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Germany
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Sky Deutschland launches Snap OTT service
Sky Deutschland has launched a new TV and movie OTT offering, called Snap, which is…
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UK leads the TV field amongst Euro-peers, says Ofcom report
TV revenue growth across the world’s major countries outperformed other communications industries last year, and…
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Sky Deutschland debuts House of Cards in Germany
Sky Deutschland has secured the German rights to the second season of Netflix’s original drama…
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Germans tune in to smart TV
Over half of sales of TV sets in Germany this year will be of smart…
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Vodafone hires new execs for Kabel Deutschland acquisition
Vodafone Germany has named former Sky Deutschland Marcello Maggioni to its senior management team as…
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Axel Springer buys news channel N24
German publisher Axel Springer has bought 100% of domestic TV news channel N24 in a…
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Deluxe Music taps Sky unit for ad sales
German music service Deluxe Music has turned to pay TV operator Sky Deutschland’s advertising sales…
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PrimaCom names new finance chief
German cable operator PrimaCom has named Jens Müller as its new commercial director and chief…
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Top-level management changes at Sat.1
Ex-Blazhoffski CEO Taco Ketelaar and RTL Croatia programming chief Kaspar Pflueger are joining German channel…
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Sky Deutschland acquires sports production outfit
German pay TV operator Sky Deutschland is to acquire 100% ownership of production company Plaza…
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Netflix looking at possible French launch
Streaming service Netflix reportedly has France in its sights as a possible new launch territory….
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Deutsche Telekom strikes strategic partnership with Twitter
Deutsche Telekom has struck a wide-ranging partnership agreement with Twitter to develop an advanced user…
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Eurosport scores more Bundesliga rights
Eurosport has agreed a new deal for Bundesliga German soccer rights. The sports channel operator…
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German cable operators boost HD line-up
German cable operator Tele Columbus is to add three new public broadcaster HD channels to…
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ANGA COM passes 50% sold milestone
Broadband cable and satellite trade show ANGA COM has now sold 50% of its exhibition…
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TV sales in Germany underperform CE market
TV sales in Germany are likely to fall below expectations this year, ending 18% down…
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ProSiebenSat.1 buys German music site Songtexte.com
ProSiebenSat.1 has acquired online song lyric and music news portal Songtexte.com in a bid to…
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Amazon originals yet to make date with Lovefilm
The Amazon original series launching on the Prime Instant in the US still have no…
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ProSiebenSat.1 secures DreamWorks movies
German free and pay TV broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has struck a master agreement with Constantin Film…
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Primacom rejects Tele Columbus takeover
German cable operator Primacom has rejected a takeover offer by fellow cable operator Tele Columbus….
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Tele Columbus launches mobile website
German cable operator Tele Columbus has launched a mobile website to enable customers and prospective…
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Wuaki.tv moves forward with ambitious Euro-expansion plans
Wuaki.tv, the Spain-based OTT service owned by Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten, will launch in France,…
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RTL eyes further digital growth
RTL Group said that its strong and rapidly growing digital presence has now established it…
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Kabel Deutschland hails TV business recovery
German cable operator Kabel Deutschland said that it added 55,000 TV customers during its fiscal…
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Deutsche Telekom renews Norigin Media streaming deal
Deutsche Telekom has renewed its long-term contract with Norigin Media – a firm that provides…
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Microsoft announces Xbox One launch partners
Microsoft has announced the “first wave” of launch partners for its new Xbox One games…
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YouTube channel ratings show German, French success
German motoring channel Motorvision is the most-watched original YouTube channel in the EU with 69…
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Digital revenues boost ProSiebenSat.1
Digital and adjacent activities boosted ProSiebenSat.1’s top line in the third quarter, helping push the…
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Sky on-track for positive year after strong Q3
Sky Deutschland said it is on track to deliver positive full-year EBITDA for the first…
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German retail group signs up for Eutelsat broadband offering
German electronics retailer Euronics has teamed up with satellite operators Eutelsat and its broadband internet…