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Germany
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Vodafone Germany chief highlights logic of single cable player
Vodafone Germany CEO Jens Schulte-Bockum has signalled his desire to see a single consolidated rival…
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Germany’s ChitramTV taps Comigo for Android set-tops
Germany-based ethnic minority-focused service provider ChitramTV has tapped Comigo to provide Android-based set-top boxes to…
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FremantleMedia takes majority stake in MCN
FremantleMedia has upped its stake in European multichannel network Divimove to take majority control of…
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Walthelm to take expanded programming role at Sky Deutschland
Elke Walthelm has been promoted to senior vice-president of partner channels for Sky Deutschland, managing…
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Joiz Global strikes first licensing deal in Germany
Switzerland-based youth-focused interactive channel Joiz has secured its first German licensing agreement to supply its…
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Tele Columbus to raise third of a billion euros from IPO
German cable operator Tele Columbus has set the offer price for shares sold through its…
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YFE and Motors TV team up with Alterna’TV for Americas
Eutelsat-owned channel distributor Alterna’TV is to distribute German kids channel provider Your Family Entertainment’s (YFE)…
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ANGA COM notches up 350 exhibitor registrations
German trade show ANGA COM has reached 350 exhibitor registrations, four months ahead of this…
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New sales director for Telekom Deutschland
Deutsche Telekom has named Hagen Rickmann as the new sales director for Telekom Deutschland, the…
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SCTE and ANGA to provide bursaries for ANGA COM
The UK’s Society for Broadband Professionals (SCTE) has teamed up with German cable operators association…
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Amazon pilots go live in the US, UK and Germany
Amazon’s first original pilot season for 2015 has gone live on Amazon Instant Video in…
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YFE claims success for Slovakian venture
German channel provider Your Family Entertainment (YFE) has claimed success for its recently launched Slovakian…
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Sky launching new drama series simultaneously across Europe
Sky is launching its original drama Fortitude across its European footprint simultaneously. The series will…
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Tele Columbus sets IPO price range
German cable operator Tele Columbus has set an €8 to €12 per-share price range for…
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Sky gives Davey expanded programming role
UK pay TV provider Sky has given German unit Sky Deutschland’s executive vice-president of programming,…
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Tele Columbus to debut 400Mbps consumer service in Germany
German cable operator Tele Columbus is to launch a 400Mbps internet service on April 1,…
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Sky Deutschland delisting in sight as Sky passes 95%
Sky has acquired an additional tranche of shares in Sky Deutschland, opening the way to…
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Cisco to provide cloud-based TV platform for Kabel Deutschland
Cisco is to provide a new advanced TV platform for Vodafone-owned German cable operator Kabel…
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Moviepilot.de teams up with Kaltura
Webedia-owned German entertainment site Moviepilot.de has enlisted Kaltura to provide it with HTML5 video player…
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German free OTT service Netzkino offering ad-free movies
German free video-on-demand service provider Netzkino has revamped its website with a number of new…
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Tele Columbus moves forward with €300 million IPO plans
Tele Columbus is moving ahead with its postponed IPO, announcing plans to list on the…
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Solid growth for German CE in 2014
Relatively strong Christmas sales helped deliver 2.5% year-on-year growth for the German consumer electronics business…
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Sky Deutschland launches Roku-powered streaming box
Sky Deutschland has launched a Roku-powered streaming media box, designed to let viewers access Sky…
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Vevo launches on Xbox One
Music programmer Vevo is launching more than 100,000 music videos, original series and live concerts…
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Sky Deutschland secures Europa League football rights
Sky Deutschland has secured the live broadcasting rights for the UEFA Europa League up to…
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Kabel Deutschland gains ground in German HD rankings
Deutsche Telekom has retained its position as the leading Germany supplier of HD channels, with…
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Magine launches on Chromecast
OTT TV provider Magine has launched its service on Google’s Chromecast HDMI streaming stick in…
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Sky Deutschland expands on-demand offering
Sky Deutschland has announced a “major expansion” of its Sky On Demand offering, extending the…
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Ofcom: UK is first for smart TV
The UK leads EU countries for the use of internet-connected televisions, with almost a quarter…
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UK leads for video app downloads
Netflix was the more downloaded video app in the UK in the third quarter of…