US media company Viacom will perform major changes in its German channel family this autumn: VIVA will hand over its evening hours to Comedy Central while Nickelodeon will be turned […]
Sky Deutschland to show Wimbledon live on 5 channels
German pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland will transmit the 128th Wimbledon Championships live and exclusive in HD quality.
Deutsche Telekom aims to integrate Netflix
Germany’s national telco Deutsche Telekom is negotiating with global video-on-demand (VOD) market leader Netflix about a partnership when it launches in Germany by the end of the year.
TalkEasy launches OTT package in Germany
Swiss telecommunications company TalkEasy has launched an OTT subscription TV package for broadband households in Germany, which they can access on their TV set using any internet service provider of […]
RTL provides HbbTV overview
RTL Deutschland plans to make a number of improvements to its HbbTV offer this year.
German OTT: The Sky perspective
Although OTT market is now very crowded in Germany, its estimated value was only around €55 million in the first quarter, according to Alice Mascia, VP strategy, Sky Deutschland.
Deutsche Telekom’s Videoload comes to Panasonic smart TVs
Massive Interactive has rolled out the Deutsche Telekom Videoload service across Panasonic 2014 smart TVs.
Amazon locks the market: Is Netflix too late for Germany?
The German video-on-demand (VOD) industry is eagerly awaiting the launch of global market leader Netflix in Germany.
German commercial channels to encrypt on DVB-T2
For the DVB-T2 platform to be rolled out from 2016, Germany’s commercial broadcasters aim for a uniform, mainly encrypted offering marketed nationwide while the public broadcasters will stay free-to-air.
Media Broadcast plans German DVB-T2 platform
German transmitter network operator Media Broadcast wants to build up a nationwide digital terrestrial TV platform using the new standard DVB-T2 which enables the distribution of more channels and HDTV […]