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Germany
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Discovery to sub-license Olympics to German pubcasters
Discovery’s Eurosport is to sub-license its rights to the Olympic Games in Germany to public…
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ProSiebenSat.1 could launch new JV channels with Scripps
ProSiebenSat.1 could launch one or more new thematic channels in partnership with Scripps Networks Interactive,…
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Discovery sidesteps Sky to offer Bundesliga football on HD+
Discovery Networks Germany is to launch a Eurosport package on satellite operator SES’s HD+ platform…
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Parrot Analytics: Netflix drama supplants The Grand Tour in German Q2 ranking
Netflix’s teen suicide drama 13 Reasons Why was the most ‘in-demand’ digital original in Germany…
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Deutsche Telekom passes three million TV customers
Deutsche Telekom had 3.024 million TV customers in Germany at the end of June, up…
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ProSiebenSat.1 now generating half of revenue outside advertising
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 generated 50% of its revenues in the first half of this…
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German broadcasters team up for unified log-in
German broadcasters ProSiebenSat.1 and RTL Deutschland Media Group have teamed up with internet service provider…
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IHS Markit: linear TV viewing down in Europe last year
Linear TV viewing declined in the biggest European markets in 2016 as more TV watching moved…
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Pay TV revenues in German-speaking countries surpass €3bn
Europe’s German-speaking countries generated pay TV revenues of over €3 billion last year, up 11%, with…
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Sky Deutschland taps Yospace for dynamic ad insertion on Sky Go
Sky Deutschland has chosen Yospace’s dynamic ad insertion platform to make money from live channels…
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Parrot Analytics: Netflix dominates digital originals across European markets
Netflix dominated expressions of interest in digital originals across seven major western European countries in…
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Rogers’ Wössner to take over as CEO of Deutsche Telekom’s German unit
Deutsche Telekom’s domestic German business chief Niek jan van Damme is to leave his post…
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Game of Thrones goes underground in Russia
Series 7 of HBO’s flagship series Game of Thrones has now been released globally, with…
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Sky Deutschland communications chief Winter leaving
Sky Deutschland’s EVP of communications and public affairs and company spokesman Wolfram Winter is to…
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Unitymedia completes digital switchover
Liberty Global-owned German cable operator Unitymedia has completed the switch-off of its analogue TV services…
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UPC Switzerland secures Sky Bundesliga matches to see off Swisscom
Liberty Global’s Swiss unit has secured a deal with Sky to offer the latter’s Bundesliga…
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ProSiebenSat.1 calls for new public broadcast regime and seeks funding
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has called for public funding to be made available to commercial broadcasters…
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Sky Germany launches ad-supported sports portal
Sky in Germany has launched a new ad-supported digital sports service focused around video content….
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eSports will benefit TV, says ESL
eSports have the potential to attract a young primarily male audience to TV and punch…
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Fox secures Irish green light for Sky deal as UK decision time approaches
21st Century Fox has secured approval for its acquisition of Sky from the Irish regulatory…
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ProSiebenSat.1 sells majority stake in venture assets to Lexington Partners
German broadcast group ProSiebenSat.1’s investment unit ProSiebenSat.1 Ventures has sold what it says is ‘a…
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Discovery keeps Bundesliga games, obtains injunction against Sky ads
Discovery has secured a provisional injunction against Sky in Germany over the pay TV operator…
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Sky Deutschland launches Sky Store
Sky Deutschland has launched its own version of Sky Store, the electronic sell-through service provided…
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Axing takes majority control of DEV Systemtechnik
German cable and satellite equipment provider Axing has taken majority control of technology outfit DEV…
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ProSiebenSat.1, TF1 Group, Mediaset found video ad exchange
Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1, France’s TF1 Group and Mediaset in Italy and Spain have jointly established the…
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A+E buys NBCU out of German joint venture
A+E Networks is to acquire full control of its German joint venture, as it continues…
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ProSiebenSat.1 extends deal with Fox
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Group and Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution have extended their existing licensing…
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Amazon launches subscription TV in UK, Germany
Amazon has launched its Amazon Channels offering in the UK, Germany and Austria, allowing Prime…
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Ampere: Over 55s failing to see attractions of SVOD
Over 55s are not tuning in to subscription video-on-demand, even though they have embraced catch-up…
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Tele Columbus boosted by take-up of bundles
Strong take-up of bundled offerings and growth in broadband subscribers boosted German cable operator Tele…