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Germany
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Football bodies say business as usual in wake of ECJ ruling
Football bodies UEFA and the German Football Association (DFB) have said they will not change…
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Deutsche Telekom adds new Entertain channels
Deutsche Telekom’s Entertain IPTV service has added toddler channel BabyTV and Spiegel TV Wissen HD…
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ProSiebenSat.1 strikes deal with Unitymedia, prepares growth plan
Liberty Global-owned German cable operator Unitymedia has struck a long-term cooperation agreement with commercial broadcaster…
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KDG extends high-speed access
German cable operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) has extended its high-speed internet offering to an additional…
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Samsung brings Maxdome to Blu-ray players
Samsung has signed a deal to bring Maxdome’s VOD platform to Blu-ray players and home…
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Unitymedia boosts HD offering
Unitymedia is increasing its HD offering with the launch of two new channels in the…
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Tele Columbus upgrades network in Tambach-Dietharz
German cable operator Tele Columbus will upgrade its network in Tambach-Dietharz. The company has signed…
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Turner launches Glitz in Germany
Turner Broadcasting System is launching lifestyle and general entertainment channel Glitz in Germany. This marks…
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KDG to launch new HD channels
German cable operator Kabel Deutschland is adding eight high definition channels this year. The pay…
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Thoma says there will be room for Volks TV
There is room in the German advertising market for a third major player alongside RTL…
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Sport 1 Plus streaming to iPads
German sports broadcaster Sport 1 Plus can now be streamed live to iPads and iPhones….
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KiKi kids VOD service launches on Philips connected TV
German kids video-on-demand service KiKi – Kinderkino has launched on Philips’ connected TV platform. The…
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Primacom offers autumn promotions
German cable operator Primacom has begun offering a TV package consisting of 200 channels, including…
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France 24 Entertains in Germany
France 24 has expanded its distribution in Germany by signing a carriage deal with Deutsche…
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Satellite homes pass 17 million in Germany
The number of German households receiving satellite TV services has passed 17 million for the…
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Zattoo launches pay TV service in Germany
Switzerland-based online TV service provider Zattoo has launched a pay TV option, Zattoo Plus, in…
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Vodafone plans TV-over-LTE rollout
Vodafone Deutschland is to turn on its LTE network in its home city of Düsseldorf…
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Tele Columbus names new finance chief
German cable operator Tele Columbus has named Frank Posnanski as chief financial officer. Posnanski, who…
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Germans confused over implications of switchover
Over 30% of Germans are unaware that analogue cable services will continue after analogue satellite…
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Kabel BW offers quad-play
Kabel BW has launched two new quad play offerings combining TV, internet, fixed line and…
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EBU-backed social network pilot goes live
An EBU-backed pilot that uses social networks to allow TV viewers to choose broadcasters’ schedules…
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ProSiebenSat.1 to buy back up to 10% of shares
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 is looking to buy back up to 10% of the company’s…
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Tele Columbus opens new Berlin HQ
German cable operator Tele Columbus has opened a new headquarters in Berlin. The company’s new…
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Sky Deutschland reveals details of Sports News channel
German pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has unveiled details about its forthcoming Sky Sports News…
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Kabel BW adds trio of Sky HD channels
Kabel BW is adding three HD channels from Sky Deutschland to its line-up, taking the…
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RTL profits up but FremantleMedia profits down
RTL has registered revenue and profit increases in its half-year results. The pan-European broadcast group…
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KDG names new finance chief
German cable operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) has named Andreas Siemen as its new chief financial…
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Miramax to launch Facebook streaming service
US studio Miramax is to launch a movie streaming service via Facebook in the US,…
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F1 legal row brewing
Germany’s Constantin Media has lodged a legal complaint against Formula 1 bosses, according to UK…
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Strong growth for Kabel BW
German cable operator Kabel BW ended June with 324,000 pay TV RGUs, an increase of…