Vodafone and Altice have commenced fibre deployment in Germany through their joint venture OXG Glasfaser.
Magenta Telekom selects Media Distillery for EPG correction
Austrian telco Magenta Telekom has chosen the EPG correction service from Media Distillery, a provider of AI-enabled video analysis solutions, to improve the user experience for its 500,000 video service […]
ARD to drop SD distribution on January 7, 2025
German public broadcaster ARD will cease the SD distribution of its TV channels across all transmission infrastructures on January 7, 2025.
High View takes over Sony Pictures channels
German media company High View takes over the Sony Pictures channels Sony AXN and Sony Channel as well as the SVOD service Sony One in German-speaking countries on September 1, […]
Pay-TV and paid video content revenues grow in Germany in 2022
The range of services and demand for pay-TV and paid video content continues to develop positively in Germany, even in a difficult market environment with high burdens for consumers.
Viaplay and CH Media add oneplus to Viaplay Select’s DACH footprint
Viaplay Group and Switzerland’s CH Media have agreed a multi-year partnership covering more than 900 hours of Viaplay Select’s content for CH Media’s oneplus streaming service.
High View launches just.fishing on Astra
Satellite operator SES Germany and German media company High View are expanding their partnership to include just.fishing.
Zattoo and Init7 launch Internet/TV bundle in Switzerland
Internet TV provider Zattoo and fibre network operator Init7 are joining forces and are now offering a bundle tariff in Switzerland combining fibre-optic internet access with hundreds of TV channels.
German DVB-I Pilot wins IBC Innovation Award
The winner of the IBC 2023 special award for innovation is the German DVB-I pilot, an initiative bringing together multiple stakeholders from the German media industry, including broadcasters, device manufacturers, […]
Twitter/Biontech: German regulator investigates possible breach of media law
Bavarian media authority BLM is investigating whether Twitter (today X) and pharmaceutical company Biontech tried to prevent a public debate on vaccination patents in 2020.