German commercial TV group ProSiebenSat.1 has renamed its weather channel Deutsches Wetter Fernsehen into wetter.com TV.
Netzkino VOD to launch on Amazon’s Fire TV stick
German free-of-charge video-on-demand (VOD) service Netzkino will become available on Amazon’s Fire TV stick on April 15, 2015.
ZDF Enterprises teams up with Projector Pictures
ZDF Enterprises, the commercial arm of German public broadcaster ZDF, has signed a first-look development and distribution deal with Projector Pictures, a UK-based independent production company specialised in British drama.
The QYOU launches in Germany
US pay-TV channel The QYOU has expanded to Germany, transmitting in both SD and HD quality on Deutsche Telekom’s IPTV platform Entertain.
Sébastien Janin to head Wuaki.tv’s expansion in Europe
Wuaki.tv, the European video-on-demand (VOD) provider backed by Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten, has appointed Sébastien Janin as its head of international business development.
RTL Nitro to launch on DTT in Berlin
German commercial broadcast group Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland will expand the DTT distribution of RTL Nitro.
Kabel Deutschland opens VOD kids’ corner
German cable operator Kabel Deutschland has added a children’s section to its video-on-demand (VOD) service Select Video.
German kids channel RiC TV waives DTT
German children’s channel RiC will not become available on DTT in the cities of Dresden and Chemnitz.
Sky Deutschland CEO Brian Sullivan to resign
Brian Sullivan, CEO of German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland, will step back on June 24, 2015 and return to his home country USA.
Deutsches Musik Fernsehen to launch at Unitymedia
German music channel Deutsches Musik Fernsehen will be available on the cable network of Unitymedia from April 27, 2015.