columbus, has launched what it says are…
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Sky Deutschland extends deal with SES
Sky Deutschland has extended its multi-year satellite capacity deal with satellite operator SES. The German…
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Deutsche Telekom orders first original series
German pay TV provider Deutsche Telekom (DT) has commissioned its first original series, a French-coproduced…
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Bavarian Broadcasting DG to take over as ARD chair
The director general of Bayerischer Rundfunk (Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation), Ulrich Wilhem, will take over as the next…
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Berenberg highlights Sky risks
Analysts at Berenberg have cut their earnings-per-share estimates for Sky and have highlighted concerns about…
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Vodafone Germany plans €2bn Gigabit fibre investment
Vodafone Germany has unveiled plans to invest €2 billion by the end of 2021 on…
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European connected TV ad market set for growth with UK leading
The European connected TV advertising market could be worth €825 million by 2020, according to…
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ProSiebenSat.1 launches user-generated live streaming app
Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 has teamed up with Tokyo-based mobile messaging and live broadcast specialist Line Corporation…
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Deutsche Telekom taps Netflix, Fox+, UFA for EntertainTV
Deutsche Telekom is adding Ultra HD support and direct access to Netflix to its EntertainTV…
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Netflix clean sweep in German digital originals in-demand list
Netflix dominated Parrot Analytics ‘in demand’ listing of the most sought-after digital originals in Germany…
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Tele Columbus to become PŸUR
German cable operator Tele Columbus is to rebrand all its units under the new name…
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RTL takes full control of SpotX in expansion of ad tech activity
German broadcaster RTL has taken full control of video ad serving technology company SpotX in…
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ProSiebenSat.1 looking to restructure as ad sales fall short
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Group has warned that TV advertising revenues for the current quarter are…
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Digital unit provides big boost for RTL
Digital revenues boosted RTL’s revenue performance significantly in the second half, with the German broadcaster…
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Tele Columbus on target after solid H1 results
German cable operator Tele Columbus has reiterated its targets for the end of this year…
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Media Broadcast taps Nevion for DVB-T2 migration
German transmission services provider Media Broadcast has tapped media production specialist Nevion to deliver technology…
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ProSiebenSat.1 dives deeper into eSports with ESL deal
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1’s sports business unit, 7Sports, is to deepen its involvement in the fast-growing…
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DVB-T2 migration gives big boost to German set-top sales
Germany’s migration from the DVB-T digital-terrestrial TV standard to the more modern DVB-T2 format provided…
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Amazon to shut down Lovefilm in UK and Germany
Amazon is calling time on its Lovefilm-branded DVD-by-post service later this year, citing declining demand…
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Viacom to take MTV Germany free-to-air in 2018
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) is making MTV Germany an unencrypted, free-to-air TV channel in Germany…
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Telefónica ‘looking to launch’ international OTT TV service
Telefónica is mulling the launch of a Netflix-like OTT TV service to target an international…