German pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland is making its streaming service Sky Ticket available on Amazon Fire TV devices in Germany.
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ARTE launches on Joyn
European culture channel ARTE can now be received as a live-stream on German OTT platform Joyn.
RTL acquires Disney stake in Super RTL
German broadcaster Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland will acquire Disney’s 50% shareholding in Super RTL, turning the German children’s and family channel into a 100% subsidiary.
NDR offers radio stations via DTT
German public broadcaster NDR is adding radio stations to its DTT offering.
WDR rents Astra transponder for regional windows in HD
German public broadcaster WDR will transmit all regional windows of its TV channel WDR Fernsehen in HD quality on Astra (19.2° East) from March 3, 2021.
Alchimie and Spektrum der Wissenschaft launch German SVOD service
Content aggregator and video distribution platform Alchimie has teamed up with German scientific magazine Spektrum der Wissenschaft to launch a subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service for German audiences.
Sky Deutschland launches Sky Comedy and Sky Crime
German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland will launch the thematic channels Sky Comedy and Sky Crime on April 1, 2021.
BBC, ViacomCBS, RTL: Vodafone Deutschland removes 20 pay-TV channels
Vodafone Deutschland will remove 20 channels from its cable network as part of the unification of the pay-TV line-up in the former coverage areas of Kabel Deutschland and Unitymedia.
Pay-VOD revenues reach €3bn in Germany in 2020
Turnover in the German market for paid video streaming (Pay-VOD) has risen to €3.0 billion in 2020.
RTL Group to focus on RTL brand / TVNow to be renamed RTL+
Faced with growing competition by globally uniform players such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+, RTL Group wants to focus more strongly on its core brand RTL.