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ANGA COM 2017: Is cord cutting coming to Germany?

May 30, 2017 12.12 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger, ANGA COM, Cologne

“We all have a problem”, Lutz Schüler, CEO of German cable operator Unitymedia, said in the opening discussion of the ANGA COM 2017 congress in Cologne: “We live from the inertia of the German customers.”

In countries like the US, cord cutting already had more of an impact to network operators, said Schüler with reference to OTT players like Amazon or Netflix. “I have great respect for Amazon. They use our business for their own business.”

As a reaction to the cord cutting threat posed by the US giants, Schüler called for the German market players to set up a joint, strong content platform modelled on Hulu in the US bundling local German content.

Anke Schäferkordt, CEO of Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, recalled the plans to create a Hulu-type German platform jointly with ProSiebenSat.1, dubbed Amazonas, but the project was blocked by the Federal German Cartel Office. Nevertheless, she agreed that it was time for new thoughts regarding partnerships.

So, it’s down to the regulators to enable partnerships among local competitors to combat the threat from US players. The relaxation of the strong regulation in Germany was a demand not only the panellists agreed on, but it was also called for by ANGA President Thomas Braun in his opening speech.

Addressing politicians, Braun said that rules must enable innovation and investment. Stronger regulation would only benefit the international internet companies German regulators have no influence over.

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Filed Under: ANGA COM, Cable, Editor's Choice, Newsline, OTT, Platforms, Regulation, Streaming, Top Story, TV Tagged With: Amazon, Anke Schäferkordt, cord-cutting, Lutz Schüler, Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, Netflix, Thomas Braun, Unitymedia Edited: 31 May 2017 10:13

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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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