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Lovefilm to air Amazon originals for free in pilot programme
UK subscription video-on-demand provider Lovefilm is to air original pilot shows from its parent company’s…
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News Corp ups stake in Sky Deutschland following capital increase
Sky Deutschland has successfully completed its capital increase, raising some €91 million, increasing the number…
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HD Plus passes one million paying customers
Satellite operator SES’s HD Plus platform for the German market now has over one million…
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Sony to launch channel for Germany
Sony Pictures Television Networks is to launch a German version of its Sony Entertainment Television…
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Bertelsmann mulls cutting RTL stake to fund expansion
Germany’s Bertelsmann is considering cutting its stake in pan-European broadcast and production group RTL to…
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Sky Deutschland extends F1 deal
Sky Deutschland has extended its deal with Formula One Management to secure coverage of the…
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Sky Deutschland names customer service chief
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has named Erik Schneider as vice-president, customer service. Schneider, who…
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Kabel Deutschland offers concessions to secure Tele Columbus networks
German cable operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) has offered a range of commitments to secure the…
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Vodafone Germany adds Sat.1 Gold
Vodafone Germany has added ProSiebenSat.1’s Sat.1 Gold channel to its TV line-up. The channel, which…
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Tele Columbus adds Sat.1 Gold
German cable operator Tele Columbus has added ProSiebenSat.1 Group’s Sat.1 Gold channel to its programming…
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New role for ProSiebenSat.1’s Schremper
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has named Ralf Schremper as chief financial officer, digital and adjacent, in…
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News Corp takes majority stake in Sky Deutschland
News Corp is to take a majority stake in Sky Deutschland for the first time…
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Vivendi launches OTT service Watchever in Germany
France-based entertainment conglomerate Vivendi has launched an over-the-top service in Germany called Watchever. The subscription…
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HD Plus taps Nagra for Replay service
SES-backed German satellite offering HD Plus is using content security technology from Nagra for its…
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Sky Deutschland expands partnership with NBC Universal
Sky Deutschland has extended its distribution partnership with NBC Universal in a deal that will…
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KDG restricts pubcaster availability in carriage fee dispute
Kabel Deutschland (KDG) has restricted the availability of public broadcast channels from ARD and ZDF…
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Deutsche Telekom signs up for Sky Deutschland services
Sky Deutschland and Deutsche Telekom have signed a cooperation agreement that will see the complete…
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Smart TVs gains acceptance in Germany
German consumer electronics association Gfu expected some 26.5 million Smart devices to be sold in…
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Fashion One launches on KabelKiosk
Fashion, entertainment and lifestyle channel Fashion One has launched on the Eutelsat KabelKiosk platform in…
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HD Plus gets music channel
SES is adding music channel Deluxe Music HD to its German HD platform HD Plus….
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German internet TV universe grows, mobile use on the rise
There are close to 1,500 internet TV services available in Germany, with brands associated with…
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KDG passes one million HD sub mark
German cable operator KDG has passed the landmark of one million HD subscribers. The operator…
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Sky boosts HD line-up on KDG’s platform
German pay TV operator Sky Deutschland is adding eight HD channels to the service it…
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KDG expands VOD platform
German cable operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) has rolled its VOD service out to around 290,000…
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Deutsche Telekom to massively increase investment in broadband
Deutsche Telekom plans to invest over €6 billion in rolling out broadband infrastructure in Germany…
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KDG’s acquisition of Tele Columbus faces competition hurdle
Germany’s competition authority the Bundeskartellamt has initially rejected the acquisition of Tel Columbus by rival…
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Sky Deutschland to launch second screen EPG
Sky Deutschland is preparing to roll out an enhanced second screen EPG designed to make…
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Unitymedia KabelBW adds DMAX HD
Cable operator Unitymedia KabelBW is to add Discovery Networks Germany’s DMAX HD channel to its…
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Operators must embrace OTT and cloud services, says DT’s O’Sullivan
Pay TV operators must embrace OTT services and be prepared to adjust the way they…
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Sky Deutschland brings kids zone to Sky Go
Sky Deutschland has added a dedicated kids area on its multiscreen service Sky Go. The…