German video-on-demand (VOD) service Maxdome gears up for the upcoming German launch of US competitor Netflix with an extensive US series package.
UPC Cablecom attacks Netflix with VOD service
Switzerland’s largest cable operator UPC Cablecom has launched a new video-on-demand (VOD) service to counter US streaming provider Netflix that will enter Switzerland later this month.
MTV HD moves to basic IPTV in Germany
Music and entertainment channel MTV HD expands its reach on Deutsche Telekom’s German IPTV platform Entertain by moving to basic package HD Start.
Kabel Deutschland speeds up VOD roll-out
Germany’s largest cable operator Kabel Deutschland wants to accelerate the deployment of its video-on-demand (VOD) portal Select Video on its cable network and provide almost its complete customer base with […]
Astra launches Ultra HD showcase channel
Astra Deutschland has launched a new Ultra HD showcase channel available as a free-to-air service on the satellite operator’s orbital position 19.2° East.
Super RTL secures movie package
German family channel Super RTL has acquired a movie package from Splendid Animation, a new label of German movie rights dealer Splendid Film.
Germany opens new DTT tender in Frankfurt
LPR Hessen, the local media authority of German federal state Hessen, has opened a tender for the allocation of DTT capacity to a TV channel on a multiplex serving Frankfurt […]
Sky Deutschland secures Formula E rights
German pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland has acquired the exclusive Formula E broadcasting rights and will show all races of the new FIA championship which features cars powered exclusively by electric […]
German HD+ platform to add new catch-up services
HD+, the HDTV platform for German DTH households on Astra (19.2° East), will add the catch-up services (Mediatheken) from commercial TV channels Sat.1 Gold, ProSieben Maxx, sixx and TLC to […]
Netflix to produce German series
US video-on-demand (VOD) provider Netflix wants to develop original series in Germany in future.