As part of the transformation of ProSiebenSat.1, the management of the Seven.One Entertainment Group is also being reorganised. Due to the strategic realignment of the Group and the focus on the core business of entertainment, ProSiebenSat.1 CEO Bert Habets will also become the CEO of the Seven.One Entertainment Group. The three-member management team also includes […]
Germany’s pubcasters ARD and ZDF have rolled out their combined streaming service, which allows users to watch shows from both on one service. The new streamer provides access to shows with common search functionality across both libraries. The service have now launched a combined ‘recommendation’ feature that includes shows across series, films, documentaries, culture and […]
AVoD and FAST Channel provider wedotv is now distributing its FAST Channels wedo movies, wedo sports and wedo big stories on German streaming platform Joyn. All Joyn users in Germany and Austria can receive the advertising-supported, linear 24-hour channels free of charge. The services are available in the Joyn app for smart TVs, tablets and […]
Fremantle has announced an output deal for Jamie Oliver programming and lifestyle content with RTL Deutschland. The multi-year agreement will see RTL Deutschland become the exclusive home of Jamie Oliver’s entire portfolio of shows in Germany, having secured exclusive rights for pay-TV, Free TV, and streaming via AVoD and SVoD. The new deal will allow […]
Insys Video Technologies and Austrian Broadcasting Services, ORS Group, have won a four-year framework agreement tender to deliver encoder and support services for several German public-broadcasting institutions. The tender announced by West German Broadcasting Cologne (WDR) included the supply of AWS Elemental Live Encoders, software licenses and support services for 7 German broadcasters: Bayerischer Rundfunk […]
Apple TV+ has announced its first German-language series, produced by UFA Fiction, with eight-episode dark comedy Where’s Wanda?, starring Heike Makatsch, Axel Stein, Lea Drinda, Leo Simon, Palina Rojinski and Nikeata Thompson. Where’s Wanda?tells the story of Dedo and Carlotta Klatt, who are desperate to locate their missing daughter months after her disappearance. When the […]
Germany will have more SVoD subscriptions than the UK by the end of this year, with the gap between the two countries growing from then on, according to a report from Digital TV Research. Western Europe is forecast to have 273 million SVoD subscriptions by 2029, up from 210 million by end-2023. From the 63 […]
MediaMarkt-Saturn, a giant electronics retailer in Germany, has started selling Starlink equipment throughout the country. Pre-orders are being taken for delivery after September 8th. The prices are competitive compared to other markets. The equipment (antenna, dish, cabling) comes in at €449 (includes all taxes) and can also be paid in 10 interest-free payments of €44.90, […]
Visitors and employees at Munich’s tallest skyscraper are benefitting from seamless mobile coverage following the deployment of CommScope’s DAS ERA technology. The Hochhaus Uptown München, known as the O2 Tower and headquarters of O2 Telefónica Germany, has been equipped with a fully digital DAS ERA C-RAN antenna system, covering all 38 floors. Additionally, on selected […]
Swiss provider Wegner live, a provider of broadcasts of live auctions, has chosen nanocosmos’ real-time streaming solution nanoStream Cloud. This targets large audiences in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), but can reach viewers 24/7 around the world thanks to nanocosmos’ strong CDN (Content Delivery Network). This is achieved easily and seamlessly for the auction […]