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Amazon rolls out Echo and Alexa to UK, Germany
Amazon is making a bigger move into the smart home space by launching its Alexa…
ProSieben buys into online dating
German broadcast giant ProSieben has taken control of online dating business Parship Elite and will…
Unitymedia: 88.4% of TV customers now digital
Liberty Global-owned Unitymedia said that 88.4% of its TV customers were digital at the end…
Perform launches DAZN sports streaming service in Japan
Sports rights group Perform has followed up the launch of its DAZN live streaming service…
Sky Germany’s UHD channels to broadcast on SES
Sky Germany will be launching its two new Ultra HD channels via satellite operator SES’s…
Sky in Germany to launch pop-up Star Wars channel
Sky in Germany is due to launch a pop-up Star Wars channel in October to…
Sky Deutschland to launch 4K UHD box and sports channels
Sky Deutschland is to launch a new 4K Ultra HD set-top and channels in the…
Vivendi reportedly edging towards compromise deal with Mediaset
Vivendi may make a new proposal to Mediaset following the acrimonious collapse of its previously…
Amazon Germany may pick up season two of Deutschland 83
Amazon Prime Video Germany looks set to pick up first-run rights to the second instalment…
Sky reportedly planning to launch Now TV in Spain
Sky is planning to expand its presence in more European markets, kicking off with the…
Tele Columbus confirms advanced TV launch plan
German cable operator Tele Columbus has confirmed plans to launch its Espial-powered advanced TV service…
Sky Germany adds ARTE, ZDF to its Sky Online TV box
Sky in Germany is adding new apps from public broadcasters ARTE and ZDF to its…
Deutsche Telekom grows TV base 5.1% year-on-year
Deutsche Telekom grew its total IPTV, satellite and cable TV customer base 5.1% year-on-year to…
New satellite and OTT TV service launches for Asian expats in Europe
Hamburg-based Bubbles Media has launched Bobbles.tv, a new satellite and OTT-delivered pay TV service with…
Perform launches DAZN live sports streaming service in Germany
Sports rights group Perform has launched its DAZN live streaming service in Germany, Austria and…
Deutsche Telekom to stream 360-degree Chili Peppers concert
Deutsche Telekom is due to air a 360-degree live-stream of the Red Hot Chili Peppers…
Liberty Global advanced TV base tops seven million
Liberty Global’s advanced TV base passed the seven million mark in the second quarter, with…
Digital revenues boosts ProSiebenSat.1
Digital revenues helped boost ProSiebenSat.1’s second-quarter performance, with the German broadcaster reporting overall revenues of…
Telekom debuts Twitter Halo 360° video for YouTube VideoDays
Deutsche Telekom is to provide 360° video coverage of the YouTube VideoDays Convention in Cologne,…
Kudelski settles patent litigation with Apple
Switzerland-based TV technology specialist, Kudelski Group, has agreed a patent license agreement with Apple, ending…
Sky to launch UHD set-top box in Germany, Italy this autumn
Sky is due to launch a new set-top box with Ultra HD capabilities in Germany,…
Sky reports double-digit rise in operating profit
Sky has reported strong full year results with revenue climbing by 7% and adjusted operating…
Sky 1 launches in Germany with exclusive Masterchef
Sky is to launch its flagship entertainment channel Sky 1 in Germany, bringing content including…
ProSieben poaches Maker Studios exec for digital
ProSiebenSat.1 has poached a digital exec from Disney’s Maker Studios to run its ad-supported VOD…
Paramount to end geoblocking in EU deal
US studio Paramount has agreed a settlement with the European Commission to no longer geoblock…
IHS: UK the European leader for on-demand
UK viewers have been the quickest in Western Europe to embrace on-demand TV, while Italians…
Sky teams with Telefónica in Germany
Sky Deutschland has teamed up with Telefónica Deutschland to make its revamped online TV service,…
Tele Columbus adds Zee One
German cable operator Tele Columbus has added Bollywood channel Zee One to its programming line-up….
Sky in Germany launches Sky Ticket
Sky in Germany has launched Sky Ticket, a series of day, week and month passes…
Vivendi to shut down German SVoD service Watchever
Vivendi is to shut down German OTT subscription video-on-demand service Watchever in December. The news…