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Germany
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Maxdome co-CEO takes ProSiebenSat.1 digital role
ProSiebenSat.1 has appointed Maxdome’s director and co-CEO, Filmon Zerai, as chief digital officer for ProSiebenSat.1…
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Amazon debuts German drama globally as it edges Netflix in ranking
Amazon will launch its first German drama series, You Are Wanted, on March 17, cementing…
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ProSiebenSat.1 acquires Austria’s ATV
ProSiebenSat.1 has agreed to buy Austrian TV station, ATV, from its parent company Tele München…
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ProSieben and Scripps agree huge lifestyle deal
ProSiebenSat.1 and Scripps Networks Interactive have agreed a 1,200-hour programming deal that will see a…
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ProSiebenSat.1 signs broad content deal with Vodafone
ProSiebenSat.1 Media has signed a long-term agreement with Vodafone for the distribution of its free,…
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Vodafone Germany to launch new advanced TV service in February
Vodafone Germany is to launch a new advanced TV platform, GigaTV, in February. The platform,…
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Discovery strikes raft of Olympic deals
Discovery Communications has struck a series of deal for its Olympic Games coverage with Polish…
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Tele Columbus launches 1Gbps broadband
German cable operator Tele Columbus Group has launched its first 1Gbps ultra-fast broadband service in…
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Discovery and Sky trade barbs as channel deadline looms
Discovery and Sky have both upped the ante in the bitter carriage dispute that will…
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Sky to take UK IPTV plans into other EU markets
Following its initial debut in the UK, Sky plans offer internet-delivered versions of its TV…
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Discovery facing loss of Sky carriage in UK and Germany
Sky and Discovery are locked in carriage talks over the Discovery channels in Germany and…
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Tele Columbus taps Metrological for OTT apps
German cable operator, Tele Columbus, has tapped Metrological to provide an OTT app experience as…
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Tele Columbus begins rollout of advanceTV
German cable operator Tele Columbus Group has begun commercialising its new interactive TV offering, advanceTV….
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TF1, Mediaset, ProSieben partner on MCN investments
France’s TF1 Group and Italy’s Mediaset have bought into ProSiebenSat.1’s Studio71, with the German media…
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European and Australian VR content firms merge
Virtual reality-focused producers in Europe and Australia have merged to create a new conglomerate, the…
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Disney refutes streaming set-top deal rumours
Disney has refuted rumours that it officially licensed a German company’s TV streaming box. This follows reports…
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Sky Deutschland teams up with Telefónica for Sky Ticket
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has teamed up with Telefónica to make its Sky Ticket…
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T-Hrvatski Telekom takes control of Montenegrin telco
Croatian telco T-Hrvatski Telekom has signed a deal with Hungary’s Magyar Telekom – like T-Hrvatski…
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Stingray buys music channel from Mojto firm
Montreal-based Stingray Digital Group has acquired international pay TV music channel Classica from Unitel, a…
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New Deutsche Telekom technology chief takes charge
Claudia Nemat has taken on her new role as chief technology and innovation officer within…
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IHS Markit: EU cable revenues up despite dip in TV customers
The cable industry in the European Union grew from €21.2 billion in 2014 to €22.4…
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M6 to take over RTL French radio stations
M6 Group is to acquire the French radio assets of RTL Group as part of…
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Sky Germany spends Eight Days on new original
The German arm of pay TV giant Sky is developing Acht Tage (Eight Days) as…
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ProSiebenSAT.1 gets finance chief
ProSiebenSAT.1 has appointed a new CFO, the latest in a series of management changes at…
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Discovery taps MX1 as Eurosport1 HD joins HD+
Discovery Networks Germany has turned to SES’s media services unit MX1 to handle technical services…
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Sky Deutschland taps Eurofins for testing and QA
Sky Deutschland has chosen Eurofins Digital Testing to provide testing and quality assurance personnel to…
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Tele Columbus unveils advanced TV service
Germany’s number three cable operator Tele Columbus has unveiled its new advanced TV service ahead…
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Sky Deutschland names sales chief
Sky Deutschland has named Thomas Menneking as its new senior vice-president of sales. Menneking, who…
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Sky Sports News HD goes free-to-air in Germany
Sky Deutschland is taking its Sky Sports News HD channel free-to-air. The channel will become…
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German pubcasters fail to secure Olympics deal with Discovery
German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF have failed to secure a deal with Discovery to…