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ProSiebenSat.1 sees earnings drop by half as ad market takes toll

Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 saw its earnings plummet in the second quarter as the German market’s advertising…

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Dyn app launches on Sky Deutschland

Germany’s rising sports streaming service Dyn Media has revealed it is to launch its newly…

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Super RTL’s Toggo now in cars with 3SS-enabled Android Automotive app

German entertainment channel Super RTL’s kids streaming service Toggo is now available to cars whose…

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Vodafone’s German TV base plummets, but CEO sees broadband opportunity from change in TV law

Vodafone’s TV base in Germany declined by a staggering 120,000 subscribers in the company’s fiscal…

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ProSiebenSat.1 to axe 400 jobs in cost-cutting drive

Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 Group is to cut around 400 posts in a fresh cost-cutting drive, as…

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Tele Columbus names new supervisory board members

German cable operator Tele Columbus has expanded its supervisory board from four to five with…

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Tele Columbus to deliver FTTH in Weißwasser

German cable operator Tele Columbus is continuing its upgrade to fibre across parts of its…

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Tele Columbus gears up for Gigabit in Wittenberge

German cable operator Tele Columbus, which operates under the PŸUR brand, is gearing up to…

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Tele Columbus expanding FTTH footprint in Berlin

German cable operator Tele Columbus Group, which operates under the PŸUR brand, is to extend…

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Sport1 teams up with Blockchain fan engagement outfit Starzz

German sports channel Sport1 has struck a partnership agreement with Blockchain-based fan engagement company Starzz…

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Sky Deutschland to cease making scripted originals

Sky Deutschland, the German division of Comcast-owned European pay-TV giant Sky, is to cease making…

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DAZN to stream Rugby European 7s Championship in Germany

Leading sports streaming service DAZN has secured the broadcasting rights to the European Championships for…

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Founder Von Cranach quits struggling fansite OneFootball

Lucas von Cranach, the founder and CEO of Germany-based football fan site and streamer OneFootball…

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Tele Columbus upgrading Leipzig network to FTTH

German cable operator Tele Columbus has begun work on delivering fibre connectivity to homes in…

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Czech PPF gains seat on ProSiebenSat.1 board

In a sign of Czech investor PPF’s growing clout as a shareholder in ProSiebenSat.1, ex-CME…

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YouTube launches Primetime Channels in Germany

YouTube has launched its Primetime Channels super-aggregated streaming bundle in Germany – the first launch…

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Sky Deutschland drops three linear channels

German pay-TV service Sky Deutschland is dropping three linear channels – Sky Comedy, Spiegel Geschichte…

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ProSiebenSat.1 looks to Joyn-led future as ad sales plummet in Q1

Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 saw its entertainment revenues fall by 20% in the first quarter, with a…

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ANGA COM panelists mull end of collective TV contracts

The impact of the end of collective cable TV contracts between operators and housing associations…

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MFE sees revenues dip but EBIT rises

MediaForEurope (MFE) saw revenues slide modestly in the first quarter as inflationary cost pressures dampened…

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M7 Deutschland launches SVOD service for operators

Canal+owned German TV-for-cable aggregator M7 Deutschland is to offer its service provider customers a subscription…

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MFE raises stake in struggling ProSiebenSat.1 again

MediaForEurope (MF) has further upped its stake in German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1. MFE has purchased additional…

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Vodafone expecting ‘material’ hit from change in German TV law

Changes to Germany law set to come into force at the end of the year,…

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Deutsche Telekom sees strong TV growth in Germany, slower elsewhere

Deutsche Telekom’s German combined IPTV and satellite TV base increased by 3.8% year-on-year to reach…

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Tele Columbus expands Gigabit availability for PŸUR customers

German cable operator Tele Columbus has provided an update on the expansion of Gigabit broadband…

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M7 Deutschland delivers new fibre PoPs for cable partners

M7 Deutschland, the German cable programming distribution arm of Canal+-owned M7 Group, is expanding the…

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RTL takes advertising hit but streaming growth continues

RTL took the hit of a 9% drop in revenue in the first quarter as…

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RTL+ launches on Vodafone Deutschland

The RTL+ streaming service is now available on Vodafone Deutschland’s TV platform as a pre-installed…

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Tele Columbus names ex-Vodafone exec as consumer business chief

German cable operator Tele Columbus has named Jochen Busch as chief consumer officer. The appointment…

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ProSiebenSat.1 names ex-United Internet finance chief as CFO

Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 Media has appointed Martin Mildner as its new chief financial officer. Mildner, who…