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Germany
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Tele Columbus acquires cable operator BMB
German cable operator Tele Columbus has acquired overall control of BMB, the cable arm of…
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Netflix effect will help German video spend to grow
Consumer spending on video entertainment in Germany will grow by 2% this year to reach…
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Sky Deutschland adds Jukebox to line-up
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland is to add music channel Jukebox to its programming line-up…
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ANGA COM 2015 open for registrations
The 2015 edition of German trade fair ANGA COM is now open for exhibitor registrations….
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Sky Deutschland boards recommend rejection of BSkyB bid
The executive board of Sky Deutschland has advised minority shareholders against accepting BSkyB’s bid for…
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Netflix launches in Austria
Netflix has followed up its launches in France and Germany by adding Austria to the…
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Tele Columbus acquires fibre operator
German cable operator Tele Columbus has acquired Mönchengladbach fibre access provider Big Medienversorgung, adding about…
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Netflix goes live in Germany, partners with Deutsche Telekom
Netflix has gone live today in Germany and has signed a distribution partnership with Deutsche…
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Sky Deutschland extends exclusive HBO deal
Sky Deutschland has signed a multi-year extension to its exclusive HBO deal, giving it the…
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Kabel Deutschland picks IneoQuest for service assurance
German cable TV operator Kabel Deutschland has selected analytics and service assurance specialists IneoQuest to…
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Web video use in Germany sees growth
The split between cable, satellite and other transmission technologies has changed little in Germany over…
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BSkyB successfully prices bonds ahead of Sky Europe acquisition
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has successfully priced a £3.25 billion (€4 billion) series of…
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Amazon Prime Instant Video launches on Android phones
Amazon has launched its Prime Instant Video OTT service on Android phones in the UK,…
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ProSiebenSat.1 names new CFO, makes board appointments
ProSiebenSat.1’s deputy chief finance officer Gunnar Wiedenfels will take over the role of CFO of ProSiebenSat.1…
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German FTTH provider chooses ABox42
ABox42’s set-tops have been chosen by FTTH operator Deutsche Glasfaser to deliver TV services over…
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Sky Deutschland makes Snap available via Chromecast
German pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has made its Snap online video service available via…
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Maxdome chooses ContentWise for recommendation
German video-on-demand service Maxdome has chosen ContentWise to provide personalised recommendation across its 60,000 titles. …
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Media Broadcast names sales and marketing chief
German media services provider Media Broadcast has named Ulf Heggenberger in the new role of…
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Magine revamps German offering with new pay TV channels
Sweden-based OTT TV provider Magine is migrating to a full-fledged subscription model in Germany, the…
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Amazon launches Fire TV in UK, Germany
Amazon is launching its web streaming set-top box Amazon Fire TV in Europe for the…
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Viewster sees mobile app growth
OTT TV provider Viewster has seen the number of unique viewers for its mobile apps…
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Sky Deutschland takes exclusive Formula E rights
Sky Deutschland has secured exclusive German broadcasting rights for Formula E racing and is due…
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Netflix’s Hastings makes German production pledge
Netflix aims to produce an original series in Germany, according to CEO Reed Hastings. Hastings…
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Telefonica Deutchland’s acquisition of E-Plus cleared by EU
Telefonica Deutschland’s acquisition of E-Plus, a subsidiary of Dutch telecoms group KPN, has received final…
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Unitymedia Kabel BW expands channel offering
Liberty Global-owned German cable operator Unitymedia Kabel BW is adding Animal Planet in both HD…
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ARD launches ARD.connect for tablets and smartphones
German public broadcaster ARD has launched ARD.connect, an app for smartphones or tablets that allows…
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SVoD services set to storm Europe
One in five European homes will take a subscription video-on-demand service by 2020, with Western…
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Price decline offsets German TV sales growth
The World Cup gave a boost to sales of TVs in Germany in the first…
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Sky Deutschland to launch three new HD channels
Sky Deutschland is gearing up to launch three new high definition channels – two movie…
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Samsung unveils smart TV games and new Skype app at IFA
Samsung has unveiled new games for its smart TV platform and an updated version of…