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ProSiebenSat.1 offers free TV live-streams

August 29, 2016 16.36 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Sat.1 ProSieben TV-Apps (ProSiebenSat.1)German commercial TV channels Sat.1 and ProSieben have commenced offering free live-streams of their programmes through their own TV apps for smartphones and tablets.

“This resembles a small revolution and will encourage the mobile media usage of our viewers,” Daniel Rosemann, head of ProSieben, said in Munich.

Sat.1’s managing director Kaspar Pflüger added: “Through our new Sat.1 app, our strong programme brands will become accessibly even more easily.”

The further free-to-air channels of parent group ProSiebenSat.1 – kabel eins, sixx, Sat.1 Gold, ProSieben Maxx and from September 22, 2016 kabel eins Doku – will also provide individual TV apps.

The central app 7TV on which ProSiebenSat.1 offers the live-streams of its free-to-air channels for a monthly fee of €2.99 will remain available, according to the company – which leads to ProSiebenSat.1 competing with itself. The question is how many viewers will continue to pay for 7TV when they find out that the live-streams are available at no charge on the channels’ individual TV apps.

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Filed Under: Mobile TV, Newsline, Platforms, Second Screen, Streaming, TV Tagged With: 7TV, live-stream, ProSieben, ProSiebenSat.1, Sat.1, smartphone, tablet, TV app Edited: 29 August 2016 16:36

About Jörn Krieger

Jörn reports on the latest developments in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Since 1992, he has been working as a freelance journalist, specialised in digital media, broadcast technology, convergence and new markets. He also takes up University lectureships, writes articles in specialist publications, and produces radio reports. Jörn is also a moderator of panel discussions at industry events such as ANGA COM, Medientage München and IFA Berlin.

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