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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.

Music Box expands into Africa with AzamTV

March 5, 2026 21.37 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Music Box Television has signed a distribution agreement with AzamTV, one of the leading pay-TV operators in East Africa, marking the company’s expansion into the African market.

Filed Under: Distribution, Newsline, Platforms, TV Tagged With: AzamTV, Eutelsat 7C, Jacob Joseph, Music Box Dance, Music Box Group, Music Box Hits, Music Box Television, Serge Kobel Edited: 5 March 2026 21:39

Konodrac launches smart TV self-promotion platform

March 5, 2026 18.05 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Spanish technology company Konodrac has launched a new system designed to transform traditional television self-promotion into an automated, data-driven marketing tool for connected TV environments.

Filed Under: HbbTV, Newsline, Production Tagged With: Jordi Gilabert, Konodrac Edited: 5 March 2026 18:05

ARD and ZDF to close linear TV channels under reform treaty

March 4, 2026 12.54 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF will significantly restructure their joint portfolio as part of the implementation of the reformed national broadcast treaty, strengthening digital-first services and consolidating linear TV […]

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Top Story, TV Tagged With: 3sat, ARD, ARD-alpha, Arte, broadcast treaty, Florian Hager, funk, info von ARD und ZDF, Kika, neo von ARD und ZDF, Norbert Himmler, One, phoenix von ARD und ZDF, reform, tagesschau24, ZDF Edited: 5 March 2026 12:33

CH Media adds RTL+ to oneplus in Swiss streaming partnership

March 4, 2026 10.13 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Swiss media company CH Media will integrate German streaming service RTL+ into its streaming platform oneplus from 23 March 2026, expanding its bundled offer in Switzerland to combine domestic productions, […]

Filed Under: Newsline, Platforms, Streaming, TV Tagged With: CH Media, CH Media TV, Hendrik von der Linden, Henning Nieslony, oneplus, Paramount+, RTL, RTL Deutschland, Wolfgang Elsäßer Edited: 4 March 2026 10:13

Handball-Bundesliga selects Dyn Media to upgrade international streaming service

March 4, 2026 09.14 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German Handball-Bundesliga has appointed Dyn Media to take over the technical development of its international streaming service HBL TV from summer 2026, expanding a long-standing technology partnership and strengthening the […]

Filed Under: Newsline, Platforms, Streaming Tagged With: Andreas Heyden, Dyn, Dyn Media, Frank Bohmann, Handball Bundesliga, HBL, HBL TV Edited: 4 March 2026 09:14

Peter Kail becomes new CEO of Canal+ Austria

March 3, 2026 17.02 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Pay-TV broadcaster Canal+ Österreich has appointed Peter Kail as CEO, tasking the Vienna-born executive with driving growth and strategic development in the Austrian market.

Filed Under: Newsline, People, TV Tagged With: Canal+ Austria, Canal+ Österreich, Martijn van Hout, Peter Kail, Yassine Bouzoubaa Edited: 3 March 2026 17:02

iKO Media Group launches unified broadcast operations platform

March 3, 2026 11.28 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Media service provider iKO Media Group has launched iKOSYSTEM, a unified broadcast operations platform designed to give customers a single operational layer across satellite, cloud, OTT and FAST services.

Filed Under: Distribution, FAST Channels, Newsline, OTT, Platforms, Satellite, TV Tagged With: Adir Hadad, iKO Media Group, iKOMG, iKOSYSTEM, Shmulik Koren Edited: 3 March 2026 11:28

Spiegel TV steps up FAST distribution across streaming platforms

March 3, 2026 11.09 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German producer Spiegel TV is accelerating the rollout of its FAST Channels on streaming platforms, increasing its footprint to a total of eleven distribution partners.

Filed Under: FAST Channels, Newsline, Platforms Tagged With: Amazon Prime Video, Joyn, Kay Siering, LG Channels, MagentaTV, Philips, Pluto TV, Rakuten TV, Samsung TV Plus, Spiegel TV, Titan OS, Whale TV, Xiaomi, Zattoo Edited: 3 March 2026 11:09

Little Dot Studios and ZDF Studios expand digital content partnership

March 3, 2026 09.41 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

UK production company Little Dot Studios and ZDF Studios, the commercial subsidiary of German public broadcaster ZDF, have renewed and expanded their long-term content partnership, scaling the distribution and monetisation […]

Filed Under: Newsline, Platforms, Streaming Tagged With: Connie Hodson, Linette Zaulich, Little Dot Studios, ZDF, ZDF Studios Edited: 3 March 2026 09:42

Rakuten TV rolls out FAST Channels on Amazon Prime Video in Europe

March 2, 2026 10.24 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Rakuten TV is launching multiple FAST Channels on Amazon Prime Video across Germany, Spain and Italy.

Filed Under: FAST Channels, Newsline, Platforms, Streaming Tagged With: 21 Jump Street, Alarm für Cobra 11, Alerta Cobra, All Romance, Amazon Prime Video, MWC 2026, Planet Action, Rakuten TV, Rakuten TV Enterprise, Rakuten TV Romance, Sidharth Jayant Edited: 2 March 2026 10:26

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