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Sky Deutschland
BSkyB chooses banks for pan-European pay TV plan
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has hired Morgan Stanley and Barclays to advise on its…
Sky Deutschland selects Inside Secure for Snap security
Security solutions firm Inside Secure has been selected by Sky Deutschland to secure the latter’s…
Sky Deutschland will invest in local content, says Sullivan
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland will invest in local content when the operator begins to…
Constantin calls off Sky Deutschland talks
German TV business Constantin Media has called an end to talks with pay TV operator…
UPC Austria adding 11 HD services
Liberty Global-owned UPC Austria is adding 11 new HD channels o its line-up. The move…
Eurosport extends 360HD service to Telefónica
Eurosport has struck a new partnership agreement with Telefónica in Spain to extend the reach…
ANGA COM set for “multifaceted” congress programme
ANGA COM is set to return to Cologne this year with 450 exhibitors and what…
‘Sky Europe’ would boost content and save on tech, infrastructure
A merged Sky Europe comprising BSkyB, Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia would be able to…
BSkyB in talks to create European pay TV giant with Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia
BSkyB has confirmed it is in preliminary talks about acquiring 21st Century Fox’s 57% stake…
21st Century Fox hit by Sky Italia, Sky Deutschland costs
High programming costs for Sky Italia and Sky Deutschland hit 21st Century Fox’s performance in…
Sky Deutschland reports strong customer growth
Sky Deutschland reported strong customer growth and record retention levels in Q1, but said its…
Sky Deutschland streams live football in UHD
Sky Deutschland claims to have done a world first by broadcasting a football match live…
Sky Deutschland opens up online viewing for all
Sky Deutschland is expanding its Sky Go over-the-top (OTT) pay TV service, making it available…
Sky Deutschland extends Wimbledon rights to 2018
Sky Deutschland has extended its Wimbledon tennis rights through to 2018, taking exclusive broadcasting rights…
Sky Deutschland rolls out Snap OTT service to Samsung Galaxy devices
Sky Deutschland has today launched an Android version of its Snap OTT service for Samsung…
Sullivan, Sapan and Hollinger top DTVE Euro 50 Awards 2014
Sky Deutschland CEO Brian Sullivan, AMC Networks CEO Josh Sapan and Discovery Networks International CEO…
Sky Deutschland extends Paramount deal
Sky Deutschland has renewed and expanded its deal with Paramount for video-on-demand movies. The deal…
European Sky platforms in first coproduction
BSkyB-owned UK channel Sky 1, Germany’s Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia are collaborating to develop…
CoralTree announces Sky Deutschland upgrade completion
TV software provider CoralTree has announced the successful upgrade to the Titan TV gateway, part of the daVinci portfolio,…
Sky Deutschland to launch three new HD stations
Sky Deutschland is due to launch three new high definition channels – TNT Glitz HD,…
Sky Italia records US$25 million earnings boost
Sky Italia recorded a US$25 million (€18.4 million) uptick in EBITDA profit in the quarter…
Sky Deutschland hails ‘milestone’ year, further growth expected
Sky Deutschland said it expects subscriber growth of 400,000 to 450,000 people this year and…
Sky Deutschland secures Oscar-nominated movie rights
Sky Deutschland has secured first-broadcast pay-TV and SVoD rights to a clutch of Oscar-nominated independent…
European Commission starts TV rights probe
Formal antitrust proceedings to examine programming agreements between US studios and European pay TV broadcasters…
Sky Deutschland revamps set-top home screen
Sky Deutschland has launched a new interactive and customisable landing page for its set-top boxes,…
ProSieben Fun HD launches on Sky Deutschland
ProSiebenSat.1 Group’s youth-skewing ProSieben Fun HD channel is due to launch on Sky Deutschland in…
Sky Deutschland launches Snap OTT service
Sky Deutschland has launched a new TV and movie OTT offering, called Snap, which is…
Sky Deutschland debuts House of Cards in Germany
Sky Deutschland has secured the German rights to the second season of Netflix’s original drama…
Vodafone hires new execs for Kabel Deutschland acquisition
Vodafone Germany has named former Sky Deutschland Marcello Maggioni to its senior management team as…
Deluxe Music taps Sky unit for ad sales
German music service Deluxe Music has turned to pay TV operator Sky Deutschland’s advertising sales…