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RTL Deutschland launches Ukrainian news

RTL Germany and its news channel ntv have launched a news service in Ukrainian that…

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Vodafone Deutschland and DAZN test 5G Bundesliga broadcasts

Vodafone Deutschland and sports streamer DAZN have revealed they are jointly testing the transmission of…

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RTL sees rocketing streaming growth and surging revenues

Paying customers for RTL’s RTL+ and Videoland streaming services numbered 3.8 million by the end…

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MFE takes ProSiebenSat.1 stake beyond 25%, looks to consolidate Mediaset España

MediaForEurope (MFE), the cross-border broadcast group formerly known as Mediaset, has upped its stake in…

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MFE seeking to take ProSiebenSat.1 stake beyond 25%

MediaForEurope (MFE), formerly known as Mediaset, has sought the German competition watchdog’s permission to raise…

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ProSiebenSat.1 highlights ad-focused streaming strategy, rejects RTL merger idea

ProSiebenSat.1 believes that an advertising-focused offering with a slim premium layer is the best way…

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ProSiebenSat.1 rebounds as ad market rises

ProSiebenSat.1 rebounded strongly last year as higher ad revenues boosted its top line growth to…

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Tele Columbus strikes deal with ARD

German cable operator Tele Columbus has struck an agreement with public broadcaster ARD covering the…

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M-net launches new version of TVplus offering

German service provider M-net will tomorrow launch a new version of its IPTV service, TVplus,…

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Freenet sees waipu.tv growth offset Freenet TV decline

German service provider Freenet saw growth in its Waipu.tv streaming service offset a decline in…

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Berenberg reflects on mixed quarter for ProSiebenSat.1

Analysts at Berenberg have reiterated a hold rating, with a reduced price target, for ProSiebenSat.1…

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Ex-DFL chief Seifert teams with Axel Springer to launch sports streamer

Christian Siefert, the former chief of the German football league (DFL) has teamed up with…

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Deutsche Telekom and Google expand partnership in TV, cloud and messaging

Deutsche Telekom has unveiled an expanded partnership with Google spanning enhanced mobile messaging for businesses,…

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Sky hit by loss of Italian football but UK sees growth

Comcast-owned pay TV operator Sky’s top line was hit by the loss of sports programme…

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Vodafone Deutschland to include Sky One in GigaTV offering

Vodafone Deutschland has struck an agreement with pay TV provider Sky Deutschland to include the…

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Tele Columbus to build new fibre backbone in Berlin

German cable operator Tele Columbus is investing in a new fibre-optic ring to serve Berlin….

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Deutsche Glasfaser secures €5.75bn in funding for FTTH

Germany’s Deutsche Glasfaser Group has secured new financing to the tuen of €5.75 billion euros…

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La Casa De Papel heads Parrot’s top 10 for Germany

Netflix’s mighty La Casa De Papel (Money Heist) dominated Parrot Analytics’ line up of the…

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Liberty Networks Germany begins rolling out FTTH

Liberty Networks Germany, Liberty Global’s new German joint venture with InfraVia Capital, has begun rolling…

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New chair for ProSiebenSat.1, Beaujean becomes CEO, Habets joins supervisory board

Andreas Wiele is to succeed Werner Brandt as chairman of the supervisory board of German…

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Tele Columbus begins DOCSIS 3.1 rollout

German cable operator Tele Columbus has begun a nationwide upgrade of its network to DOCSIS…

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Vodafone Deutschland taps Velocix for GigaTV rollout

Vodafone Deutschland has turned to video streaming and ad tech supplier Velocix to support the…

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Altice unit to build fibre networks in Germany

Altice Group’s infrastructure construction unit Geodesia has struck a partnership with German fibre builder and…

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Genius Brands to take over Fix&Foxi owner YFE

US-based kids content company Genius Brands International is to acquire a 29% in German kids…

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Ocilion wins two more network operator deals in Germany

German network operators K-net, based in Kaiserslautern, and Leonet in Bavaria have turned to technology…

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Vodafone loses more TV customers in Germany and Spain

Vodafone lost significant numbers of TV customers in Germany and Spain in its fiscal first…

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Sky Deutschland makes Go available on Amazon Fire TV

Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has added Amazon Fire tablets to the range of devices…

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Telekom’s German TV base edges upwards towards four million

Deutsche Telekom’s TV base in Germany edged ever closer to four million during the third…

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ProSiebenSat.1 results ‘overshadowed’ by poor dating numbers

ProSiebenSat.1’s solid results from its media and entertainment and production businesses risks being overshadowed by…

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ProSiebenSat.1 raises outlook following stellar ad growth

German commercial broadcast group ProSiebenSat.1 has raised its full-year outlook after posting strong revenue growth…