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German Cartel Office approves ProSiebenSat.1/ Discovery’s OTT plans

July 23, 2018 13.15 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

The German Federal Cartel Office has approved the plans of media groups ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery Communications to expand their joint OTT platform 7TV by integrating their streaming services maxdome and Eurosport Player.

Following the extension planned for the first half of 2019 maxdome and Eurosport Player will no longer be offered individually. At the same time, the platform, which has hitherto been free of charge and financed by advertising, will partially become subscription-based.

It is not expected that the joint venture will gain a dominant market position through the additional business area, the Cartel Office justified its approval.

“Maxdome has a large and well-known video offer and the Eurosport Player has also gained popularity with the Bundesliga games. However, the market for paid video-on-demand continues to be a rapidly expanding market and has strong competitors such as Amazon, Netflix, iTunes and Sky as well as the public broadcasters’ offers,” Andreas Mundt, president of the Cartel Office, said in Bonn.

However, if ARD, ZDF and RTL accept ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery’s offer to join their OTT platform, the competition authority would again deal with the case, as the parties have notified the Cartel Office only of the extension to include their own activities maxdome and Eurosport Player. The merger review and approval is thus limited to this scenario.

If further content or cooperation partners are to be included, a new review is required, taking into account the current market situation and the concrete form of the cooperation, stressed the Cartel Office.

With their move, ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery aim to create a central streaming platform of German TV broadcasters modelled on US portal Hulu.

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Filed Under: Channels, Editor's Choice, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, OTT, Platforms, Regulation/Legal, Streaming, Top Story Tagged With: 7TV, Andreas Mundt, Discovery Communications, Eurosport Player, Federal Cartel Office, Hulu, Maxdome, ProSiebenSat.1 Edited: July 24, 2018 20:36

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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