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Sky Deutschland to get capital injection

News Corp has committed to boosting the capital of pay TV operator Sky Deutschland, which…

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Sky Deutschland reaches three million in successful year

Sky Deutschland has passed the three million-subscriber mark. Announcing its full year results, the German…

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Kabel BW merger faces opposition

German telco and pay TV operator Deutsche Telekom and pay TV service provider NetCologne have…

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Kabel BW launches CI Plus module

Kabel BW is launching a CI Plus module. The German cable operator will begin offering…

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Vodafone Germany eyes cable partnership

Vodafone Germany is eyeing a deal with a local cable operator as it looks to…

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DT planning HD channel expansion

Deutsche Telekom is planning to expand the HD offering on its Entertain TV platform with…

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ProSiebenSat.1 HD channels on NetCologne

German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has struck a deal with Cologne, Bonn and Aachen area service provider…

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Your Family Entertainment strikes content deal for Italy

German family-oriented channel and content provider Your Family Entertainment has struck a deal to supply…

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ARD criticises Cartel Office move on football highlights

German public broadcaster ARD has criticised the Federal Cartel Office’s decision on Friday to allow…

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DEV names German-language area sales chief

German cable technology provider DEV has named Stefan Philipps as its new area sales manager…

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Vodafone adds trio of channels to TV platform

The German IPTV platform operated by Vodafone has added Fox, Travel Channel and Romance TV…

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Sky Deutschland extends TNA wrestling deal

Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has extended its deal with Nashville-based TNA Entertainment to show…

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Sky Sports News HD launches

Sky Deutschland has launched its news sports news channel. Sky Sports News HD went live…

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Liberty Global faces opposition to German merger

German alternative telecom operator association the VATM has added its voice to that of pay…

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KDG expands VOD network

German cable operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) is rolling its video-on-demand platform out to the cities…

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Sky delivers HD channels to Bavarian cable operator

Bavarian cable operator KMS is to start offering Sky Deutschland’s HD channels to its customers….

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DT to deliver wireless IPTV with Celeno

Deutsche Telekom has chosen semiconductor manufacturer Celeno to help it deliver IPTV wirelessly around the…

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Liberty Global moves to assuage regulator on Kabel BW

Pan European cable operator Liberty Global has attempted to mitigate the concerns of Germany’s competition…

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KDG adds MTV channel

German cable operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) has added music channel MTV Brand New to its…

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Vodafone expands HD line-up

Vodafone is adding three new HD channels to its German IPTV platform. From December 1,…

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ProSiebenSat.1 set on Fun and Emotions

German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1’s forthcoming new pay TV channel will be named ProSieben Fun, according to…

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Cartel office probing ARD ZDF catch-up service


Germany’s Federal Cartel Office is probing the country’s public broadcaster’s plan to launch an online…

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Hulu tipped to launch German service


German reports suggest that online on-demand service Hulu is preparing a launch in Germany. The…

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Spiegel TV Wissen HD launching on KDG

German pay TV factual channel Spiegel TV Wissen HD is to launch on Kabel Deutschland’s…

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Sky Deutschland looking to Bundesliga online and mobile rights

German pay TV operator Sky Deutschland wants to bid for all rights to the next…

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ProSiebenSat.1 acquires Swedish producer



ProSiebenSat.1’s Scandinavian production division has acquired Swedish producer Hard Hat. 
Snowman Productions, which was set…

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Price erosion hits German TV sales

The value of sales of TVs in Germany fell in the first nine months of…

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HD+ nears two million

SES’s HD+ service now reaches 1.9 households in Germany, the satellite services company said today….

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Oelde gets high-speed internet from Unitymedia

German cable operator Unitymedia has launched high-speed internet services in the town of Oelde and…

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Deutsche Telekom technology chief to leave early

Deutsche Telekom’s innovation and technology director Edward Kozel is to leave the company at the…