Euronews is now broadcast unencrypted to 900,000 digital homes covered by the third largest German cable network operator Tele Columbus.
ProSiebenSat.1 completes conversion into European stock corporation
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Media has completed its conversion into a European stock corporation (Societas Europaea/SE) on July 7, 2015 with the entry into the commercial register.
Video streaming on the rise in Germany
Video streaming has established itself in Germany with more than three quarters of all internet users (76%) consuming streaming video.
ProSieben Maxx to show NFL on German free-TV
German commercial TV broadcaster ProSieben Maxx will transmit live matches of the National Football League (NFL) from autumn 2015.
Folx TV to launch at Kabel Deutschland
Folx TV, a music channel for the fans of German-language music, will become available on the cable network of Kabel Deutschland in early October 2015.
Sky Arts launches in Germany
Pay-TV broadcaster Sky has rolled out its arts and cultural channel Sky Arts to viewers in Germany and Austria.
Thomas Ebeling to stay CEO of ProSiebenSat.1
Thomas Ebeling will continue to head German media company ProSiebenSat.1.
Thorsten Dirks to head German industry association Bitkom
Thorsten Dirks has been appointed the new president of Bitkom, the German industry association for companies in the digital economy.
German media authorities call for HD upgrade of local TV
Bavarian media authority BLM has encouraged local TV broadcasters to offer their services in high-definition (HD).
ProSiebenSat.1 to take over sports channel Sportdeutschland.TV
7NXT, a subsidiary of German commercial broadcast group ProSiebenSat.1 for digital activities, wants to acquire the majority stake in DOSB New Media, according to German industry magazine new business.